The Rich Man and Lazarus - The Door That Closes Slowly

There is a story Jesus told that does not begin with a field or a vineyard. It begins with a gate, a feast, and a man named Lazarus lying in the dust outside, waiting to be seen.

In this twenty-minute exploration of Luke 16, we walk slowly through the parable of the rich man and Lazarus and ask the question that turns the whole story into a mirror. What does a closed door do to a heart? What does a man become when he learns to walk past suffering every single day?

This is not a parable about heaven and hell alone. It is a parable about the slow hardening of seeing. The named and the unnamed. The seen and the unseen. The door we build, and the one we finally have to face. We trace the purple robes, the crumbs that never fell, the dogs that licked the sores, the five brothers, and the strange mercy of Abraham's answer that even the resurrection will not convince a heart that has learned not to see.

If your life has a gate, and every life has a gate, this parable will sit with you long after the episode ends.

Chapters:
00:00 — Welcome
01:48 — The Gate That Keeps Things Out
03:37 — A Man Named Lazarus
05:25 — The Rich Man With No Name
07:14 — The Dogs That Saw What The Owner Did Not
09:03 — Death Comes For Both
10:52 — The Request From Torment
12:40 — If They Will Not Hear Moses
14:29 — The Door Of Your Own Heart
16:18 — Lazarus Still At The Gate
18:07 — Choose The Open Gate
19:30 — Closing Prayer

Part of the Parables Extended 20-minute tier on Jesus 24/7 — voice-led by Micah Thompson.

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