"he demanded of them where Christ should be born" - Soul, Take Ease, Eat and Drink, but the God should Say: "You Fool!"

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Soul, Take Ease, Eat and Drink, but the God should Say: "You Fool!"

It is well known that Elizabeth Kubler-Ross and Raymond Moody studied human death to come to believe the existence of the afterlife through their own spiritual experiences.  And, Mauris Rawlings further studied reports of near-death experiences to confirm that there are hells in the afterlife. 

From the beginning, Christ Jesus assured that the poor and faithful would be welcomed in Heaven but the rich and wicked should go to the hells. 

Luke 12
16 And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
17 And he thought within himself, saying, What shall I do, because I have no room where to bestow my fruits?
18 And he said, This will I do: I will pull down my barns, and build greater; and there will I bestow all my fruits and my goods.
19 And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much goods laid up for many years; take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.
20 But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
21 So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.
22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Although the Gospels were written about 2,000 years ago, their teachings never lose meaning and significance even today.  There are many rich men who say to themselves, "I have accumulated much wealth for many years; I have to take my ease, eating, drinking, and being merry." So, the God should say to them, "You fool, tonight your soul shall be required of you: then whose shall your wealth be, which you have provided?" 

All through the Gospels, Christ Jesus emphasized that the God hated the rich.  And the rich hate Heaven, goodness, and love, so that they voluntarily avoid light in Heaven to hide in the hells where they can freely exercise their evil passions and perform any evil acts, although, under the rule of Satan.   

Among human beings, there are more bad men than good men.  Therefore, even among those who had near-death experiences, those saw the hells must be more than those who only saw Heaven or Heavenly light in the spirit world.  But, most of those who saw the hells should be silent on their experiences of seeing a hell, since they tried to forget about it due to fear of a hell or they were afraid of being identified as evil men.  So, only pleasant and happy feeling in near-death experiences has been reported when interviewed on their near-death experiences after enough time has passed to think carefully of their status in this world.  

But, if a rich man had a near-death experience, he should surely see a hell.

Christ Jesus came to this world to teach people that wealth in this world has no value compared with love of the God.  We should not try to get, accumulate, and store wealth in this world so as to avoid going into the hells after death in this world.   

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Matthew 2, King James Version

3 When Herod the king had heard these things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him.
4 And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judaea: for thus it is written by the prophet,
6 And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not the least among the princes of Juda: for out of thee shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Israel.
7 Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, enquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.
8 And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and search diligently for the young child; and when ye have found him, bring me word again, that I may come and worship him also.
9 When they had heard the king, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh.
12 And being warned of God in a dream that they should not return to Herod, they departed into their own country another way.

"Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod" - Fight Satan even when Touching Money

 

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Fight Satan even when Touching Money

Christ Jesus did not work to earn money, neither asking any wages nor requesting any considerations for his spiritual work to heal the sick or the maimed, help the poor, and teaching of truth.  However, for his Disciples to buy foods, clothes, etc., He received money offered by people as gratuities or fees with a sense of gratitude for his healing, helping, or teaching.  And, Satan did not miss the chance to harm and destroy Christ Jesus in these humble monetary transactions between the band led by Christ Jesus and people.  Indeed, some Disciples, including Judas the Iscariot, betrayed the teachings of the God and Christ Jesus for getting money in no mater what circumstances they were put. 

However, Christ Jesus told to follow 100% the teaching of the God. 

Matthew 5
46 For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same?
47 And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so?
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Money is a tool of Satan with which it brainwashes men and for which it makes people sell their souls to Satan, since in the society under Satan's influence none can earn any money to be happy unless selling any bit of his soul to Satan.  Therefore, where money is involved, Satan can act, having influence on parties concerned.  It must apply in a similar way to Christ Jesus and His Disciples.  To get rid of Satan's influence 100%, Christ Jesus and His Disciples should have not touched any money, but they used money, too.

John 6
5 When Jesus then lifted up his eyes, and saw a great company come unto him, he saith unto Philip, Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat?

Although, finally Christ Jesus performed a miracle to feed people in a mountain without using money, Judas the Iscariot and other Disciples must have used money in other various occasions like ordinary people even today.  

However, without Judas the Iscariot and other Disciples, Christ Jesus must have been able to live without any money like Moses and his band in the deserts and wilderness for 40 years and Christ Jesus Himself in the wilderness for 40 days. Due to imperfect faith of His Disciples, Christ Jesus must have allowed use of money.  But, Christ Jesus was not a naive man; He understood a hell on earth.

Luke 16
9 And I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
10 He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
11 If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

 Nonetheless, Christ Jesus turned the rule by Satan to promote faith in the God.

Luke 16
13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

The Mammon is another form of Satan using money as a tool to rot and degrade people.  If you try to 100% faithfully follow the teachings of the God and Christ Jesus, you should live in wilderness without money and any materials, products, and produce that can be bought with money. However, as it is impossible, people accept any minor evil so as to earn money, following the rule of Satan.  But, Christ Jesus would not blame such poor people unless they forget the teachings of the God and Christ Jesus.

Finally all we have to do when earning necessary money for life is to assert to ourselves that we are not serving the God and the Mammon in parallel but pursing true riches by using unrighteous riches. Or otherwise, we have to fight Satan even when we are touching money.   

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John 1, King James Version
31 And I knew him not: but that he should be made manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with water.
32 And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit descending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon him.
33 And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost.
34 And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.