The meek will inherit what, exactly?
Trei, Peter
ptrei at rsasecurity.com
Tue Feb 13 07:15:22 PST 2001
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> From: Ray Dillinger[SMTP:bear at sonic.net]
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> >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-
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> "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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