As so many witnesses attest, hell is no place to be.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

Luke 16

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“There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and
fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named
Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the
crumbs which fell from the rich man‟s table. Moreover the dogs came and
licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the
angels to Abraham‟s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And
being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off,
and Lazarus in his bosom.
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“Then he cried and said, „Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send
Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue;
for I am tormented in this flame.‟ 25 But Abraham said, „Son, remember that
in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil
things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all
this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want
to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.‟
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“Then he said, „I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my
father‟s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest
they also come to this place of torment.‟ 29 Abraham said to him, „They have
Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.‟ 30 And he said, „No, father
Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.‟ 31 But he
said to him, „If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be
persuaded though one rise from the dead.‟”

Now, many say this is mere allegory, and extended simile. However, this
writing from Josephus states otherwise: “The five brothers are the five brothers-
in-law of Caiaphas, the Sadduceean High Priest. Josephus records, "Now the report
goes, that this elder Ananus [Annas] proved a most fortunate man; for he had five sons,
who had all performed the office of a high priest to God, and he had himself enjoyed
that dignity a long time formerly, which had never happened to any other of our high
priests. . ." Elsewhere, Josephus gives the names of Annas' five sons as Eleasar,
Jonathan, Theophilus, Matthias, and the younger Annas. Caiaphas was son-in-law of
Annas who had been deposed by the Romans for openly resisting them. “

Source: Antiquities, Book 20, chapter 9, section i, p. 423.

Here is a timeline of the corrupt Jewish/Idumean high priests:

The following is a quote from:

Israel
A Nation Without God or High Priest
By Pastor G. Reckart
Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved

Popes Of Israel
Pope=Latin papa; Greek pater/pappas; Hebrew ab/rabbi, an eccleastical title, father, holy
father, pontiff, pontificate, spiritual leader, teacher, head of a religion like the Catholic
church.

1. Simon Onias I, 242-240 B.C. (bought the office from Ptolemy)

2. Joseph Ben Tobias (and family) 240-180 B.C. (bought the office from
Ptolemy)--purchased with tax money
2. Simon Onias II, 180-180 B.C. (bought the office from Antiochus)--purchased
with tax money
3. Onias III, 180-174 B.C. (bought the office from Ptolemy)--purchased with tax
money
4. Jason/Joshua Onias,175-172 B.C. (bought the office from Antiochus IV)--
purchased with tax money
5. Menelaus Onias, 172-162 B.C. (bought the office from Antiochus IV)--purchased
with tax money
6. Jason/Joshua Onias 162-164 B.C. (Restored by Antiochus IV)--purchased with
tax money

End of the Onias family reign and control of the high priesthood

7. Alcimus, 164-159 B.C. (bought the office from Antiochus IV)

8. Jonathan, 159-152 B.C. (bought the office from Seleucid pretender Alexander
Balas
9. Simon, 152-135 B.C. elected by the people to be the high priest
10. John Hyrcanus I, 134-104 B.C. inherited the office from his father Simon
11. Aristobulus I, 104-103 B.C. inherited the office from his father John
Hyrcanus
12. Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 B.C.
13. Hyrcanus II, 76-67 B.C.
14. Aristobulus II, 67-63 B.C.
15. Hyrcanus II, 63-40 B.C. (bought the office from Herod the Great)
End of the Hasmonaean reign and control of the high priesthood

