This Sunday we heard a sermon about the rich man and Lazarus as told in Luke. It was the kind of sermon that makes one think about earthly priorities and eternity.
"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.'"- Luke 16:31
This wasn't the main point, but earlier in the chapter Jesus pointed out that "The law and the prophets were until John. Since that time the kingdom of God has been preached.." That's way way back. The rich man had, 'Moses and the prophets' but was apparently too busy enjoying his wealth to take notice. For us, that essentially means the Old Testament. Which makes me think of Hebrews 1.
"God, who at various times and in various ways spoke in time past to the fathers by the prophets, has in these last days spoken to us by His Son."
So we have Moses and the prophets too, but we also have the witness of One who has risen from the dead. If God thought the rich man had all he should have needed to lead him to repentance, how much more have we today.
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