After Death-What Happens When we Die? LUKE 16:19

 

 After Death  LUKE 16:19

At this moment you are alive, you breathe, you move about or work.

 You may be living in comfort or existing in misery. The sun rises and sets; somewhere a child is being born; but also somewhere, someone is always dying.

All of life is only a temporary arrangement.

But,

Where will you go after death?

 

 

Whether you are religious, or simply do not believe in any religion— You still need to settle this most

important question, because after a brief earth-life, man goes to his eternal destiny.    (Ecclesiastes 12:5)

 

But Where?

 

The cemetery where you will be buried cannot entomb your soul. Though your body was burned at the cremation pyre, it could not consume your soul. If you perished in the depth of the sea, your soul would not drown.

 

Your soul will never die!

 

The God of heaven and earth has said,     “All souls are Mine.”   Ezekiel 18: 4 “Behold, all souls are mine; the soul of the fatheras well as the soul of the son is mine: The soul who sins shall die”

 

Some place in the hereafter your soul, “the real you,” will meet the deeds done while your body was still alive (in this life)—whether good or bad. Refer to Hebrews 9:27.

 

LUKE 16:19 THE RICH MAN AND THE BEGAR (Lazarus)

 

I. The Tale of Two Lives (Luke 16:19-21)

A. The Rich Man's Abundance

1. Luxurious living and abundance (Luke 16:19)

2. A life detached from the suffering at his gate (Luke 16:20)

B. Lazarus' Suffering

1. The beggar at the gate (Luke 16:20-21)

2. Longing for crumbs, covered in sores (Luke 16:21)

II. The Consequence of Self-Centeredness (Luke 16:22-24)

A. The Great Reversal in Eternity

1. Lazarus comforted in Abraham's bosom (Luke 16:22)

 2. The rich man in torment in Hades (Luke 16:23-24)

B. Neglecting the Opportunity for Compassion

1. Failure to recognize the needs around him (Luke 16:24)

 2. The danger of a self-centred life (Luke 16:25)

III. The Urgency of Compassion (Luke 16:27-31)

A. The Rich Man's Plea for His Family

1. A plea for Lazarus to be sent to warn his family (Luke 16:27-28)

2. The response: They have Moses and the prophets (Luke 16:29-31)

B. Learning from the Scriptures

 1. The importance of heeding God's Word (Luke 16:31)

2. Compassion as a response to God's love (Matthew 22:39)