In Luke 16:19-24, Jesus begins to tell the story of a rich man and a beggar. Jesus describes the rich man as dressed in purple and fine linens. I assume that purple was a color that wasn't easy to come by if you didn't have the means to purchase. Other fine linens may been some cotton, polyester, or other high thread counts.
The beggar is described as having the name Lazarus and covered with cold sores. Why did this man have a name and the rich man did not? Was it possible to relate to the poor man better if he had a name? Was it not as easy to relate to the rich man if he was nameless?
The poor man longed to eat anything that fell from table of the rich man.
The story takes a turn for both men.
The beggar dies and goes to heaven. He takes a place beside Abraham.
The rich man also dies, but he goes to hell. While the rich man is in hell, he is able to look up into heaven and see Abraham. He asks Abraham if the beggar can put a cool tip of water on his tongue as he suffers in agony.
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