Rich man and Lazarus
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"Dives was sent to hell, not because he was bad, but because he was rich. Lazarus went to heaven, not because he was good, but because he was poor."--About the Holy Bible (1894) by Robert G. Ingersoll |
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The rich man and Lazarus is a parable of Jesus from the 16th chapter of the Gospel of Luke. Speaking to his disciples and some Pharisees, Jesus tells of an unnamed rich man and a beggar named Lazarus.
When both die, the rich man goes to Hell and implores Abraham to send Lazarus from his side in Heaven to warn the rich man's family from sharing his fate.
Abraham replies, "If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead."
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