Jesus' first point is that the rich man died and went to hades, and that the poor man died and went to Abraham's bosom. Though riches or poverty had nothing to do with where they went, Jesus told this story to show that humanistic expectations are often false. The highly touted prize of riches is no guarantee of heaven, and the condition of poverty is no guarantee of hades or of God's disfavor toward a person.

Stanley Ellison
PARABLES in the EYE of the STORM