The meek will inherit what, exactly?

Ken Brown k.brown at ccs.bbk.ac.uk
Tue Feb 13 09:06:06 PST 2001


Use the third Gospel, Luke.

Chapter 6 is relevant :-)

Ken

"Trei, Peter" wrote:
> 
> > ----------
> > From:         Ray Dillinger[SMTP:bear at sonic.net]
> >
> > >But let's not worry so much of differences in power, for the poor and
> > peace
> > >makers will inherit the world. -somewhere in the Bible-
> >
> > "Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth."
> >               -Matthew 5, verse 5.
>         [...]
> > I don't think prime real estate, exactly,  Perhaps a near-barren
> > rock with a poisonous radioactive atmosphere and a few surviving
> > species of insects and fungus. Perhaps less than that.
>         [...]
> >                               Bear
> >
> Y'know, it's dissapointing that Luis doesn't make use of the
> Internet, all of which is presumably sitting in front of him as
> he types, to get his citations right.
> 
> >From Matthew, KJV
> [3] Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
> heaven.
> [4] Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
> [5] Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
> [6] Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after
> righteousness: for they shall be filled.
> [7] Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
> [8] Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
> [9] Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called
> the children of God.
> [10] Blessed are they which are persecuted for
> righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
> 
> (BTW: These are generally known as the Beatitudes)
> 
> Nothing about the just plain not-having-money poor getting
> anything special (at least here - there's plenty about the
> spiritual problems of the rich elsewhere in the New
> Testament).
> 
> I've got a button somewhere I picked up at an SF convention:
> 
> "The Meek shall inherit the Earth.
>  The rest of us will go to the stars!"
> 
> Peter Trei
> 
> >
> >





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