300 Foxes and a Donkey's Jawbone
No one can pay the price to redeem a soul and live forever, no matter how rich they may be. That's a valid statement, but it may be missing the point. This gets us into a discussion of gravity which is the very essence of time.
When we hear people talk about judgement we may hear phrases like “...burning in hell for all eternity.” It's wrong and physically impossible. Hell is temporary.
We're making the case that hell is at the center of the Earth, it's temporary, and eventually it will be disposed of in the furthest reaches of space referred to in the Bible as outer darkness.
An issue regarding the establishment of the Millennial Kingdom which we have to resolve is: What and where is the lake of fire? It may be the planet Venus.
We can parse the difference between hell and the lake of fire because we've laid out the broad narrative of scripture, the conceptual backbone of the Bible, a theme which weaves together the law, prophets and the gospel.
We're at the end of our trail of deduction for today and the only conclusion which we can reach is that the rich man is in the molten core of the Earth, the pit. Abraham and Lazarus are in the lower mantle, the midst of hell.
Hell is the source of Earth's gravitational field, it's iron-rich so it produces its magnetic field, and its rotation causes its electric charge (dipole moment). This resolves gravitation with electromagnetism into a unified field theory.
The popular science (SciPop) rationalization for the liquid outer core is an ephemeral strand of wispy logic. It predates Stephen Hawking but it's an example of the Hawking Effect. All it has to do is sound plausible.
Why does Jesus describe a great gulf of open space while popular science (SciPop) has a liquid outer core? It's a strong delusion so that you'll believe a lie. The lie is: you don't need a savior, there's nothing to be saved from.
The rich man, in hell, lifts up his eyes and speaks of his torment in flame. Here's the thing: Abraham and Lazarus are also in hell, but they're not in flame. This may be confusing, but it's compatible with our model.