Why do so Many People Want to be Rich?
The teaching of Christ Jesus is based on the notion that a man can continue to live after physical death in the spirit word or the afterlife. Therefore, if you believe His words, you do not have to be afraid of your death, although you might dislike to leave this world. Even if you do not believe His words, other non-nonsense religions such as Buddhism also tell that there is the afterlife. And, many reports by those who have experienced the near-death experiences support the notion that their souls and minds have not died in those experiences.
So, you do not have to worry about physical death. But, it does not mean that everybody can live happy afterlife. Christ Jesus declared that rich men could not be accepted in Heaven but should go the hells. However, as poor people were a majority in the human society in these 2,000 years, His teaching was accepted by many. And, rich men tried to neglect all or at least part of His teaching. And religious people who were associated with rich people tried not to emphasize this part of the teaching of Christ Jesus: rich men could not be accepted in Heaven but should go the hells.
Therefore, rich men do not fully believe in Christ Jesus. They think that nothing is left after their death. Otherwise, they neglect the part of His teaching concerned with the condition to be accepted in Heaven, although they do not openly deny social authority and power of Christianity. And, religious people accepted them as Christians only if rich men admit authority of the church and especially they donate enough money to the church. And, most of those with near-death experiences have reported that the spirit world is wonderful and they have not seen the hells. And, scholars and experts in Christianity tell that it is not materially poor men that are accepted in Heaven but it is those with poor minds that can be accepted in Heaven; put simply, no matter how much rich you materially are, you can be accepted in Heaven. Rich men are relieved, and some of them continue to serve both the God and mammon or only mammon without the fear of falling into the hells after death.
This is simple reality of the sate in the human world. Some do not believe existence of the spirit world or the afterlife and most of others believe that thy can be accepted in Heaven, being exempted from pains in the hells, even if they are materially rich or super rich, believing that they have poor minds of whatever kinds. They seem to believe that they can enjoy rich life after death in the spirit world like they have enjoyed rich and happy life in this material life achieved with their wealth obtained through their way of living, neglecting the poor and selling their souls to Satan and the devils. They look brainwashed by Satan and the devils.
But why do so many people want to be rich, pursuing money and wealth? Partly they doubt that there are Heaven and the hells in the spirit world or the afterlife. In this context, they do not fully accept the teaching of Christ Jesus. And, partly they are following Satan so that they can earn more money and accumulate wealth.
However, according to the words of Christ Jesus, the God has the power to exterminate those who have fallen to the hells. The God can easily and simply kill Satan, the devils, and those who are in the hells. Therefore, we should be afraid of the God more than poverty and pains given by Satan. Truly we do not know when the God execute this power. Maybe, He might delete the hells when 100 trillion souls have fallen into the hells or quickly in the 21st century.
It is the true end of the world, covering this material world and the spirit world. No matter where your sols are in the material world or the spirit world, you have to face the real end of the world except your are in Heaven where you are given eternal life and happiness. I am very sorry if you will not be in Heaven at that time, but I should be very glad to see Satan, the devils, evil spirits, etc. vanish with the hells.
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John 6, King James Version
6 After these things Jesus went over the sea of Galilee, which is the sea of Tiberias.
2 And a great multitude followed him, because they saw his miracles which he did on them that were diseased.
3 And Jesus went up into a mountain, and there he sat with his disciples.
4 And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was nigh.