1. It is not an earthly story with a heavenly meaning.
2. Notice how Jesus starts out his parables. This is different. This one says it is literal.
3. Jesus never named names in his parables.
DAVEH: There are obviously Bible scholars who agree with me on that, and disagree with you!
Glenn - If I believed like Mormons there is no fire there so it's not such a bad place. Don't need water, if I believed like Mormons, as its all figurative. I don't believe it's a parable. I have never know Jesus to speak in parables and name names.
