That’s actually a good point that I haven’t considered before. Thanks.
I mean when you look at what preceded it, before the two passed into eternity, the evil is so obvious. How heartless can one get, or needy can another get. He had scads of gold to spare, but it was like withholding it from that “lousy beggar” was the thing that gladdened the rich man’s heart. The brimstone already burned in his heart, and now in eternity it became visible.