Like he says he cannot talk to God on a commercial airliner.

Jesse Duplantis Ministries has three private jets, but Duplantis needs one more.

After all, as the televangelist who preaches the controversial "prosperity gospel" explained to his followers in a video last week, if Jesus Christ walked the earth today, "he wouldn't be riding a donkey."

There's just one thing: To buy that $54 million private jet (Duplantis has his eye on a Dassault Falcon 7x), the Louisiana preacher needs his followers to donate money to the cause. As for those aforementioned three jets, the most recent of which was purchased in 2006, the ministry has been "just burning them up for the Lord Jesus Christ," Duplantis said in the video, per NOLA.com.

The Falcon 7x, with a range of 5,950 nautical miles, is needed "so we can go anywhere in the world in one stop," he explained. None of his other jets can do that.

Duplantis told his followers that God told him, "I want you to believe in me for a Falcon 7X." He said viewers should "pray about becoming a partner to it."

He addressed the possible controversial nature of his request, per WGNO: "Now some people believe that preachers shouldn’t have jets. I really believe that preachers ought to go on every available voice, every available outlet, to get this gospel preached to the world."

He has defended his use of private planes in the past in what the Washington Post calls a "widely mocked" video in which he and another preacher said, among other things, that you can't speak openly to God on a commercial airliner.


Photo of Jesse Duplantis' home (Google Street View)

Duplantis, who has a church just outside New Orleans, also owns one of the largest homes in St. Charles Parish; it has 22,039 square feet of living space and 12,947 square feet of outdoor patios, garages, and other amenities.


LINK: http://wgntv.com/2018/05/30/je...ds-54m-private-plane

In the 1990s, I had a close friend who was devout Christian and watched Duplantis' telecasts, well, religiously. Consequently, I had a chance to hear Duplantis. He certainly seemed like the real deal back then. I should have known better.

It is true he would not be riding a donkey. He'd be riding a T-Rex.

Duplantis is just a copy cat....

Pastor Creflo Dollar might get his $65 million private jet after all

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... if Jesus Christ walked the earth today, "he wouldn't be riding a donkey."

Probably not, but I think He might find something in between a donkey and a multi-million-dollar private jet paid for by others.

John 2:14-16
14 In the temple courts he found people selling cattle, sheep and doves, and others sitting at tables exchanging money. 15 So he made a whip out of cords, and drove all from the temple courts, both sheep and cattle; he scattered the coins of the money changers and overturned their tables. 16 To those who sold doves he said, “Get these out of here! Stop turning my Father’s house into a market!”

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If Jesus Christ walked the earth today, "he wouldn't be riding a donkey."

That's correct. He'd Uber.

This is the kind of person Jesus spoke about in Matthew 7:21-23

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

And then Jesus pulls a lever to a trapdoor...

Back in the day, when my family church was in the location where it was built back in the late 1800's (Livernois & Morse in Detroit), the parsonage was built next to and connected to the church. The Pastor always lived there,and drove the church vehicle (typically a donated car or can). I never remember any of them having any money to speak of. They served the congregation,and donations kept the building in repair, food on his plate, and cloths on his back. That was it. It's how I thought it was and was supposed to be.

Eventually membership dwindled and the Church was sold. The area was really bad then anyway so not a bad thing really.

I think it's time the tax breaks be abolished so profiteers like these guys can pay their fair share. Trust me, they are in it to get rich and religion is a tax free gateway to get people to part with hard earned cash. Nothing more

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Originally posted by PASig:
This is the kind of person Jesus spoke about in Matthew 7:21-23

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

And then Jesus pulls a lever to a trapdoor...

Beat me to it. These guys will stand in rags at the Judgement Seat and pay most dearly for their wickedness.

His house is just a couple of miles from us in Ormond Estates. His ministry also owns a city block right in the middle of Ormond estates. That's where his headquarters are located.

Property in Ormond isn't cheap.

He seems to be real good at taking money in and spending it.


I guess God wanted to him to have the biggest house in the parish. I haven't seen a bigger one. Might as well get the jet.

He’s heard The Word, from Rev. Ike.

“The best thing you can do for the poor is not be one of them.”

Something tells me this "preacher" forgot what Jesus told the rich young man who asked him how to receive eternal life.

I can't stand these asshole. Wolf in sheep's clothing.

As much as I detest these charlatans, it's the fools who send them their money that really disgust me.

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Originally posted by PASig:
This is the kind of person Jesus spoke about in Matthew 7:21-23

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

And then Jesus pulls a lever to a trapdoor...

Beat me to it. These guys will stand in rags at the Judgement Seat and pay most dearly for their wickedness.

Agree 100%.

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Just another used car salesman who figured out a more profitable racket.

FWIW, it's not just the cost of the jet. The monthly fixed operating cost is a lot of dollars that must be paid.

I'm not wealthy but my now deceased brother in law was a very wealthy oilman, *NOT* my side of the family. He owned several jets and I became familiar to the cost of having one sitting at the airport and not really being flown.

When he passed away he still had his jet. Between hangar costs, plane insurance, 2 pilots on payroll with full benefits, other misc costs was right at $45,000 a month. That was parked and not flying. The plane was put up for sale but still had to fly once a month to keep the systems working. Maintenance still had to be done. Demo flights were paid by the estate for prospective buyers, etc. Equipment maintenance cycles accrue and must be performed when due, that's a big expense too. The plane was flown once a month no matter what just to keep it going in top shape.

It's a bad idea and dire circumstance to park a plane and ignore it, costs go through the roof, you just really can't do that.

What I'm saying is that even if this preacher gets a new plane, and by the way that is a very expensive plane to operate, even if he manages to pay cash for it, the monthly fixed costs will be probably $100K or more. Monthly payments of that size/cost jet are ginormous! And who has ever heard of a televangelists jet being repo'ed?

There are several of these big time televangelists with multiple high dollar mega jets, houses, etc. There is no public accounting, that I know of, of their finances, cash flow, income, financial abuse, etc. I think you know what I mean.

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There are several of these big time televangelists with multiple high dollar mega jets, houses, etc. There is no public accounting, that I know of, of their finances, cash flow, income, financial abuse, etc. I think you know what I mean.

There are private organizations that audit charitable organizations and publish their findings so that people can check and see if they're being scammed or not.

One such organization

The thing is, just as voters who consistently vote Democrat WILL NOT examine the actions of members of the Democrat Party, the rubes who send their money to these charlatans WILL NOT check them out. It's a willful ignorance that is inexplicable.

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Originally posted by synthplayer:

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Originally posted by OKCGene:
There are several of these big time televangelists with multiple high dollar mega jets, houses, etc. There is no public accounting, that I know of, of their finances, cash flow, income, financial abuse, etc. I think you know what I mean.

There are private organizations that audit charitable organizations and publish their findings so that people can check and see if they're being scammed or not.

One such organization


The thing is, just as voters who consistently vote Democrat WILL NOT examine the actions of members of the Democrat Party, the rubes who send their money to these charlatans WILL NOT check them out. It's a willful ignorance that is inexplicable.

Humorous comment: I attend a local church that is quite large. Every so often a local TV reporter decides to investigate local preachers who live in rather large and expensive homes, more than one would expect. My preacher just laughs at the reporter and tells him/her to go talk to his wife and ask her about their finances. His wife politely tells the reporter that her Dad was a very wealthy local businessman who left her a LOT of money and to check it out on local public records. He married very well. Not a scandal at all.