Louisiana’s religious answer to God is Jesse Duplantis. The 68 year old posted a video asking his followers to help raise $50 million for a private jet. As Pastor Duplantis explains in the video, he’s owned three of them in his life and believes he needs it. Duplantis explains that while he already has a nice private jet, the one he’s got his eye on would allow him to fly all over the world without having to stop and that would save him a lot of money on global jet fuel prices. That’s what he’s saying. Duplantis wants a Falcon 7X private jet. It looks very religious. And Duplantis has wanted it so badly, making him hot and sweaty at night, keeping him awake, forcing cold showers and prayers, that finally God HIMSELF is talking to Jesse.
Jesse Duplantis: In fact he told me, Jesse. It was one of the greatest statements the Lord ever told me, he said “Jesse, you want to come up where I’m at?” And I said “What do you mean?” And he said “Before you ask I’ll answer,” and I said “65:24,*” I said “Yes, Lord.” He said “I want you to believe me for a Falcon 7X.” So I said “OK,” but the first thing I thought of, was how I’m gonna pay for it?...”Jesse, I didn’t ask you to pay for it, I asked you to believe for it.”
Sorry, I rolled my eyes so hard I fell off my chair. Anythewhos, Pastor Duplantis also asks what would Jesus do?
I really believe that if Jesus was walking the earth right now he wouldn’t be riding a donkey. Think about that.
Okay, I shall. There isn’t a single fucking person that has read the Bible that thinks that Jesus used a donkey for transportation as part of his ministry. In fact, when Jesus actually rides a donkey it is very clearly a political statement that Jesus is fulfilling the Hebrew bible’s prophesy in Zechariah 9:9.
Rejoice greatly, Daughter Zion! Shout, Daughter Jerusalem! See, your king comes to you, righteous and victorious, lowly and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
If Jesus were “walking the earth today,” he would be flipping the tables of people like Jesse Duplantis and Creflo Dollar as they practice the most naked forms of spiritual corruption.
* “65:24” is Isaiah.