إنجيل القدّيس لوقا .37-20:17
سَأَلَ الفَرِّيسيُّونَ يَسُوع: «مَتَى يَأْتِي مَلَكُوتُ الله؟». فَأَجَابَهُم وَقَال: «مَلكُوتُ اللهِ لا يَأْتِي بِالمُرَاقَبَة
وَلَنْ يُقال: هَا هُوَ هُنا، أَوْ هُنَاك! فَهَا إِنَّ مَلَكُوتَ اللهِ في دَاخِلِكُم
وقَالَ لِلْتَلامِيذ: «سَتَأْتِي أَيَّامٌ تَشْتَهُونَ فِيها أَنْ تَرَوا يَوْمًا وَاحِدًا مِنْ أَيَّامِ ٱبْنِ الإِنْسَان، وَلَنْ تَرَوا
وَسَيُقالُ لَكُم: هَا هُوَ هُنَاك! هَا هُوَ هُنَا! فَلا تَذْهَبُوا، وَلا تَهْرَعُوا
فَكَمَا يُومِضُ البَرْقُ في أُفُق، وَيَلْمَعُ في آخَر، هكذَا يَكُونُ ٱبْنُ الإِنْسَانِ في يَوْمِ مَجِيئِهِ
وَلكِنْ لا بُدَّ لَهُ أَوَّلاً مِنْ أَنْ يَتَأَلَّمَ كَثِيرًا، وَيَرْذُلَهُ هذَا الجِيل
وَكمَا كانَ في أَيَّامِ نُوح، هكذَا يَكُونُ في أَيَّامِ ٱبْنِ الإِنْسَان
كانَ النَّاسُ يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُون، وَيَتَزَوَّجُونَ وَيُزَوِّجُون، إِلى يَوْمَ دَخَلَ نُوحٌ السَّفِينَة. فَجَاءَ الطُّوفَانُ وأَهْلَكَهُم أَجْمَعِين
وكَمَا كانَ أَيْضًا في أَيَّامِ لُوط: كانَ النَّاسُ يَأْكُلُونَ وَيَشْرَبُون، وَيَشْتَرُونَ وَيَبيعُون، وَيَغْرِسُونَ وَيَبْنُون
ولكِنْ يَوْمَ خَرَجَ لُوطٌ مِنْ سَدُوم، أَمْطَرَ اللهُ نَارًا وَكِبْرِيتًا مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَأَهْلَكَهُم أَجْمَعين
هكَذَا يَكُونُ يَوْمَ يَظْهَرُ ٱبْنُ الإِنْسَان
في ذلِكَ اليَوْم، مَنْ كانَ عَلَى السَّطْحِ وَأَمْتِعَتُهُ في البَيْت، فَلا يَنْزِلْ لِيَأْخُذَهَا. وَمَنْ كانَ في الحَقْل، فَكَذلِكَ لا يَرْجِعْ إِلى الوَرَاء
تَذَكَّرُوا ٱمْرَأَةَ لُوط
مَنْ يَسْعَى لِكَي يَحْفَظَ نَفْسَهُ يَفْقِدُها، وَمَنْ يَفْقِدُ نَفْسَهُ يَحْفَظُهَا حَيَّةً
أَقُولُ لَكُم: في تِلْكَ اللَّيْلَة، يَكُونُ ٱثْنَانِ عَلَى سَرِيرٍ وَاحِد، فَيُؤْخَذُ الوَاحِدُ وَيُتْرَكُ الآخَر
وٱثْنَتَانِ تَطْحَنَانِ مَعًا، فَتُؤْخَذُ الوَاحِدَةُ وَتُتْرَكُ الأُخْرَى
فأَجَابُوا وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «إِلَى أَيْنَ يا رَبّ ؟». فَقالَ لَهُم: «حَيْثُ تَكُونُ الجُثَّة، فَهُنَاكَ تَجْتَمِعُ النُّسُور
Holy Gospel of Jesus Christ according to Saint Luke 16:19-31.
Jesus said to the Pharisees: “There was a rich man who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day.
And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,
who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man’s table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores.
When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried,
and from the netherworld, where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.
And he cried out, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.’
Abraham replied, ‘My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.
Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.’
He said, ‘Then I beg you, father, send him to my father’s house,
for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.’
But Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.’
He said, ‘Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’
Then Abraham said, ‘If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.'”