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Warning to the Rich
Bible Gateway ^ | AD 44-49 | James

Posted on 11/09/2026 4:54:58 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege

1 And now, you rich people, listen to me! Weep and wail over the miseries that are coming upon you!

2 Your riches have rotted away, and your clothes have been eaten by moths.

3 Your gold and silver are covered with rust, and this rust will be a witness against you and will eat up your flesh like fire. You have piled up riches in these last days.

4 You have not paid any wages to those who work in your fields. Listen to their complaints! The cries of those who gather in your crops have reached the ears of God, the Lord Almighty.

5 Your life here on earth has been full of luxury and pleasure. You have made yourselves fat for the day of slaughter.

6 You have condemned and murdered innocent people, and they do not resist you.

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TOPICS: Moral Issues
KEYWORDS: bible; bibleverse; bookofjames; epistle; james; rich; stjames; warning

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1 posted on 11/09/2026 4:54:58 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

I will defend any Americans private property rights no matter how much more they have than I have.


2 posted on 11/09/2026 5:22:30 AM PST by reaganator
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To: reaganator
Cyprian, the early church father, warned against teaching your children to love property more than Christ:

You who are careful rather for their earthly than for their heavenly estate, rather to commend your children to the devil than to Christ, are sinning twice...both in not providing for your children the aid of God their Father, and in teaching your children to love their property more than Christ. "

- Saint Cyprian "On Works and Alms" Ch. 19

3 posted on 11/09/2026 5:35:26 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🎬🗺️)
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To: reaganator

Will you defend the central bankers as they steal the fruits of our labors?

These are the rich men we’re talking about here.


4 posted on 11/09/2026 5:35:49 AM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: reasonisfaith

“the central bankers”

Try “the central government”


5 posted on 11/09/2026 5:40:22 AM PST by AppyPappy (They don't call you a Nazi because they think you are one. They do it to justify violence. )
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To: reasonisfaith

“central bankers”. If they have committed crimes, they should be prosecuted. Name them and name their crimes.


6 posted on 11/09/2026 5:43:31 AM PST by reaganator
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To: AppyPappy

When you learn about the central bankers and what they’ve done, you will be more angry than you’ve ever been in your life.

And you will be humbled by the fact that you never knew.


7 posted on 11/09/2026 5:45:57 AM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: AppyPappy
Try “the central government”

To which Origen of Alexandria said:

"If you would not be indebted to Caesar, do not possess what belongs to the world. You have wealth; therefore you are indebted to Caesar."

8 posted on 11/09/2026 5:46:45 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🎬🗺️)
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To: reaganator

The central bankers run a shell game.

This is how they keep it hidden. Many moving parts, and each part is not what it appears to be.

Why is the Federal Reserve not federal?

Why is it not a reserve?

Why does the Federal Reserve have authority over our Congress, our Judiciary and our President?


9 posted on 11/09/2026 5:51:57 AM PST by reasonisfaith (What are the personal implications if the Resurrection of Christ is a true event in history?)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

St. Paul says Jesus was rich. The Greek word means materially rich. Jesus wore an expensive seamless garment. The 3 kings gave Jesus a chest full of gold worth 3million $ at that Time carried by a camel. A chest full of gold weighs 300 pounds. A camel can carry 300 pounds. Herod wanted that gold. The Holy Family bought a house in Egypt and lived there 3 years . Jesus traveled everywhere in Judea etc for 3 years with no visible financial support. Judas kept the purse.Jesus dined with rich people.


10 posted on 11/09/2026 5:59:35 AM PST by bunkerhill7 (Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

St. Paul says Jesus was rich. The Greek word means materially rich. Jesus wore an expensive seamless garment. The 3 kings gave Jesus a chest full of gold worth 3million $ at that Time carried by a camel. A chest full of gold weighs 300 pounds. A camel can carry 300 pounds. Herod wanted that gold. The Holy Family bought a house in Egypt and lived there 3 years . Jesus traveled everywhere in Judea etc for 3 years with no visible financial support. Judas kept the purse.Jesus dined with rich people.


11 posted on 11/09/2026 5:59:41 AM PST by bunkerhill7 (Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Awww... what a nice, commie article. If the “rich” have earned what they have, share their knowledge for good. and give people employment,they more than deserve to keep what they have. No one else has a right to the wealth

Why should I begrudge them? Lazy people should not get to determine whose money gets stolen. That is why the Foundingb Fathers set up voters to be property owners.


12 posted on 11/09/2026 6:05:45 AM PST by madison10 (...libertas sacra)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Awww... what a nice, commie article. If the “rich” have earned what they have, share their knowledge for good. and give people employment,they more than deserve to keep what they have. No one else has a right to the wealth

Why should I begrudge them? Lazy people should not get to determine whose money gets stolen. That is why the Foundingb Fathers set up voters to be property owners.


13 posted on 11/09/2026 6:05:47 AM PST by madison10 (...libertas sacra)
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To: bunkerhill7

“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor...”

Saint Paul
2 Corinthians 8:9


14 posted on 11/09/2026 6:06:03 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🎬🗺️)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Vatican Bank has $3billiom in cash and $5 billion in assets.


15 posted on 11/09/2026 6:06:12 AM PST by bunkerhill7 (Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Vatican Bank has $3billiom in cash and $5 billion in assets.


16 posted on 11/09/2026 6:06:14 AM PST by bunkerhill7 (Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
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To: CondoleezzaProtege

Vatican Bank has $3billiom in cash and $5 billion in assets.


17 posted on 11/09/2026 6:06:30 AM PST by bunkerhill7 (Don't shoot until you see the whites of their lies)
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To: madison10

The “article” is verbatim from The New Testament. Book of James, Chapter 5.

It’s your choice to reject the Word of God.


18 posted on 11/09/2026 6:07:33 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🎬🗺️)
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To: madison10

The “article” is verbatim from The New Testament. Book of James, Chapter 5.

It’s your choice to reject the Word of God.


19 posted on 11/09/2026 6:07:40 AM PST by CondoleezzaProtege (🩰🎬🗺️)
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To: madison10

The uniqueness of the American Experiment is the ability to go up and down the social/economic ladder.

I actually learned that on a NPTV program a long time ago.


20 posted on 11/09/2026 6:08:07 AM PST by PeterPrinciple ((Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere))
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