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the destinations of believers and non-believers has been addressed by none other than the Judge Jesus Christ in Luke 16:19-31. Lazarus is Abraham’s bosom, the rich man apart in torment.

That is not about the fate of the lost after the GWTJ. It is a parable. It is about Judah refusing to believe even when Jesus is raised from the dead. (the five brothers are Judah’s five brothers from the same mother).

http://www.jeremyandchristine.com/articles/lazarus.html

That is not about the fate of the lost after the GWTJ.

So Jesus made up the torment part? Like He did when He referenced Jonah's stay in the whale?

Only by parsing the Word and not considering the whole counsel of God can you make this case. Rule #1 it is. While there seem to be conflicting passages (1Tim 2:3-4) we know from Rule #1 that many won't be saved. Both statements are true but 'can't be' to our reason. We know they are true because God has recorded them. How they are reconciled is His business. Rom 11:33-34

This 'improved' understanding is the work of Satan. Another version of his temptation in the Garden: "Did God really say?" Its promotion serves neither the unchurched or in your example the 'pew warmers' whose departure will make the Church stronger.??/? No; propagation of a lie serves none but the father of lies.