Eye Of A Needle

Question: What did Jesus mean when He said, “It Is Easier For A Camel To Go Through The Eye Of A Needle Than A Rich Man To Enter The Kingdom Of God.” (MARK 10:25 )

Answer: This verse has been misunderstood by many people throughout history. Many even falsely believe that Money Is The Root Of All Evil, but, 1 Timothy 6:10 clearly tells us that “the Love Of Money Is A Root Of All Kinds Of Evil, ……….”. Also Apostle John has written, “Beloved, I Pray That You May Prosper In All Things (All things -certainly includes financial prosperity) And Be In Good Health, Just As Your Soul Prospers. ( 3 JOHN 2 )

So we can safely conclude that Jesus was referring to a person who loved their money more than they loved their Heavenly Father.

The other thing people often do not understand is the "Eye of the Needle." In Jesus' time villages were surrounded by a wall for protection from their enemies. So each village had a main gate that was open only in the daytime, and a small side gate for night entry. This small gate was called the "needle," and when open it was not very high.

Now those with stolen goods would try to sneak them into town at night through this small side gate. One problem they had was a camel could not walk through this smallgate with a full load on its back, so the load often had to be removed. Then the poor camel would still have to walk on its knees to enter through the gate. Not an easy task to say the least, especially for the poor camel!