Jesus told many parables during his ministry on Earth. A lot of people say these are just stories, made up by Jesus to impart valuable lessons.

But look at the parables Jesus told. Someone sells all he has to buy pearl of great price. A sheepherder leaves his flock to find the lost one. A servant asks for forgiveness only to not be forgiving himself.

All these parables happen in real life. Multiple times.

One of Jesus’ most famous parables is the story of the rich man and Lazarus.

What is interesting about this parable is that it is the only one where Jesus actually names one of the characters. In no other parable does this happen.

If all of Jesus’ other parables are based on real life events, why shouldn’t we consider this one as well?

Words on a page are always interesting, but have you wondered what that parable it might look like? Digital Hyper Studios was hired by the Film Foundry to work with the Erwin Brothers and create the parable of the rich man and Lazarus. And you can see what it looks like.

For reference, here is the story that Jesus imparted:

“There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.“

Luke 16:19-22

The video picks up the story from there.

This is actually part of a larger video, but this is probably the part you wanted to see.

If you want to see the whole thing, you can watch it here: