Not a troll post but a genuine question. If the Bible states a rich man can never get into heaven, and Trump and his family are rich, but if they end up successfully saving the country from the Satanists and help restore and protect Christianity in America, will they still not get into heaven? I don't see them giving up their money anytime soon, and they kind of DO need that money in order to run for POTUS and do a lot of the things they need to get done, not to mention protect themselves, so it does beg the question.
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IIRC there was a scholar that taught me that one of the gates into Jerusalem was called the needle (or the specific Hebrew phrase used in that passage) that was incredibly hard to get camels through that were loaded up. Often needing to remove lots of items off the packs to be able to get through.
So the message was supposed to be that holding onto things, instead of focusing on the goal of getting where you needed to be, was the problem & that many wealthy would refuse to shed things/materialism to gain access through the gates of heaven.
Not impossible, but lots of proper balancing & careful maneuvering, even after unloading excess.
edit: u/StormSailor I hope this pings you. The context of this discussion may help you understand. I really wish I could recall more of the details of that lesson.
Nice work, I believe you are correct on this.
Like most things, the original intent has been skewed by time and ne'er-do-wells.