Ontological Flashcards
rich man and lazuruas
rich man ignored desperate needs of beggar Lazarus and so sent to hell tormented while Lazarus went to heaven
- rich man asked Abraham for comfort denied and then to at least be able to warn his family not to sin, but Abraham refused, claimed if his family did not listen to the prophets then nothing else could convince them.
- rich man in hell before his family, indicating (particular) judgement took place immediately after death, not at the end of time.
- Heaven/Hell shown as eternal physical places, since rich man couldn’t leave wanted to dip his finger in water to cool down, wanted to talk to family (indicating a voice) and that there was a chasm between him and Lazarus which indicates a physical landscape and barrier, also implying an eternal afterlife.
- unlimited election is suggested, because those who do bad go to hell.
- This passage evidence against Heaven as new earth, since in story rich man wanted to warn family who were still on earth, suggests Lazarus was in heaven before the end of time and so heaven existed before end of time, meaning that heaven is not a future state of earth.
All the implications the story seemed to have for heaven and hell are therefore invalid.
- Neither went through purgatory – showing not everyone goes through purgatory
- is suggested in the story that it is because the rich man failed to good that he goes to hell. This suggests unlimited election is true.
rich man and lazuruas
rich man ignored desperate needs of beggar Lazarus and so sent to hell tormented while Lazarus went to heaven
- rich man asked Abraham for comfort denied and then to at least be able to warn his family not to sin, but Abraham refused, claimed if his family did not listen to the prophets then nothing else could convince them.
- rich man in hell before his family, indicating (particular) judgement took place immediately after death, not at the end of time.
- Heaven/Hell shown as eternal physical places, since rich man couldn’t leave wanted to dip his finger in water to cool down, wanted to talk to family (indicating a voice) and that there was a chasm between him and Lazarus which indicates a physical landscape and barrier, also implying an eternal afterlife.
- unlimited election is suggested, because those who do bad go to hell.
- This passage evidence against Heaven as new earth, since in story rich man wanted to warn family who were still on earth, suggests Lazarus was in heaven before the end of time and so heaven existed before end of time, meaning that heaven is not a future state of earth.
