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Originally Posted by Amanah
A parable is a short fictional story used to teach a moral lesson.
The rich man and Lazarus falls into this category because the details of the story do not match up with any other scripture.
The idea of people in hell being able to see people in heaven and hoping to get a drink of water from them (Luke 16:24) is obviously fiction.
The question then is what is the moral lesson the parable is meant to teach? |
So the doctrine is not like that. "Abraham's bosom" is not in heaven, but was in Hades, where the was a separation between the just and unjust. After Jesus died on the cross and paid for all sins, including OT saints sins, the place of rest is in heaven.