Comedian B. Simone sparked a firestorm throughout social media on December 2 after a viral clip confirmed her selecting a trillion {dollars} over 10 minutes with Jesus.

The second unfolded whereas she sat in a make-up chair, talking with the calm conviction that has grow to be her signature. “God left his word, He left the Bible,” she mentioned within the clip. “There’s nothing He’s going to tell me in those 10 minutes that hasn’t already been said.”

That assertion cut up timelines immediately. Some followers accused her of chasing wealth, whereas others argued that her take mirrored a deeper understanding of scripture.

One person, @DionDLion, defended her logic with a reference to Luke 16:29–31. “The Bible literally says, ‘They have Moses and the prophets; let them listen to them,’” he wrote.

He added that if folks ignore God’s teachings now, “even seeing someone come back from the dead wouldn’t change them.”

To him, Simone’s level held weight: a bodily second with Jesus wouldn’t repair what somebody refuses to listen to within the first place.

Critics pushed again with equal power. @planite_ invoked the temptation of Christ, writing, “Wild how the devil offered Jesus the whole world and He still said no… but folks folding over imaginary trillions.”

The person famous Solomon’s request for knowledge over riches, utilizing it to argue that Simone’s selection symbolized a contemporary obsession with cash.

Others didn’t maintain again their disdain. “Sounds like something someone who needs Jesus would say,” wrote @Magiks.

Another viewer, @borgirqing, claimed, “She chose money over eternal salvation. God bless her heart.”

@MrJeromeTrammel added, “When he tells her she can’t enter heaven because of his finances and he doesn’t have room for her, then what?”

Some responses took a extra nuanced method. @_SaintDAN mentioned the backlash overshadowed a degree that, of their view, “logically reasoning” nonetheless made sense. And @ShannonRawls turned the query the other way up:

“I wonder how many people I can bless with $10 trillion dollars… using the word of Jesus that he’s already taught me?”

Rawls argued that deciding on a non-public second with Jesus as a substitute of serving to others can be “EXTREMELY SELFISH.” They added that Jesus “would be mighty upset” if somebody selected ego over service.

The clip continues driving debate about religion, cash, and what non secular devotion seems like in a tradition obsessive about going viral.