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“And there was a certain beggar named Lazarus…and it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom” (Luke 16:20,22).
Here in today’s verses we have the opposite of our verses two days ago. Lazarus was a poor beggar, yet he knew the Lord. When he died, the angels carried him to Abraham’s bosom. This does not mean that rich men go into a lost eternity, while poor beggars are taken to heaven. No, it simply means that often those who are poor find it easier to come to Christ than those who are rich. The poor beggar Lazarus evidently had faith, and trusted the Lord, while the rich man ignored the Lord.
For a Jew, to be with Abraham after leaving this world was the best thing he could think of. For you and me, who know the Lord Jesus as Savior, we know that when we leave this world, it is to be with Christ. Where He is will be home for us! But here God uses language that a Jew could understand; later, after the death and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, the whole truth of the gospel came out, and vital truth about what happens after death was made perfectly clear.
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