The Jewish High Priests from Herod the Great to the Destruction of Jerusalem

16. Antigonus, 40-37 B.C. (bought the office from Herod the Great)
17. Jonathan 37-36 B.C. (Killed by Herod the Great)
18. Ananel, 36-35 B.C. (bought the office from Herod the Great)
19. Aristobulus III, 35 B.C.
20. Joshua, son of Phiabi, ? -22 B.C.
21. Simon, son of Boethus, 22-5 B.C.
22. Matthias, son of Theophilus, 5-4 B.C.
23. Joseph, son of Elam, 5 B.C.
24. Joezer, son of Boethus, 4 B.C.
25. Eleazar, son of Boethus, 4-1 B.C. - (bought the office from Herod Archelaus)
26. Joshua, son of Sie, 1 - 6 A.D.
27. Annas, 6-15 A.D. (Appointed by Quirinius)
28. Ishmael, son of Phiabi I, 15-16 A.D. (bought the office from Valerius Gratus)
29. Eleazar, son of Annas, 16-17 A.D.
30. Simon, son of Kamithos, 17-18 A.D.
31. Joseph Caiaphas 18-37AD (bought the office from Herod). In the New
Testament, Caiaphas was the Jewish Pope and high priest to whom Jesus was
taken after his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane. John the Baptist refused to
serve under his false administration. He played a decisive role in Jesus'
crucifixion. In Matthew chapter 26, Caiaphas, other priests, and the Sanhedrin
are shown looking for "false witnesses and evidence" with which to frame Jesus
(26:59). Once Jesus declared he was the Messieh (Mark 14:61-62), Son of the
Blessed, Caiaphas and the other men charge him with blasphemy. Caiaphas then
rent his pontifficial robe to signal the death penalty (Matthew 26:5). Any high
priest of Aaron would know according to Leviticus 21:10 he was commanded
NOT TO REND HIS PONTIFFICIAL GARMENT. The Sanhedrin upon this
signal called for his crucifixion and Jesus was ordered to be beaten in their
midst. We are absolutely sure God would NEVER accept an atonement sacrifice
from this demon called Joseph Caiaphas. The crucifixion of Jesus made him
guilty of murder by manufactured consent and disqualified him even if he was of
the seed of Aaron. Since the high priest remains such until his death, we are sure
Caiaphas died in the year 37AD when his son Jonathan succeeded him to the
office of national Pope and high priest.
32. Jonathan, son of Annas, 37 A.D. (bought the office from Vitellius was also one
of those guilty in the crucifixion of Jesus)
33. Theophilus, son of Annas, 37-41 A.D. (bought the office from Herod)
34. Simon Kantheras, son of Boethus, 41-43 A.D. (bought the office from Herod
Agrippa I)
35. Matthias, son of Annas, 43-44 A.D. (bought the office from Herod)
36. Elionaius, son of Kantheras, 44-45 A.D. (bought the office from Herod)
37. Joseph, son of Kami, 45-47 A.D. (bought the office from Herod of Chalcis)
38. Ananias, son of Nebedaius, 47-55 A.D.
39. Ishmael, son of Phiabi III, 55-61 A.D. (bought the office from Herod Agrippa
II)
40. Joseph Qabi, son of Simon, 61-62 A.D.
41. Ananus, son of Ananus, 62 A.D.
42. Jesus, son of Damnaius, 62-65 A.D.
43. Joshua, son of Gamal iel, 63-65 A.D.
44. Matthias, son of Theophilus, 65-67 A.D.
45. Phinnias, son of Samuel, 67-70 A.D. (Elected by The People)

What is presented to you is the list of high priest from 200BC to 70AD who could
not represent God in the holiness of atonement for the nation of Israel. The
people for 240 years, until 30AD had no high priest who could be touched with
the infirmity of their sinful condition. There was no valid atonement for 240
years. Israel had no high priest after the order of Aaron to being salvation of
mercy and grace upon the nation. Because of this, the nation fell into
demonology with oath-taking satanic subversive elements. There was the Iscari
who were hired assassins who worked out of the tunnels under the Temple and
from the desert fortress of Massada. Judas joined this Iscarii and that is why he
was called Iscariot. The nation was filled with evil, wickedness, and sin.”

So, then, we deduce that the parable is NOT a “parable”, for a parable is a parallel
saying: “to cast along side: para + balleo”, not a literal truth in itself. Jesus here warned
of hell, which He taught so much on – in contrast with heaven.

The testimonies on this website concur that it is, indeed, a horrible, horrible place to
wind up in, just as Revelation 21:8 warns:

“But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,

sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with
fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Hell will be cast into this ocean of fire.

L. Luprypa