Arch-heretic Jesse Duplantis is known for his love of filthy lucre and declaring that the Lord’ flexes on him by ‘giving’ him a private jet. We wrote about him recently after he argued that if you don’t believe in the prosperity gospel as he does, one that has made him a multi-millionaire by savagely beating and twisting the scriptures for his gain for decades, then Jesus will tell you to “go to hell,” as you seemingly can’t handle all the riches that will be inlaid in heaven.
He’s claimed to be the fulfillment of messianic prophesies eternally associated with Christ, engaged in gross manipulation when he told folks to give me money so Jesus doesn’t have to cry anymore, and said: “When you see me, you see the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. You see God Incarnate.”
In his recent message at the 2023 Southwest Believer’s Convention, Duplantis explains that he spent half a billion dollars in a few short years ‘touching’ people for God, resulting from a casual conversation with the Trinity.
I thought I could save the world with $100 million dollars. So I went to the throne of God. He said, ‘what do you want Jesse?’ He didn’t ask me what I need. He’s never asked me what I need. He’s never said ‘what you need?’ Never. In my whole Christian life. He says ‘what do you want?’ I said, ‘Lord, I need $100 million dollars.’ I said ‘I can touch the world for $100 million dollars’ Whoo. He said, ‘done’. Gave me $100 million dollars.
Now, if you want to get Wall Street’s attention, you got to get to the $100 million. They ain’t thinking about anything else. You hit that $100 million mark, now you’re getting people’s attention. Well, I ran out of money. So I went back to the throne. I said, ‘Jesus?’ He said ‘you need another $100 million?’ I said, ‘yeah’. He gave me another $100 million. I thought, I’m ready, Jesus! Whoo!Got back a year and a half later, I said (insert weird snorting sound). He said, ‘you need another $100 million?’ I said, ‘ yes sir.’ Gave it to me. He gave it. That’s $300 million. I was out of money in nine months on that one. I’m standing there. He just leaned over and said, ‘give him another $100 million.’
I went five times. That’s a half a billion dollars. Gave it to me.
By ‘gave him the money,’ he means that he manipulated and twisted scripture so naive (and not so naive) folks would give him their life savings and last mite, hoping to receive miracles, supernatural healing, and financial blessings in return. He continues:
Then I realized that ain’t enough money to touch the world. Apple has just been diagnosed as a $3 trillion company. $3 trillion, and they can’t touch the world, they can’t change the world. They just make phones. Now, for us to get America, if we want to get America’s attention, we got to knock out a $32 trillion debt.
…See, that’s what we need to do, because the whole world runs and spins on money. It’s an economic tool. So when you find vision, you find duties and opportunity.
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