\u201cThe Rich Man and Lazarus,\u201d<\/em> and it is found in Luke 16.<\/p>\nNow, you might be wondering, What does this parable in Luke 16 have to do with John 11 wherein the religious leaders \u201cfrom that time on\u2026 began to plot Jesus\u2019 death?\u201d<\/p>\n
Honestly, it has everything to do with John 11.<\/p>\n
So much so, that if you don\u2019t understand this parable \u2014 the meaning of it, and just as importantly, the timing of it \u2014 you won\u2019t understand John 11. You won\u2019t understand the motivations of those who began to plot Jesus\u2019 death.<\/p>\n
In terms of how hard a person\u2019s heart can become, this is nothing short of breathtaking. Breathtaking.<\/p>\n
Now, I\u2019ve got to tell you here at the outset, I am so excited about this discussion for a number of reasons.<\/p>\n
First, we are going to learn together how properly to interpret a parable, along with what never to do when trying to understand a parable.<\/p>\n
Second, we are going to see in real time the lengths to which Jesus went to reach out to these murderous religious leaders, all an expression of His love undying love for them.<\/p>\n
Third, we are going to lay the foundation for all that is to follow, both the why and the how of the coming events that inexorably lead to the crucifixion of Jesus. To once-more-quote that telling phrase from John 11, \u201cFrom that time on\u2026\u201d<\/em> Jesus days are numbered. And that now of days will now rapidly grow smaller.<\/p>\nThe curtain is now coming down fast and furious on Jesus\u2019 life.<\/p>\n
This here in John 11 truly is a watershed moment.<\/p>\n
What I need you to understand is this: In the chronology of Jesus\u2019 life and ministry, the plot to kill Jesus in John 11 is linked directly to the parable Luke 16.<\/p>\n
Let me read to you the parable, and then we will talk about.<\/p>\n
19\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Jesus said,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cThere was a certain rich man who was splendidly clothed in purple and fine linen and who lived each day in luxury.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>20\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>At his gate lay a poor man named Lazarus who was covered with sores.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>21\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>As Lazarus lay there longing for scraps from the rich man\u2019s table, the dogs would come and lick his open sores.<\/strong><\/p>\n22\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cFinally, the poor man died and was carried by the angels to sit beside Abraham at the heavenly banquet.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>The rich man also died and was buried,<\/strong>23\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>and he went to the place of the dead.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>There, in torment, he saw Abraham in the far distance with Lazarus at his side.<\/strong><\/p>\n24\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cThe rich man shouted, \u2018Father Abraham, have some pity! Send Lazarus over here to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue. I am in anguish in these flames.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n25\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cBut Abraham said to him, \u2018Son, remember that during your lifetime you had everything you wanted, and Lazarus had nothing. So now he is here being comforted, and you are in anguish.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>26\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>And besides, there is a great chasm separating us. No one can cross over to you from here, and no one can cross over to us from there.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\nImage: Jack Kelley<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n27\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cThen the rich man said, \u2018Please, Father Abraham, at least send him to my father\u2019s home.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>28\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>For I have five brothers, and I want him to warn them so they don\u2019t end up in this place of torment.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n29\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cBut Abraham said, \u2018Moses and the prophets have warned them. Your brothers can read what they wrote.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n30\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cThe rich man replied, \u2018No, Father Abraham! But if someone is sent to them from the dead, then they will repent of their sins and turn to God.\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n31\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>\u201cBut Abraham said, \u2018If they won\u2019t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won\u2019t be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.\u2019\u201d (Luke 16:19-31)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nOkay\u2026 first of all, remember that a parable is a made up story. To interpret them correctly, we, the readers or listeners, must ask the question, \u201cWho represents me in this story?\u201d<\/p>\n
