As so many witnesses attest, hell is no place to be.

The Rich Man and Lazarus

Luke 16

19 “There was a certain rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and

fared sumptuously every day. 20 But there was a certain beggar named Lazarus, full of sores, who was laid at his gate, 21 desiring to be fed with the

crumbs which fell from the rich man‟s table. Moreover the dogs came and

licked his sores. 22 So it was that the beggar died, and was carried by the

angels to Abraham‟s bosom. The rich man also died and was buried. 23 And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off,

and Lazarus in his bosom. 24 “Then he cried and said, „Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send

Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.‟ 25 But Abraham said, „Son, remember that

in your lifetime you received your good things, and likewise Lazarus evil

things; but now he is comforted and you are tormented. 26 And besides all

this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed, so that those who want

to pass from here to you cannot, nor can those from there pass to us.‟ 27 “Then he said, „I beg you therefore, father, that you would send him to my

father‟s house, 28 for I have five brothers, that he may testify to them, lest

they also come to this place of torment.‟ 29 Abraham said to him, „They have

Moses and the prophets; let them hear them.‟ 30 And he said, „No, father Abraham; but if one goes to them from the dead, they will repent.‟ 31 But he

said to him, „If they do not hear Moses and the prophets, neither will they be

persuaded though one rise from the dead.‟”

Now, many say this is mere allegory, and extended simile. However, this writing from Josephus states otherwise: “The five brothers are the five brothers-in-law of Caiaphas, the Sadduceean High Priest. Josephus records, "Now the report goes, that this elder Ananus [Annas] proved a most fortunate man; for he had five sons, who had all performed the office of a high priest to God, and he had himself enjoyed that dignity a long time formerly, which had never happened to any other of our high priests. . ." Elsewhere, Josephus gives the names of Annas' five sons as Eleasar, Jonathan, Theophilus, Matthias, and the younger Annas. Caiaphas was son-in-law of Annas who had been deposed by the Romans for openly resisting them. “

Source: Antiquities, Book 20, chapter 9, section i, p. 423.

Here is a timeline of the corrupt Jewish/Idumean high priests:

The following is a quote from:

Israel A Nation Without God or High Priest By Pastor G. Reckart Copyright 2004 All Rights Reserved

Popes Of Israel

Pope=Latin papa; Greek pater/pappas; Hebrew ab/rabbi, an eccleastical title, father, holy

father, pontiff, pontificate, spiritual leader, teacher, head of a religion like the Catholic

church.

