A few questions:
1. Did you ever wonder how the rich man from his location in Hades could look over and see Lazarus in “Abraham’s bosom”?
2. And what kind of comfort would anyone find in “Abraham’s bosom” if they could simply look far away and see others suffering in flames?
3. Then do you really think those in hell, or Hades, would be talking to “Father Abraham”?
4. And why do you think the story has the rich man addressing Abraham instead of God?
5. And would a “wicked” man even be concerned about his brothers?
I am not suggesting that I do not believe in eternal punishment, but is this a good passage to support that view? I do believe that the whole chp. is speaking to the Jewish leadership who were lovers of money.
Geomic