Parable Of The Rich Fool Analysis

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Let me tell you of another Parable of Jesus in the Book of Luke 12:13-15, The Parable of the Rich Fool; “Then one from the crowd said to Him, Teacher tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me. But He said to him, Man who made me a judge or an arbitrator over you? And he said to them, take heed and beware of covetousness, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of the things he possesses.”

Luke 12:16-21, Then He spoke a parable to them saying, “The ground of a certain Richman yielded plentifully…and he thought within himself, saying What shall I do since I have no room to store my crops? So he said, I will do this, I will pull down my barns and build greater and there I will store all my crops and my goods. And I will say to my soul, soul you have many goods laid up for many years, take your ease, eat, drink, and be merry. But God said to him, Fool! This
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But when he died and was buried, he found himself instantly transformed and incarcerated in Hades or Hell, being tormented in Hell. In his suffering he sees Lazarus in Abraham’s bosom in a distance. So in Hell, he sees Lazarus alive and not in Hell, asked Abraham “Father Abraham” could you send Lazarus to me to get a drop of water or give him a drop of water from the tip of Lazarus finger, to cool down my tongue from this place of torment (or Hell)? This is the first thing that is recorded in this story, which the Richman wants in Hell. The first request the Richman wanted was a drop of water to cool his tongue. He was so hot in hell it starts a panic attack, etc. He’s so, so humbled, his first little request in Hell…sensible…So my question to you, bear with me…fellow reader…my question is, “If you or when you die and then afterwards you find yourself in Hell…just humor me…WHAT IN HELL DO YOU

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