Parables are stories that are told by Jesus, in the New Testament, to convey his religious message. These stories may not be accurate nor be true. In Luke 16: 19-31, we read a short parable about a "Rich man" and another man named "Lazarus" and their fate that awaits them after death. The first thing that we notice about this parable is that Jesus, while telling this story, names Lazarus but not the rich man. This may have several meaning such that there is an emphasis to know the poor man but not the rich; another view is that the Rich man is done wrong and so he should not be named. In the parable, the rich man is seen to be living in luxury wearing fine linen. Though it is not said in the parable, it is obvious that the rich man likes the way he lives because he lived in luxury every single day.
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