Also, know that parables were not unique to Jesus\u2019 teachings. It was actually a way in which rabbis of His day typically taught.<\/p>\n
All this to say, Luke 16:19-31 is a parable \u2013 a made up story.<\/p>\n
Next, because it is a made up story, we should never interpret a parable literally.<\/p>\n
Therefore, we should never derive our theology or doctrinal beliefs from parables.<\/p>\n
The story\u2019s purpose is merely to make a spiritual point, not to define our belief system.<\/p>\n
All this to say, it was never Jesus\u2019 intent, when He told this parable, to teach us what hell is like. In fact, knowing that Jesus always perfectly crafted and chose His words, notice in the parable that He never even used the word \u201chell\u201d. Throughout the Gospels, He DID say \u201cGehenna\u201d, the proper word for \u201chell\u201d. But in this parable, He referred to \u201cHades\u201d (Greek) or \u201cSheol\u201d (Hebrew) \u2013 both words meaning \u201cthe place of the dead\u201d. At no time, when this word is used, does it refer to the final, eternal state of unbelievers.<\/p>\n
Therefore, it would be wrong \u2013 very wrong \u2013 to base any teaching on what hell is like on this parable\u2026 especially when there are so many direct teachings that reflect our eternal options.<\/p>\n
Frankly, I don\u2019t understand how or why so many Bible teachers take this parable literally about hell, when they would never, in their right mind, teach any of Jesus\u2019 other parables literally.<\/p>\n
You see, the point of this parable isn\u2019t about what hell is like. The single point of this parable breaks down to what Abraham says at the end of the story:<\/p>\n
\u201cIf they won\u2019t listen to Moses and the prophets, they won\u2019t be persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.\u201d (Luke 16:31)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nIn other words, there are people whose hearts are so hard and their eyes are so blind that even if someone rose from the dead to warn them of their defiance of God\u2019s will in their lives\u2026 they still wouldn\u2019t listen.<\/p>\n
This brings us to John 11. The \u201cthey\u201d that Jesus is referring to in this parable is the same \u201cthey\u201d in John 11 who were conspiring against Him.<\/p>\n
We know this based on the verses preceding the parable: Luke 16:14-15<\/p>\n
14\u00a0<\/sup>The Pharisees, who dearly loved their money, heard all this and scoffed at him.\u00a015\u00a0<\/sup>Then he said to them,\u00a0\u201cYou like to appear righteous in public, but God knows your hearts. What this world honors is detestable in the sight of God.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nWhen Jesus spoke of the rich man in His parable, He was talking about the Pharisees (and anyone else, really) who loved their money more than they loved God and people. You see, these Pharisees equated God\u2019s approval with the amount of their wealth. According to their lives and decisions, the fact that they had money showed that God was pleased with them and therefore God was issuing out due punishment to the poor for whatever sins they must have committed.<\/p>\n
Yet, this is not a parable about money. It\u2019s about hardened hearts.<\/p>\n
Now, this parable is the one and only time Jesus mentions a proper name: Lazarus, which means \u201cGod helps\u201d. Lazarus \u2013 the very name of Jesus\u2019 friend who Jesus will raise from the dead just a few short days after sharing this parable. This parable is not only a lesson on what happens when someone\u2019s heart is hardened by their love of money and other distractions\u2026 it is also a prophesy!<\/p>\n
Within a matter of days, the same Pharisees who heard Jesus teach this parable would fulfill the very prophesy He was laying out\u2026 and their hearts were so hard and eyes so blind, they didn\u2019t even realize they were doing it.<\/p>\n
You see, according to the chronology of Jesus\u2019 ministry, He told this parable within days of raising His friend Lazarus from the dead.<\/p>\n
This is no coincidence.<\/p>\n
In John 11:45-54 , we learn about what happened right after Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead:<\/p>\n
