Jesse Duplantis — Quotes Examined

"I've never had the Lord say, 'I want you to have this, but you can't have it till you get the money.' He always says, 'Go get it, I'll pay for it.'"

Jesse Duplantis claims God tells him to acquire things without having the money, promising to 'pay for it' afterward. This turns God into a credit card company and sanctifies impulsive spending and debt. Scripture explicitly warns against covetousness and commands believers to owe nothing. Duplantis's teaching encourages the exact financial irresponsibility and greed that Scripture condemns.

"I really believe that if Jesus was physically on the earth today, he wouldn't be riding a donkey. He'd be in an airplane flying all over the world."

Jesse Duplantis used this statement to justify requesting $54 million from followers for a Dassault Falcon 7X private jet. He reimagines Jesus as a wealthy executive who would embrace luxury travel. But Scripture shows a Messiah who 'had nowhere to lay His head,' rode into Jerusalem on a borrowed donkey as a sign of humility, and 'emptied Himself' of divine privilege. Duplantis creates a false Christ in his own image — a prosperity Jesus who validates his greed.

"I went to heaven and I saw Jesus. He showed me around. I met Abraham, I met Paul... I was there for five hours."

Jesse Duplantis claims to have visited heaven for five hours, met Jesus, Abraham, Paul, and other biblical figures. Unlike Paul who was 'caught up' and could not tell if it was in body or spirit, Duplantis gives elaborate, theatrical details. And conveniently, everything he 'learns' in heaven confirms his prosperity theology. Paul warned against those who 'delight in false humility and worship of angels' based on visions — 'vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind.' Duplantis has built an entire ministry on an unverifiable vision that contradicts Scripture.