1. Simon Onias I, 242-240 B.C. (bought the office from Ptolemy)

2. Joseph Ben Tobias (and family) 240-180 B.C. (bought the office from

Ptolemy)--purchased with tax money

2. Simon Onias II, 180-180 B.C. (bought the office from Antiochus)--purchased

with tax money

3. Onias III, 180-174 B.C. (bought the office from Ptolemy)--purchased with tax

money

4. Jason/Joshua Onias,175-172 B.C. (bought the office from Antiochus IV)--

purchased with tax money

5. Menelaus Onias, 172-162 B.C. (bought the office from Antiochus IV)--purchased

with tax money

6. Jason/Joshua Onias 162-164 B.C. (Restored by Antiochus IV)--purchased with

tax money

End of the Onias family reign and control of the high priesthood

7. Alcimus, 164-159 B.C. (bought the office from Antiochus IV)

8. Jonathan, 159-152 B.C. (bought the office from Seleucid pretender Alexander

Balas

9. Simon, 152-135 B.C. elected by the people to be the high priest

10. John Hyrcanus I, 134-104 B.C. inherited the office from his father Simon

11. Aristobulus I, 104-103 B.C. inherited the office from his father John

Hyrcanus

12. Alexander Jannaeus, 103-76 B.C.

13. Hyrcanus II, 76-67 B.C.

14. Aristobulus II, 67-63 B.C.

15. Hyrcanus II, 63-40 B.C. (bought the office from Herod the Great)

End of the Hasmonaean reign and control of the high priesthood

The Jewish High Priests from Herod the Great to the Destruction of Jerusalem

16. Antigonus, 40-37 B.C. (bought the office from Herod the Great)

17. Jonathan 37-36 B.C. (Killed by Herod the Great)

18. Ananel, 36-35 B.C. (bought the office from Herod the Great)

19. Aristobulus III, 35 B.C.

20. Joshua, son of Phiabi, ? -22 B.C.

21. Simon, son of Boethus, 22-5 B.C.

22. Matthias, son of Theophilus, 5-4 B.C.

23. Joseph, son of Elam, 5 B.C.

24. Joezer, son of Boethus, 4 B.C.

25. Eleazar, son of Boethus, 4-1 B.C. - (bought the office from Herod Archelaus)

26. Joshua, son of Sie, 1 - 6 A.D.

27. Annas, 6-15 A.D. (Appointed by Quirinius)

28. Ishmael, son of Phiabi I, 15-16 A.D. (bought the office from Valerius Gratus)

29. Eleazar, son of Annas, 16-17 A.D.

30. Simon, son of Kamithos, 17-18 A.D.

31. Joseph Caiaphas 18-37AD (bought the office from Herod). In the New

Testament, Caiaphas was the Jewish Pope and high priest to whom Jesus was

taken after his arrest in the garden of Gethsemane. John the Baptist refused to

serve under his false administration. He played a decisive role in Jesus'

crucifixion. In Matthew chapter 26, Caiaphas, other priests, and the Sanhedrin

are shown looking for "false witnesses and evidence" with which to frame Jesus

(26:59). Once Jesus declared he was the Messieh (Mark 14:61-62), Son of the

Blessed, Caiaphas and the other men charge him with blasphemy. Caiaphas then

rent his pontifficial robe to signal the death penalty (Matthew 26:5). Any high

priest of Aaron would know according to Leviticus 21:10 he was commanded

NOT TO REND HIS PONTIFFICIAL GARMENT. The Sanhedrin upon this

signal called for his crucifixion and Jesus was ordered to be beaten in their

midst. We are absolutely sure God would NEVER accept an atonement sacrifice

from this demon called Joseph Caiaphas. The crucifixion of Jesus made him

guilty of murder by manufactured consent and disqualified him even if he was of

the seed of Aaron. Since the high priest remains such until his death, we are sure

Caiaphas died in the year 37AD when his son Jonathan succeeded him to the

office of national Pope and high priest.

32. Jonathan, son of Annas, 37 A.D. (bought the office from Vitellius was also one

of those guilty in the crucifixion of Jesus)

33. Theophilus, son of Annas, 37-41 A.D. (bought the office from Herod)

34. Simon Kantheras, son of Boethus, 41-43 A.D. (bought the office from Herod

Agrippa I)

35. Matthias, son of Annas, 43-44 A.D. (bought the office from Herod)

36. Elionaius, son of Kantheras, 44-45 A.D. (bought the office from Herod)

37. Joseph, son of Kami, 45-47 A.D. (bought the office from Herod of Chalcis)

38. Ananias, son of Nebedaius, 47-55 A.D.

39. Ishmael, son of Phiabi III, 55-61 A.D. (bought the office from Herod Agrippa

II)

40. Joseph Qabi, son of Simon, 61-62 A.D.

41. Ananus, son of Ananus, 62 A.D.

42. Jesus, son of Damnaius, 62-65 A.D.

43. Joshua, son of Gamal iel, 63-65 A.D.

44. Matthias, son of Theophilus, 65-67 A.D.

45. Phinnias, son of Samuel, 67-70 A.D. (Elected by The People)

What is presented to you is the list of high priest from 200BC to 70AD who could

not represent God in the holiness of atonement for the nation of Israel. The

people for 240 years, until 30AD had no high priest who could be touched with

the infirmity of their sinful condition. There was no valid atonement for 240

years. Israel had no high priest after the order of Aaron to being salvation of

mercy and grace upon the nation. Because of this, the nation fell into

demonology with oath-taking satanic subversive elements. There was the Iscari

who were hired assassins who worked out of the tunnels under the Temple and

from the desert fortress of Massada. Judas joined this Iscarii and that is why he

was called Iscariot. The nation was filled with evil, wickedness, and sin.”

So, then, we deduce that the parable is NOT a “parable”, for a parable is a parallel saying: “to cast along side: para + balleo”, not a literal truth in itself. Jesus here warned of hell, which He taught so much on – in contrast with heaven.

The testimonies on this website concur that it is, indeed, a horrible, horrible place to wind up in, just as Revelation 21:8 warns:

“But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral,

sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with

fire and brimstone, which is the second death.”

Hell will be cast into this ocean of fire.

L. Luprypa