Soft and Valuable Clothing in this World to Turn to Rags in the Afterlife
The poorer a man is, the more he is blessed in the spirit world after death in this world, according to the Gospels. Therefore, Christ Jesus never praises kings, etc. in this world:(Matthew 11, King James Version)
6 And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.
7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind?
8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses.
9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.
10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
Indeed, the value system in the afterlife is opposite to that in this world. The poorer a man is in this world, the higher he is appreciated in Heaven. And the best man in terms of poverty and faith in this world, namely the poorest man with the highest faith in this world, is still the least man in terms of love and faith in Heaven. You have to be poor as much as possible as a man in the wilderness in order to be accepted in Heaven after death in this world and be appraised as high as possible.
In other words, kings, etc. in this world or in any fields cannot be accepted in Heaven. But, the king of the poor in this world, if there is such a man, can be surely accepted in Heaven after his death; yet, he is the smallest among angels and other sacred spirits in Heaven.
Rich men and elites in this world cannot be accepted in Heaven, which is the core of Jesus' teachings. Truly, they acquire and keep their wealth and social positions even if they have to sell their souls to Satan and devils so as to secure their wealth and status. It is apparent that they do not love their poor neighbors and the God who loves the poor, while Christ Jesus told to love the God and poor neighbors with the utmost energy.
Indeed, poor men can know how evil it is to be rich and successful in this world. They can see that the rich and elites follow Satan and devils and revere Satan as a god, so that they attack those who do not respect and follow Satan as enemies of their god, namely Satan. Indeed, Satan (whose another form is money) is the god for the rich and elites; and thus their value system is opposite to that in Heaven. It is natural that they cannot be accepted in Heaven after death in this world.
So, according to reports of Swedenborg and others who have observed the afterlife or the spirit world, the rich and elites after their death in this world are in the hells, still fighting one anther to suppress and dominate others in very ugly ways and manner. Their clothes are all shattered all in rags and to tatters. And the most violent and wicked one dominates others, while he is ruled by Satan.
Soft and valuable clothing in this world will turn to rags in the afterlife.
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Acts 5, King James Version
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Acts 5, King James Version
3 But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thine heart to lie to the Holy Ghost, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
4 Whiles it remained, was it not thine own? and after it was sold, was it not in thine own power? why hast thou conceived this thing in thine heart? thou hast not lied unto men, but unto God.
5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
6 And the young men arose, wound him up, and carried him out, and buried him.
7 And it was about the space of three hours after, when his wife, not knowing what was done, came in.
8 And Peter answered unto her, Tell me whether ye sold the land for so much? And she said, Yea, for so much.
9 Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
10 Then fell she down straightway at his feet, and yielded up the ghost: and the young men came in, and found her dead, and, carrying her forth, buried her by her husband.
11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.