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Poor Men to Become Rich and Happy in Heaven
One of the most impressive teachings of Christ Jesus is as follows:
Matthew 5, King James Version5 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
However, this teachings is related to the state in Heaven of those blessed by the God.
But, what does the expression "Blessed are the poor in spirit" mean? It seems that regardless of whether a man is materially poor or rich, if he is poor in spirit, he is allowed to enter Heaven.
But, poor men whose spirits have been enriched by their faith and love to the God should be no more poor in spirit. And, rich men whose spirits have become poor due to their selfish love and negligence of poor people should be poor in spirit. But, the former cannot enter Heaven while the latter can, which is insane.
Therefore, the expression "Blessed are the poor in spirit" should be simply "Blessed are the poor."
From the beginning, Christ Jesus came to this world in order to save the poor but not the rich. He taught truth, especially spiritual truth, mainly to the poor who could not read and write or who were too poor to have any means and time to learn religious truth. So then, how would Christ Jesus use an expression that was so difficult that even today many scholars and religious experts are discussing and arguing about its true meaning? His teaching to poor and unlearnt people of 2,000 years ago should be more simple like "Blessed are the poor."
To show His love to the poor, Christ Jesus must have said, "Blessed are the poor." But, who changed this expression? Satan must have done it to confuse the followers of Christ Jesus. Satan could not abolish Christianity, its churches, and its teachings, but it must have sneaked into editing, compiling, translation, etc. of the teachings of Christ Jesus. And, this strange and difficult phrase must be an example of Satan's interference.
Yet, when a man becomes poor, his mind sometimes becomes poor for he cannot show respectable manners and polite behaviors. He cannot nurture a rich spirit due to poverty. In this sense, poor men are the poor in spirit. Nonetheless, a rich man who is selfish, lacks love to neighbors, becomes arrogant, and neglects the teachings of Christ Jesus and the God has a narrow and cruel mind that must look poor, but his mind is in fact rich with effects of enjoying many books of various fields such as religion and literatue, artifacts, entertainments, etc. Therefore, a materially rich man whose spirit is poor is rare, since their minds are in full of luxuries.
With this kind of interference by Satan, some people think that being materially poor is not a condition for entering Heaven. They try to believe that rich men can also enter Heaven.
But, to be rich and keep wealth, men have to neglect the poor around them and accept any necessary evil, so that gradually they will accept any evil and make the poor suffer more. Indeed, it cannot be possible that Christ Jesus accept rich men in Heaven even if he allows poor camels to enter Heaven.
The love to the poor is the essential part of the teachings of Christ Jesus. The most critical condition for following Christ Jesus is to have love to the poor. In this context, loving poverty is the key to understanding Christ Jesus.
Put simply, Heaven is full of poor men, and there must be no room for rich men. Therefore, we have to become poor as much as possible while living in this world. Christianity is a religion for poor men who are promised to become rich and happy in Heaven.
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Luke 6, King James Version
20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be ye poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.