Hell's Torments
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“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and fared sumptuously every day.
But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate,
desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man’s table. Moreover the dogs came and licked his sores.
So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried.
And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’
But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’
“Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house,
for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’
Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’
But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”
Main Idea – God desires to save the least of the world.
Main Idea – God desires to save the least of the world.
Motivating Idea – We should see ourselves as needy as Lazarus.
Motivating Idea – We should see ourselves as needy as Lazarus.
Key Question – Which character represents you?
Key Question – Which character represents you?
“poor”
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
We are all “poor”. Just many haven’t realized it yet.
1. The torments come from the physical conditions. (v. 24)
1. The torments come from the physical conditions. (v. 24)
“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’
It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
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a. There is no water for relief. (v. 24a)
a. There is no water for relief. (v. 24a)
a. There is no water for relief. (v. 24a)
“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’
b. There are eternal flames. (v. 24b)
b. There are eternal flames. (v. 24b)
“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’
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2. The torments come from missed opportunities. (v. 24-25)
2. The torments come from missed opportunities. (v. 24-25)
a. Religion will never be enough. (v. 24a)
a. Religion will never be enough. (v. 24a)
“Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’
and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
and do not think to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I say to you that God is able to raise up children to Abraham from these stones.
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
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b. Money will never be enough. (v. 25)
b. Money will never be enough. (v. 25)
But Abraham said, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented.
And again I say to you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”
3. The torments come from the finality of the judgment. (v. 26)
3. The torments come from the finality of the judgment. (v. 26)
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And besides all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.’
a. And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment,
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4. The torments come from your loved one’s spiritual condition. (v. 29, 31)
4. The torments come from your loved one’s spiritual condition. (v. 29, 31)
Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
“Then he said, ‘I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my father’s house,
for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest they also come to this place of torment.’
Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
And he said, ‘No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.’
But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”
But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”
a. The Word is enough. (v. 29)
a. The Word is enough. (v. 29)
Abraham said to him, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.’
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul; The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the simple;
b. One has risen and many still don’t believe. (v. 31)
b. One has risen and many still don’t believe. (v. 31)
But he said to him, ‘If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded though one rise from the dead.’ ”
i.
For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me; for he wrote about Me.
Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them, came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.
But they found the stone rolled away from the tomb.
Then they went in and did not find the body of the Lord Jesus.
And it happened, as they were greatly perplexed about this, that behold, two men stood by them in shining garments.
Then, as they were afraid and bowed their faces to the earth, they said to them, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?
He is not here, but is risen! Remember how He spoke to you when He was still in Galilee,