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Originally Posted by Allykat
I agree Mr. Johny Joe Hold, we should pray for the rich more. So many rich people stress so much and they don't have the peace from Jesus Christ. Plus, Jesus said it's hard for them to enter heaven!
Matthew 19:23-24
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Thanks for posting the Scripture recording Christ's Own Words explaining that, although difficult, it's not impossible for rich people to enter Heaven. Sometimes crazies (social liberals swinging their wrecking ball to challenge Biblical marriage, leaders of blasphemous cults such as EMO and goth, catholics taking vows of chastity or poverty, hindoo cave-dwelling ascetics, maniacs promoting self-flagellation, it's a long list but you get the idea) claim that wealth prevents advancement to Heaven (or wherever they think they go) but we just need to remember King David—to name but one—to see that it can't possibly be so.
I Chronicles 22:14-16 Now, behold, in my trouble [King David speaking] I have prepared for the house of the LORD an hundred thousand talents of gold, and a thousand thousand talents of silver; and of brass and iron without weight; for it is in abundance: timber also and stone have I prepared; and thou mayest add thereto. Moreover there are workmen with thee in abundance, hewers and workers of stone and timber, and all manner of cunning men for every manner of work. Of the gold, the silver, and the brass, and the iron, there is no number. Arise therefore, and be doing, and the LORD be with thee.
A talent is quite a heavy weight which is easy to look up if you're interested. The point here is that David possessed such quantities in the first place.
• Hebrews 11:32-33