Copyright © 2006 By Doug Lawrence. All Rights Reserved.
Catechism Of The Catholic Church Reprinted With Permission.
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And lifting up his eyes when he was in torments, he saw Abraham afar off and
Lazarus in his bosom: And he cried and said: Father Abraham, have mercy on
me and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water to cool my
tongue: for I am tormented in this flame. And Abraham said to him: Son,
remember that thou didst receive good things in thy lifetime, and likewise
Lazarus evil things: but now he is comforted and thou art tormented.
And besides all this, between us and you, there is fixed a great chasm: so that
they who would pass from hence to you cannot, nor from thence come hither.
And he said: Then, father, I beseech thee that thou wouldst send him to my
father's house, for I have five brethren, That he may testify unto them, lest they
also come into this place of torments.
And Abraham said to him: They have Moses and the prophets. Let them hear
them. But he said: No, father Abraham: but if one went to them from the dead,
they will do penance.
And he said to him: If they hear not Moses and the
prophets, neither will they believe, if one rise again
from the dead.
Jesus Is the One Who Rose Again From the Dead.
Will You Believe Him?
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