The Hierarchy of Vanity: Useless Bragging Rights and the Rush into the Great Tribulation and Eventually Hell

The Hierarchy of Vanity: Useless Bragging Rights and the Rush into the Great Tribulation and Eventually Hell

Introduction

Posing the question: “Where do you see yourself in this hierarchy of vanity — the wealthy flaunting, the middle class aspiring, or the poor imitating?

The world condemns God for judging what appear to be “average good people” to a hell destination place and a great tribulation just before that. We have already entered the Great Tribulation stage and guess what — you are part of the last of the remnant that could make a difference. “Average good people” — families who work hard, raise children, and live comfortably — are seen as harmless. Yet scripture reveals a deeper truth: these very households, by sustaining systems of vanity and greed, become complicit in crime, corruption, and strife, the suffering of others. From the poorest to the wealthiest, all are trapped in the hierarchy of vanity — enslaved by useless bragging rights, false superiority, and corrupt competition.

1. Vanity as the Root of Evil

“Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity.” (Ecclesiastes 1:2)

Do not be like the Pharisees who pray in corners seeking the praise of others and recognition of all the wealthy and the poor.

Christ’s words: “And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.” (Matthew 6:5)

Vanity drives the pursuit of fragile luxuries and brand names that offer no more durability than cheaper alternatives.

A $2,000 sneaker that wears out faster than a $50 Reebok is the perfect symbol of this deception.

What looks like harmless consumption is in fact the fuel of exploitation: cheap labor, inflated markets, and global inequality.

2. The Hierarchy of Vanity

The Wealthy: Flaunt luxury openly, defining what “success” looks like through “junk entertainment and junk media,” as I state in my book The Gray Area Rushing into the Great Tribulation.

The Middle Class: Sustain the system by aspiring upward, consuming endlessly, and teaching their children to chase a higher class status.

The Poor: Though victims of exploitation, they too are pressured to imitate, setting their own class status — bragging through debt, small luxuries, or empty words and lies.

This hierarchy ensures vanity is not just an individual sin but a systemic evil, trapping all classes in the same cycle of envy and showmanship (“healthy competition”).

3. Useless Bragging Rights

“Let another praise you, and not your own mouth; a stranger, and not your own lips.” (Proverbs 27:2)

As Christ taught: “But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly.” (Matthew 6:3–4)

From the poorest to the richest, society is enslaved by useless bragging rights.

Empty words, empty showmanship, empty superiority — all yield nothing good in reality.

Bragging rights are the false treasures of this world, offering only a hollow sense of superiority while neighbors suffer.

4. The False Cloud of “Healthy Competition”

“For where envy and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.” (James 3:16)

God is not the author of confusion but of love and good works.

Society sells competition as “healthy,” but beneath the cloud lies corruption.

It is envy dressed as ambition, jealousy disguised as progress, evil works paraded as success.

Families push children into endless contests, workplaces thrive on rivalry, nations compete for dominance — all sustaining the hierarchy of vanity.

5. Complacency in Comfort

“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion.” (Amos 6:1)

Be not complacent in the evil of sin. Preach this gospel unto the end, said Christ:

“And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.” (Matthew 24:14)

Middle-class families in the U.S. live in abundance compared to global standards, particularly in the Asian and African continents, yet call themselves “struggling.” Their complacency perpetuates poverty: ignoring neighbors, consuming endlessly, and refusing to challenge the system. What is called “average goodness and positive progress among supposed good people” is in truth complicity in evil.

6. The Prophetic Truth

The condemnation of so-called “average good people” is not about their niceness. It is about their complicity and contribution to a system of evil that fuels our social demise.

They feed evil by sustaining vanity.They maintain evil by complacency.

They aspire to greater evil by desiring extreme wealth for frivolous purposes.

And all classes — even the poor — are ensnared in the hierarchy of vanity, chasing useless bragging rights (showing off to others) instead of providing love, mercy, and sharing.

So the next time you think about complaining about an evil God who is sending most supposed good people to a hell suffering place, think about this hell we live in now that you may be fueling and being a part of.

Oh, and don’t forget to engage in “healthy competition”: have your two sons fight to see who is physically stronger and better, and gets better favors from mom and dad; have your two daughters compete to see who is smarter and gets the family title of the most intelligent; go ahead and compare among young family members, betting on who will become wealthier first and will get the admiration of mom and dad and the entire family. Don’t worry, it is all just “healthy competition” supposedly good people engage in.

Conclusion

“If you see yourself anywhere in this hierarchy, know that vanity has already ensnared you. The question is not whether you are guilty, but whether you will repent and break free.”

“For where envy and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.” (James 3:16)

“Woe to those who are at ease in Zion.” (Amos 6:1)

The prophetic call is clear:

Do not be deceived by the illusion of average goodness. Material Comfort without mercy is complicity.

Vanity without stewardship is evil. The hierarchy of vanity enslaves rich, middle class and poor alike. Competition framed as healthy is corruption in disguise.

True wealth is not in logos or labels, but in generosity, humility, and Christ-centered living.

Christ’s words:  

“Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.” (Matthew 22:39)

“Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.” (Matthew 7:12)

These two scriptures can’t ever fit under the present “healthy competition” teachings and works. This is why 99.9% of our society is headed into the Great Tribulation and eventually a place of spiritual suffering called hell. So, don’t you dare blame God for vanity.