Mistranslation/Misinterpretation of the"Rich Man and the Beggar" Parable

The Rich Man and the Beggar Parable Luke 16: 19-31  

This parable is often used by those who believe in eternal conscious suffering as another justification of their position.  But looking at historical mistranslation and misinterpretation  compared to more accurate translation and interpretation reveals completely different meanings.

Context: From Luke 14:1 – 16:31, Jesus gives a number of teachings, many as parables, and most directed to the lawyers and Pharisees.  To give more perspective on the context of these teachings, I’m going to address them below in the order in which they occur, which hopefully will shed more light on the context of the “Rich man and the beggar” parable in Luke 16: 19-31. This parable is also discussed in order of its appearance in Luke below. 

1,500 YEARS OF MISTRANSLATION AND MISINTERPRETATION

So many key words and phrases in the translations of the Bible since the dark ages do not carry the meaning that was present in the original languages (Hebrew – Old Testament; Greek – New Testament).
Historically and currently they have been translated with the prejudice toward the expectation of a punitive, exclusionary god.  To understand the original message of the Bible, it is important to not only take into consideration “the full counsel of the scriptures” (rather than taking passages or words in isolation), but to go to the meanings in the original language with translation and interpretation using first, God’s nature/character, and then the necessary ripples from that nature and character to His plan and purposes for man and for the entire of His creation.

GLOSSARY OF KEY WORDS AND PHRASES FROM THE ORIGINAL HEBREW AND GREEK