In Luke Chapter 16, in the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, it was clear that the Rich Man did not know how to get to heaven.

Twice, the Rich Man pleaded for someone to go and tell his brethren so that they would not be like him and end up in hell! Yet, the same answer is repeated twice to the Rich Man, that all a person needs to understand how to get to heaven is found in God's Word.

The question is not what the Rich Man did know, but what the Rich Man should have known, because from cover to cover, the overall message of the Bible tells us how sinful man can be in a right relationship with Holy God and not go to Hell, but how to go to Heaven, all because of faith in Christ, the Promised One alone.

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In Luke Chapter 16, through the story of the Rich Man and Lazarus, the Lord Jesus dispels four myths about death:

Myth 1: The teaching of universalism at death

Myth 2: The teaching of annihilation at death

Myth 3: The teaching of a second chance for the unbeliever after death

Myth 4: The teaching of purgatory for the believer after death

What was the reason why Jesus told this story/parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus?

It is because the Lord Jesus wants us to know not only the reality of heaven, but also the reality of hell for all those who refuse to hear His Word and trust in Christ alone for their salvation.

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This one parable depicted in three parts, as told by our Lord Jesus, was to drive home three main points:

* One sinner has GREAT VALUE!

* One sinner is worth the GREATEST SACRIFICE!

* And over one sinner who repents and believes on the Lord Jesus, there is GREAT REJOICING!

This pointed parable reminds us that we were THE ONE for whom Christ came and died for our sins, so that we can be no longer LOST, but FOUND in a right relationship with Him!

But also, this parable points us to now be THE ONE -- like a shepherd searching for his lost sheep, a diligent seeker looking for their lost coin, or a compassionate parent longing for their lost son--to go and seek out others so that they too would be no longer LOST, but FOUND in Christ!

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