There was a very rich man who lived in luxury,
and a beggar named Lazarus laid at his gate,
covered in sores, hungry and begging for some scraps,
the rich man did not care of the beggar's fate.
When the beggar died he was carried off by angels,
they took the beggar to stand by Abraham's side,
at the same time the rich man also passed away,
but he was buried and sent to Hell when he died.
The rich man was full of torment down with Satan,
he looked up, the beggar with Abraham he did see,
have Lazarus dip his figure to cool the water he cried,
have pity cool my tongue, the fire has me in agony.
Remember in your lifetime you had many good thing,
but Lazarus always had a lifetime of misery,
now he is here with me being comforted,
well you suffer down in hell in torment and agony.
No one can cross the opening to come to you,
and you will never be allowed to cross over to me,
then the rich asked Abraham to warn his brothers,
so they will not be tormented in Hell for eternity.
Abraham said your brothers can listen to Moses,
they will be able to listen to all the prophets too,
if none of them obey and listen to all of the prophets,,
they will all be spending eternity in Hell with you.
Author notes
Based on Acts 16
Verses 19 thru 31
Written January 24th, 2005
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I love how you can take such a simple part of the Bible and pen it so beautifully in to a great poem! I loved this one. Good imagery.
Mylee
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Thank you so much pozo for your warm and wonderful comment. I always enjoy your opinions. These scripture poems are such a joy to write. Take care my friend and God Bless you. Take care,
Love, Sandy
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Oh Ann, I am so glad you are enjoying my scripture poems. I have gotten so many nice comments. I truly enjoy writing them.
How have you been doing? I hope all is well with you and your family. Think Spring, I am. Let's hope the groundhog doesn't see his shadow next week.
Take care and God Bless you. Love, Sandy 
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Thank you so much Mary for your warm and heartfelt comment. It is such a joy to write these poems of God's spoken words. It is always a pleasure to hear from you. I hope all is well with you and your boyfriend. I am so pleased to hear my prayers helped with finding a new church. May God bless you and your new congregation. Take care Sandy
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Thank you so much for your warm and lovely comment. It is appreciated. I am glad you enjoyed reading God's words. God Bless you. Take care, Sandy
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Great poem, this was so deep and true. Wonderful spiritual write and warning, this was fantastic Thanks for commenting on my poems, this was great
All the best,
God bless,
Pozo
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Sandy, I am getting so much pleasure from your writings, it always brings a smile to my face, some of the scriptures I have read but has been a while, you help to bring them to life once again so vividly. I know you will continue to write about the scriptures and I look forward to these wonderfully written poems by you. Take care my sweet friend and God Bless! Ann
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Alsome!!!!
Sandy I love this poem wonderfully written. I love the way you place scripture into poetry. Wonderful write. Your such a brillant person.
God bless
Mary -
This is a very good poem. That can be a hard passage in the Bible to read because you feel for the guy in Hell, but then again you know he made his choice. I thought your poem did a good job of keeping to the feel of the story and it flowed well. Great job and God bless,
Laura
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