<TITLE>08. Par 77-92</TITLE>L-77 And there laid a man at the gate, by the name of Lazarus, begging him for food, and vainly. He would have eat the crumbs that he swept off, not even to the beggar, but to the dogs. And was full of sores. But the man had been so polished in society, then, he had no more feeling. He become numb, because he had rejected that offer of Christ.

L-78 And maybe one evening, this time, making his toast with fine wines, and lovely women's, jeweled, around him, and things like that, with all his hearts could desire, and toasting. A beggar laying at the gate.

L-79 And before daylight dawned, the next morning, he was in hell, screaming for that Lazarus to come put water on his tongue. The change of the scene.

L-80   And you notice, when he said, "Father Abraham," now, he still remembered that Abraham was the father of the Jews. He said, "Father Abraham, send that beggar Lazarus down here with a little water on his fingers, to put on my lips. These flames are tormenting," he said.

L-81 And Abraham said, "It's, I can't do that," in so many words. "And besides all this, you see, you had your opportunity in life."

L-82 When did he have it? When Jesus said, "Follow Me." But he turned it down. He went the way that he could make money. And that's all right, nothing wrong with making money, but follow Jesus while you're doing it. See? And he had went the other way, with the crowd.

L-83 And you find out, he said, and Abraham said, "And besides all this, there's a gulf fixed between you and he, that no man has ever crossed over, and never will. Them that are there cannot come here, and these here cannot go there. It's been fixed. No man has crossed or will cross."

L-84   Then listen at him. He wants to be an evangelist then. The call that Jesus had given him, to--to follow Him, had, and to be a soul winner, as a young man, returned to him again. He remembered it, that he had five brothers, and back on earth, and he didn't want them in that place.

L-85 He said, "Send Lazarus, then, back to tell my brothers not to come this way. In other words, 'Accept the call, "Follow Me."'" See?
But He said, "They, they won't do it."

L-86 He said, "Yes, if one would raise from the dead, like Lazarus, and go back and tell them."

L-87 You see, it shows that, after we die, you're still conscious. He remembered. Abraham said, "Son, remember, in your days." See? You still remember. You don't lose your memory. You remember.

L-88 And the memories that man could have, and still in the same place, remembered the opportunity he had of hearing Jesus say, "Follow me." But he followed the wrong person, the wrong crowd. He got in the wrong crowd, and went to the wrong place, end up in the wrong Eternity; be annihilated at that Day, from God forever.

L-89   Jesus also said a great striking word, "'Though one raise from the dead and go back, yet they would not be persuaded. Cause, they got Moses' law, and if they won't hear that, then they won't hear though one would be raised from the dead. They will not be persuaded.'"

L-90 Why? Why? Did the law speak something like that? Yes. "Do to others as you would have them do unto you." And he had lived under the law. But he let the beggar die at the gate. See? He had--he had lived under the commandments of God, and yet failed to see that great Eternal Life.

L-91   Kids, you, each one, seem like mine. You, each one, seem like just my sons and daughters. In one way, you are, see, spiritually speaking. That's right. The Lord God has--has put your souls into my care, because you come, listen to me. You believe me. See? And in one sense of the word, you are my sons and daughters. That's right.

L-92 Always remember, keeping the commandments of God is a great thing. Being raised in a good home is a heritage from God. And to be fine kids with personalities as you have, good. Wonderful, to have an education. It's wonderful to even live in this free land. We got many things to be thankful for.


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