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(Gal.6, 11–18; Luke 16, 19–31) The parable of the rich man and Lazarus shows that those who did not live as they should will come to their senses, but will no longer have the opportunity to improve their situation. Their eyes will be opened and they will clearly see what the truth is. Remembering that there are many blind people on earth, like them, they would like someone to be sent to them from among the dead to assure them that they must live and understand things only according to the instructions of the Revelation of the Lord. But even this will be denied to them, for the sake of the fact that Revelation is self-certifying for those who want to know the truth, and for those who do not want and do not love the truth, the very resurrection of any of the dead will be unconvincing. The feelings of this influx of rich people are probably felt by all those leaving here. And therefore, according to their conviction, which will be the conviction of all of us, the only guide for us on the path of life is the Revelation of the Lord. But there such a conviction will be belated for many; It would be more useful here, but not everyone has it. Let us at least believe the testimony of those there, transferring ourselves to their state. Those in torment will not lie; pitying us, they want our eyes to be opened, so that we do not come to the place of their torment. You can’t talk about this subject the way we often talk about current affairs: “maybe it will pass somehow.” No, it won’t go away somehow. We must be thoroughly sure that we will not end up in the place of the rich. You might be interested in: