@ken.arrington: Replying to @GoldenCoyote87 A Rich Man, Lazarus, Satan, and Hell - When Tradition Overtakes Scripture. It blows my mind that people still think the Bible says Satan tortures souls in hell. It doesn’t. That image came from Dante, mythology, and centuries of fear-based tradition- not Jesus. Yet when confronted with this, people throw out verses out of context to defend that belief. And the problem is, not 1 of those verses helped them, such as the rich man and Lazarus. And the rich man and Lazarus? Both are in Hades. Lazarus is in the place of rest. The rich man is in flames, yes, but there is no devil, no demons, no torture squad. Just the torment of knowing what he rejected. This parable is not a map of hell, nor does it show demons tormenting souls. It is a warning to the living. Revelation 14 says nothing about Satan. “Weeping and gnashing of teeth” points to rage, not torture. Look, it’s time to stop cherrypicking and it’s time to realize what the Bible is actually saying. If your doctrine needs fear to survive, it was never from God in the first place. #richmanandlazarus #jesusparables #apocrypha #religiousdeconstruction #kenarrington

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alanevans830
mrdad1961 :
it seems to me that those who fight so hard for the existence of hell do so because they need it. they need the fear to "be good", or to live "Christlike". However, that very need for fear exposes a lack of relationship, and therefore faith. Followers of Christ do so not out of fear of hell, but out of love. Anything else is a distraction.
2025-08-02 15:42:48
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carollynnperez
AngryBaker :
Your videos are insanely helpful. They have helped me to deconstruct, but also build back up. THANK YOU!
2025-08-01 19:06:42
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creepsinthispettypace
Kimberly Shea :
So many people ran to religion (not Jesus) in fear of hell. If you take hell away, they have nothing to be saved from because they never truly believed in their own arrogance and depravity as evidenced by their lack of love and compassion for others despite their professions of faith.
2025-08-02 21:29:44
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shawnriffraff
Pastor Shawn :
It’s so wild. People will fight you to hold on to hell. It’s not personal though, theyve spent their entire lives avoiding a place that doesn’t exist how they were taught.
2025-08-01 22:22:44
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yawabb
Yawa :
Seventh-day Adventists have been teaching this for a long time. The dead are dead, they are not in heaven nor in hell. They lie asleep in their grave until Jesus returns.
2025-08-02 17:18:08
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brethammond
Bret Hammond :
I wrote my masters capstone about the story of the Rich man and Lazarus. It’s a play on the old midrash tales of Abraham’s servant Eliezer.
2025-08-01 19:06:01
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denisklein777
Denis Klein :
Yes, but I saw a 3 Stooges episode where they wind up in hell and are being tormented by a horned devil. Your teaching is on target! 😁
2025-08-02 10:58:47
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therealmarcelkemp
Marcel Kemp :
Keep on flipping the traditions brother!!! Love your content
2025-08-01 19:05:52
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purpleunicorn5600
Purpleunicorn56 :
It is always easier to create followers from fear than love. People will die on the hill of purposefully misunderstanding instead of just opening their hearts to love as Jesus calls, and it’s incredibly sad.
2025-08-01 23:15:19
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16b21ohtxfl
16b21ohtxfl :
Thank you Ken. Appreciate your videos so much. So many people crave this sort of context, particularly with the parables.
2025-08-01 19:15:45
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jaketysonauthor
jaketyson_author :
It has always confused me how many preachers I have heard who call every other parable a non-literal story but this one an absolutely factual and true story.
2025-08-01 23:53:44
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mombeforenurse
CBlake :
I am so frustrated at how our society “see’s” Satan. He’s actually incredibly beautiful, talented in music and never to be trusted, a deceiver and liar.
2025-08-02 02:03:58
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lorridailey
lorridailey :
People get mean and angry when you challenge them. I think those are people who don’t really want to know the truth, they want to be right
2025-08-02 01:11:36
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.flax59
🇨🇦 Flax :
The cultural imagery of satan in hell is as strong as Santa Claus. Lord help anyone who questions either one.
2025-08-01 19:24:33
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timbenson182
timbenson182 :
but that is what it shows on South Park
2025-08-01 21:28:53
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mollycagle07
Molly cagle :
I haven't actually sat and thought about who and what Satan and Hell really was till just now, if I am being honest. I was raised with the fear of both. now I actually have something to sit and think about. thank you
2025-08-01 20:30:14
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jamescoates04
James Coates :
The Bible does tell us of the lake of fire but for me I think hell will be cold, and dark. God is light and warmth and hell is complete absence of God. Being completely removed from Him and His light well be the greatest torture.
2025-08-02 06:02:17
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me_chell_lee
Michelle :
This is exactly why I love following you! Thank you for thought provoking videos.
2025-08-01 19:55:57
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tiffanybarfield7
Tiffany Barfield :
Those that have actually read the Bible know the truth. Culture has done a great job at deceiving people. I used to be one of those people. All I knew was what culture taught me. Praise Jesus for saving me and showing me the truth.
2025-08-02 04:00:28
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jeremey.white8
Jeremey White :
We get so hung up on what hell is or isn’t (Fire and brimstone, eternal torture from demons, a lake of lava, and on and on…). The Word is clear judgement for choosing to separate from God and deny Him is separation from God. This, by itself is hell enough. He is our very life, both physically and spiritually. If we separate from God, then our very life is gone and we are eternally dead. Whatever it is should not be the thing that drives us to desire for salvation. It should be simply that the most beautiful entity in existence loved me so much and desires so much to have relationship with me, that He took the time to not only create me, but also empty Himself and take the punishment I deserve. I love Jesus, because He first loved me. Not because I am afraid of whatever hell is.
2025-08-05 20:09:58
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peteleblanc2
Pete :
hell is the absence of God... truly 🙏
2025-08-02 05:00:55
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no_where_wanderer
J U L I E :
Ok ok, elephant in the room.....what happens when we die though?!?! I have given up reading the Bible. No matter how much I pray for understanding....nothing. Word puzzles on a page. For the record I don't care about anyone else's opinion caught up in religion... just @Ken's version
2025-08-01 22:16:32
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johndpage
John Page :
So who did Jesus take the keys of death Hell and the grave from.
2025-08-02 02:50:24
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jesusisworthyofpraise
Jesusisworthyofpraise :
I don't believe in the devil torturing people in hell....or Dantes inferno type description of hell. But I have to ask what you believe that happens to those who don't receive salvation or even those who do not hear of Jesus?
2025-08-02 02:44:52
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tiggerboo4359
Arizona's mom :
❤️❤️❤️now that you have perfectly explained what hell is not, can you explain what hell actually is?
2025-08-01 19:11:25
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