Change the Concept of Values
Everybody knows the power of Satan, namely money and wealth. It has not been changed even in these 2,000 years. So, when Christ Jesus taught that money and wealth are tools of Satan, everybody was astonished, since they revered money and wealth, namely tools of Satan, as if they had been gods.So, when a rich young man who was almost perfect in terms of wealth wanted to be perfectly perfect, he came to Christ Jesus, a wise rabbi according to rumors. The young man asked Christ Jesus what to do so as to be perfect. Christ Jesus said to him to be poor, which could not be accepted by the young rich man, as the Gospel by Matthew described:
Matthew 19, King James Version21 Jesus said unto him, If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come and follow me.22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful: for he had great possessions.23 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven.24 And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.25 When his disciples heard it, they were exceedingly amazed, saying, Who then can be saved?26 But Jesus beheld them, and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.27 Then answered Peter and said unto him, Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefore?28 And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.29 And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.
This saying of Christ Jesus requests people to choose money, wealth and material happiness in this world or glory in Heaven after death. But, regrettably most of men have chosen money, wealth and material happiness in this world without believing glory in Heaven to be given to them if only they believe in Christ Jesus. As a result, the human world is still full of troubles such as the war in Ukraine, the corona pandemic, murders in the U.S., etc.
The current human civilization is built based on the concept of values where money, wealth, and material happiness in this world are given the highest priority. It actually means that love to Satan is given the highest priority. Therefore, people would accept any small evil, the middle size of evil, and finally any big evil as Satan wishes in order to obtain and keep money, wealth, and material happiness in this world. But, there is Satan in the society belonging to this civilization. And, Satan wants to bring as many people as possible to the hells after their death.
Put simply, indeed, entering Heaven after death is not easy. It is not because you have to be rich as much as possible in this world, but because you have to be poor as much as possible while living in this world.
According the teaching of Christ Jesus, the hells in the afterlife or the spirit world should be full of rich, happy, and successful men who were rich, happy, and successful while they were living in the human world. They should be all ruled and dominated by Satan in the hells. They all hated light and love of the God in Heaven more than their fear of Satan, so that they voluntarily fell into the hells.
Those who were accepted in Heaven must not want to see the rotten human world, so that they would not come back to the human world. On the other hand, those who fell in the hells must want to take other souls to the hells so that they can gnaw the new comers. Therefore, spirits we, living people in this world, encounter should be mostly evil spirits from the hells.
Nonetheless, the God must be so merciful that He sent His Son, Christ Jesus, and Virgin Mary to the human world with some angels so as to save as many people as possible and prevent them from falling into the hells.
In Heaven, those who were poor, unlucky, unsuccessful, and unhappy while having lived in the human world must look so happy and glorious in Heaven after death in this human world. This is the image we should have for Heaven. Poverty is the sure ticket to Heaven. Accordingly, we have to change the concept of values.
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Matthew 6, King James Version
3 But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:
4 That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.
5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.
6 But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.
7 But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
8 Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.