Merchandising The Anointing
According to the Bible ALL Christians have an anointing. Yet the Scripture also denotes the fact that not all Christians are rich. So, according to the rules of logic, being anointed does not equal wealth and riches.
Material poverty is the result of not being anointed according to Jesse. Mr. Duplantis believes that Jesus`s first mission was to get rid of poverty. If that is true, then Jesus was almost a total failure according to the Bible. Here's why:
Matthew 26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
Romans 15:26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
James 2:5-6 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Jesse goes on to reveal the following insights from Luke 4:18:
His first objective was to get rid of poverty.
Obviously, He considered poverty a worse problem than blind eyes.
When the Church gets out of bondage to the devil through poverty, there will be a lot more miracles. Why? Partly because the church will finally be lining up with God's ministerial priorities.
According to Jesse, the main purpose of the anointing upon Jesus was to get rid of material poverty. In fact, Jesse seems to believe that getting rid of poverty was more important to Jesus than opening the eyes of the blind. He comes to this astounding conclusion based on the order of statements made by the Lord Jesus:
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Preaching the good news to the poor does not mean making the poor wealthy. The good news to the poor was that they were as valuable to God as the rich. In the society of that day (much like ours) poverty and being sick were seen as signs of the disfavor of God and that wealth and health were signs of His blessing. Jesus came to the poor with good news, the news of God's favor and grace being extended to them.
If Jesus came to make the poor rich, then He did a miserable job. If you read through the gospel accounts you do not find Jesus telling the poor how to become wealthy. Nor do you see Jesus revealing "keys" to prosperity. Actually, many of sternest statements in the scriptures deal with those with wealth, not those without it.
Matthew 19:23-24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Luke 1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Luke 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
1 Tim. 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
James 5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
There is no inherent spirituality in being poor, nor is there any in being rich. Mr. Duplantis teaches otherwise. He sees the Church has being in bondage to Satan. Why? Because God's people are not all wealthy! In fact, most of God's people are rather poor (except in America when compared to the rest of the Church).
He predicts more miracles will be happening in the future because the Church will be lining up with God's ministerial "priorities," i.e. getting financially wealthy.
So for Mr. Duplantis the purpose of the anointing is to make one prosper materially. Once one has gotten wealthy , THEN the person can be concerned with the other aspects of Luke 4:18. . .but first things first. . .show me the money!
Material poverty is the result of not being anointed according to Jesse. Mr. Duplantis believes that Jesus`s first mission was to get rid of poverty. If that is true, then Jesus was almost a total failure according to the Bible. Here's why:
Matthew 26:11 For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.
Romans 15:26 For it hath pleased them of Macedonia and Achaia to make a certain contribution for the poor saints which are at Jerusalem.
James 2:5-6 Hearken, my beloved brethren, Hath not God chosen the poor of this world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom which he hath promised to them that love him? But ye have despised the poor. Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the judgment seats?
Jesse goes on to reveal the following insights from Luke 4:18:
His first objective was to get rid of poverty.
Obviously, He considered poverty a worse problem than blind eyes.
When the Church gets out of bondage to the devil through poverty, there will be a lot more miracles. Why? Partly because the church will finally be lining up with God's ministerial priorities.
According to Jesse, the main purpose of the anointing upon Jesus was to get rid of material poverty. In fact, Jesse seems to believe that getting rid of poverty was more important to Jesus than opening the eyes of the blind. He comes to this astounding conclusion based on the order of statements made by the Lord Jesus:
Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Preaching the good news to the poor does not mean making the poor wealthy. The good news to the poor was that they were as valuable to God as the rich. In the society of that day (much like ours) poverty and being sick were seen as signs of the disfavor of God and that wealth and health were signs of His blessing. Jesus came to the poor with good news, the news of God's favor and grace being extended to them.
If Jesus came to make the poor rich, then He did a miserable job. If you read through the gospel accounts you do not find Jesus telling the poor how to become wealthy. Nor do you see Jesus revealing "keys" to prosperity. Actually, many of sternest statements in the scriptures deal with those with wealth, not those without it.
Matthew 19:23-24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, Verily I say unto you, That a rich man shall hardly enter into the kingdom of heaven. And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
Luke 1:53 He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.
Luke 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
1 Tim. 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
James 5:1 Go to now, ye rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come upon you.
There is no inherent spirituality in being poor, nor is there any in being rich. Mr. Duplantis teaches otherwise. He sees the Church has being in bondage to Satan. Why? Because God's people are not all wealthy! In fact, most of God's people are rather poor (except in America when compared to the rest of the Church).
He predicts more miracles will be happening in the future because the Church will be lining up with God's ministerial "priorities," i.e. getting financially wealthy.
So for Mr. Duplantis the purpose of the anointing is to make one prosper materially. Once one has gotten wealthy , THEN the person can be concerned with the other aspects of Luke 4:18. . .but first things first. . .show me the money!
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