45\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Therefore many of the Jews who had come to visit Mary,<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>and had seen what Jesus did, believed in him.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>46\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>But some of them went to the Pharisees and told them what Jesus had done.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>47\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Then the chief priests and the Pharisees<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>called a meeting<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>of the Sanhedrin.<\/strong><\/p>\n\u201cWhat are we accomplishing?\u201d they asked. \u201cHere is this man performing many signs.<\/strong>\u00a0<\/strong>48\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>If we let Jesus go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and then the Romans will come and take away both our temple and our nation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\u00a0<\/strong>These men knew that because Jesus is the real deal, people would follow Him and not them any longer, and they would lose their position, power, and money.<\/p>\n53\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>So from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus\u2019 death.\u00a054\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>As a result, Jesus stopped his public ministry among the people and left Jerusalem. He went to a place near the wilderness, to the village of Ephraim, and stayed there with his disciples.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nNow, let\u2019s fast-forward a few weeks on the Biblical calendar to the night before what we know today as \u201cPalm Sunday\u201d \u2013 Jesus\u2019 Triumphal Entrance into Jerusalem. On that Saturday evening, we read about how a large group of people came to Bethany, just outside of Jerusalem to see Jesus and His friend whom Jesus had recently raised from the dead:<\/p>\n
9\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>When all the people\u00a0heard of Jesus\u2019 arrival, they flocked to see him and also to see Lazarus, the man Jesus had raised from the dead.\u00a010\u00a0<\/sup>Then the leading priests decided to kill Lazarus, too,\u00a011\u00a0<\/sup>for it was because of him that many of the people had deserted them\u00a0and believed in Jesus. (John 12:9-11)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nApparently, it wasn\u2019t enough to kill Jesus \u2013 they felt they needed to kill Lazarus, too\u2026 all because they were losing their power, position, and money. Their hearts were so hard and their eyes so blind, they couldn\u2019t even think straight.<\/p>\n
This is 2 Corinthians 4:4 in action!<\/p>\n
Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don\u2019t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don\u2019t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God. (2 Corinthians 4:4)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nYes, the bad Pharisees\u2019 hearts were hardened and their eyes were blind. But none so much as their high priest, Caiaphas<\/p>\n
49\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Caiaphas, who was high priest at that time,\u00a0said, \u201cYou don\u2019t know what you\u2019re talking about!\u00a0<\/strong>50\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>You don\u2019t realize that it\u2019s better for you that one man should die for the people than for the whole nation to be destroyed.\u201d (John 11:49-50)<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\nYet, as blind as Caiaphas may have been to the work of God, his own words could not have been more true. It was better that one Man \u2013 Jesus \u2013 would be put to death so that the whole nation\u2026 no, the whole of mankind \u2026 could avoid destruction!<\/p>\n
14\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>For Christ himself has brought peace to us. He united Jews and Gentiles into one people when, in his own body on the cross, he broke down the wall of hostility that separated us.<\/strong>15\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>He did this by ending the system of law with its commandments and regulations. He made peace between Jews and Gentiles by creating in himself one new people from the two groups.\u00a0<\/strong>16\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Together as one body, Christ reconciled both groups to God by means of his death on the cross, and our hostility toward each other was put to death.<\/strong><\/p>\n17\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>He brought this Good News of peace to you Gentiles who were far away from him, and peace to the Jews who were near.\u00a0<\/strong>18\u00a0<\/sup><\/strong>Now all of us can come to the Father through the same Holy Spirit because of what Christ has done for us.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" John 11:53 is a most remarkable statement. It reads, \u201cSo from that time on, the Jewish leaders began to plot Jesus\u2019 death.\u201d As you\u2019ll hear in this\u00a0PODCAST, I\u2019ll tell you exactly to what John refers with the phrase, \u201cFrom that time on\u2026\u201d Again, this is most remarkable. But before we get to that, consider […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1775,"featured_media":90,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[136,3605,724,3606,3593,3595,3607,3609,989,3608],"class_list":["post-3278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bible-study","tag-caiaphas","tag-christian-living","tag-hardened-hearts","tag-john-11","tag-lazarus","tag-love-of-money","tag-parable-of-rich-man-and-lazarus","tag-pharisees","tag-plot-to-kill-jesus"],"yoast_head":"\n
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