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In this lecture, a revolutionary promise of no debt, land for subsistence, and no slavery.
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kingdom of heaven
A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...It's only for the elite or the rich. Then the kingdom of heaven is not for the poor, like Jesus said in the Sermon..."
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Jiang defines the kingdom of heaven in this revolutionary frame as a society with no debt, land for subsistence, and no slavery.
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Jiang says Muhammad was a revolutionary who wanted to overthrow the social order and establish the kingdom of heaven on earth.
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He presents the sending of dissenters to America as a way for England to manage religious conflict by letting them build their own kingdom of heaven.
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"...And Muhammad said to everyone, we're going to create a kingdom of heaven."
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"What's a kingdom of heaven? A kingdom of heaven is where people don't have debt, where people have land to feed themselves, and where..."
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"...back, when we take it back, we will establish a kingdom of heaven on earth. We will follow God's law. God's law demands equality...."
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"So this started a major conflict. A major conflict between these groups and the king. And these people are called dissenters. And eventually, this..."
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"...there's nobody in America. So you can build your own kingdom of heaven. Do you understand? Okay? So this is the origin of the..."
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"...It's only for the elite or the rich. Then the kingdom of heaven is not for the poor, like Jesus said in the Sermon..."
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"...blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted blessed..."
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"for theirs is the kingdom of heaven okay all right stop okay so um you can hear the poetry you can hear the beauty..."
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"...it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. And again I say to you, It is easier for a..."
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"...this is really important, Jesus teaches us the rich cannot enter heaven. Why? Because to enter heaven, you must focus on your own spiritual..."
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"...lots of different Christianities because Jesus taught us that the kingdom of heaven is within you, right? So it's all very diverse. It's all..."
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"are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven blessed are those who mourn for they will be comforted blessed are..."
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