Do you know what a needles eye in Jerusalem may have looked like?
In The New Creation, pp. 574, 575, the following explanation is given: "The large cities of the East in olden times had great gates which were closed at sundown, and not permitted to be opened until morning, lest an enemy should take advantage and make an attack. But they had small gates which were guarded, and through which a man might enter and might even bring in his camel, by taking off the load and permitting the animal to crawl in on its knees. These small gates were called needles' eyes. Thus a rich man may gain access to the Kingdom, but not encumbered with earthly riches or treasures. These must be laid off."
not saying Jesus entirely meant this but it is a good possibility, PLUS look at the rest of the scripture. After Jesus said that:
When the disciples heard this, they were greatly astonished and asked, "Who then can be saved?" Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
Moral: DEPEND ON GOD...NOT MAN OR RICHES. |
