Lazarus and the rich man

 

 

⚪ Lazarus = the remnant of the "body of Christ" + class of persons who are of good-will

By this parable Jesus uttered a prophecy which undergoes fulfillment in its modern setting since A .D. 1918. It has its application to two classes existing on earth today. The rich man represents the ultraselfish class of the clergy of "Christendom", who are now alienated from God and dead to his favor and tormented by the truth proclaimed. Lazarus depicts the remnant of the "body of Christ" and also that class of persons who are of good-will. These, on abandoning religion, receive God's favor and comfort through his Word. Source : 🇺🇸 1946 edition - Let God be true, page 79 + Cover

 

⚫ Lazarus = faithful remnant of the "body of Christ" alone

By this parable Jesus uttered a prophecy which has been undergoing its modern fulfillment since A .D. 1919. It has its application to two classes existing on earth today. The rich man represents the ultraselfish class of the clergy of Christendom, who are now afar off from God and dead to his favor and service and tormented by the Kingdom truth proclaimed. Lazarus depicts the faithful remnant of the "body of Christ". These, on being delivered from modern Babylon since 1919, receive God's favor, pictured by the "bosom position of Abraham", and are comforted through his Word. Source : 🇺🇸 1952 edition - Let God be true, page 98 + Cover

 

⚫ Lazarus = Jewish remnant

The rich man, every reader can see, pictured the highly favored, self-important religious leaders, who find their counterpart today in the religious clergy of Christendom . The beggar, whose name "Lazarus" means "God is helper", pictured that Jewish remnant who hungered and thirsted for truth and righteousness and who depended upon the religious leaders for spiritual nourishment. Source : 🇺🇸 1951 - Let God be true, page 98 + Cover