What the Bible says about Elimination of Middle Class
(From Forerunner Commentary)

Amos 2:6-8 The conduct of the average Israelite becomes glaringly apparent. In ancient Israel the social conditions during the reign of Jeroboam II had reached the proportions of what is extant in the United States today. A tremendous disparity between the rich and the poor existed just as in modern America, where most of the wealth is concentrated in only about two percent of the population. Soon, if the elimination of the middle class continues on course, only two classes of people will live in the U.S., the rich and the poor. A similar situation was developing in Israel during Amos' day. Amos shows that those who had the money and power treated the weak, called "the poor," very harshly. Though they were not destitute, the poor had no strength in society. They had no power to change their situation for the better, while the rich and powerful manipulated the government and the courts to their advantage. The rich squeezed every penny out of the poor, even requiring them to relinquish overnight their outer garments, often used as a cover when sleeping. To top off the list, they were also guilty of sexual perversions and idolatry. John W. Ritenbaugh The World, the Church, and Laodiceanism Related Topics: Disparity between Rich and Poor | Elimination of Middle Class | Exploitation of Weak | Idolatry | Israel | Israel's Immorality | Jeroboam II | Laodicean | Laodicean Attitude | Laodiceanism | Middle Class, Elimination of | Oppression of Courts | Oppression of Poor | Poor, Indifference to | Poor, Oppression of | Poor, Pitying the | Rich and Poor, Disparity between | Sexual Perversion | Wealth

Amos 2:6-7 Taking advantage of the poor and powerless appears in many forms in modern America. Powerful and wealthy families, corporations, lobbying groups, and governments hold tremendous sway over—and often outrightly control—the government of the United States. The members of the government, to please their various monied constituents, draft and enact legislation and directives that have funneled the wealth, opportunities, and resources into fewer and fewer hands. John W. Ritenbaugh Panting After the Dust Related Topics: Disparity between Rich and Poor | Elimination of Middle Class | Exploitation of Weak | Greed | Israel's Immorality | Laodicean | Laodicean Attitude | Laodiceanism | Middle Class, Elimination of | Oppression of Courts | Oppression of Poor | Poor, Indifference to | Poor, Oppression of | Rich and Poor, Disparity between

 

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