The Rich Man and Lazarus
In Luke 16:19–31, we read of the story of a rich man and a beggar. The beggar sat at the rich man’s gate, but that man of wealth was unwilling to reach out to help him. Eventually they both died, and the rich man ended up in agony, desperately wanting just a drop of water to cool his tongue. While this is a terrible end for the rich man, the real tragedy is that he wanted someone to go witness to his brothers so they wouldn't come to that awful place. Abraham made it clear that no one could go back to tell his brothers.
This story tells us that Hell is filled with people who want us to tell their families and friends the truth about eternity. They want you and me to witness boldly so that they can hear. We have the message and the opportunity to share, and we must get to them before it's too late.
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