There once was a rich man who was near death. He was very grieved because he had worked so hard for his money and he wanted to take it with him to heaven. So he began to pray that he might be able to take some of his wealth with him. An angel hears his plea and appears to him. The man continues to pray that his wealth could follow him. The angel reappears and informs the man that God has decided to allow him to take one suitcase with him. Overjoyed, the man gathers his largest suitcase and fills it with pure gold bars and places it beside his bed. Soon afterward the man dies and shows up at the Gates of Heaven to greet St. Peter. Seeing the suitcase St. Peter says, But, the man explains to St. Peter that he has permission and asks him to verify his story with the Lord. Sure enough, St. Peter checks and comes back saying, St. Peter opens the suitcase to inspect the worldly items that the man found too precious to leave behind and exclaims,
"Sorry, but you can't take your wealth with you."
The man implores the angel to speak to God to see if He might bend the rules.
"Hold on, you can't bring that in here!"
"You're right. You are allowed one carry-on bag, but I'm supposed to check its contents before letting it through."
"You brought pavement?!!!"
Sunday, November 9, 2008
HEAVEN-a funny story about a rich man going to heaven.
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Hey man,this is so awesome story! thanks for sharing!
Funny story. I can't imagine how big those gold bars. Thanks.
Yeah, awesome.
I thought Jesus was against people hoarding wealth. So, it seems like implying the streets of heaven are made of gold kinda goes against the teachings of Christ.
Sounds a bit contradictory to me.
But then, what isn't when it comes to Christianity, look at Catholics and the Vatican, they sure seem to have a lot of money and wealth.
'some guy' - I'm no comedy expert, but I don't think jokes are meant to be analyzed like that. Otherwise, practically no jokes work.
'Why would a chicken cross a road anyway? They should be on a farm, in a coup, nowhere near a road...that doesn't really make sense taking into account where a chicken is usually kept...'
he wasn't analyzing the joke, he was analyzing the Christian beliefs therein.
I thought that was fairly obvious.
I see. In that case, I'm sure he'd be a real blast at parties.
Nick: The pavement's made of gold because it's trying to say that, even though on earth it's prescious, in heaven it's not.
Jeez, I'm not even religious and I got that >.>
If the streets were paved with gold it would no longer become valuable. Therefore it would not be hoarding wealth. It would be hoarding nothing worthwhile.
Please don't confuse the sin and hypocrisy of the human race with the character of God. No matter one's belief system, we are all full of pride, judgment, and contradiction. God is not. He is holy in every way, yet still sees fit to love us and give us His Word. I challenge you to seriously study the Bible. I know the more you look the less contradiction you will find, and the Truth might even set you free from that nagging emptiness that creeps in when no one is around.
Christians are told to lay up treasure (Luke 12:33). The point is that the possessions of this world are empty and fading at best, and anyone who is honest with themselves will admit that more getting never quite satisfies. Our Heavenly Father is preparing wealth and treasure that will never fade and will bring us joy that we can only glimpse here on earth. There is no comparison, and what we value here will pale like pavement when measured against what He has prepared for those of us who have surrendered our lives to His saving grace.
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