Luke 16:31

Verse 31. Be persuaded. Be convinced of the truth; of the danger and folly of their way; of the certainty of their suffering hereafter, and be induced to turn from sin to holiness, and from Satan unto God. From this impressive and instructive parable we may learn-- 1st. That the souls of men do not die with their bodies. 2nd. That the soul is conscious after death; that it does not sleep, as some have supposed, till the morning of the resurrection. 3rd. That the righteous are taken to a place of happiness immediately at death, and the wicked consigned at once to misery. 4th. That wealth does not secure from death.