"The Eye of the Needle was a low and narrow gate in the walls of Jerusalem. In order to get a cemal through it was necessary for the baggage the camel was carrying to be unloaded. Thus, by analogy, the rich man (the male embraces the female and vice versa in this sense) wishing to enter the kingdom of heaven had to unload his "baggage". Geddit? "

The post quoted above is several months old, but since no once else seems to have "called him on it", and since the poster is active on at least one other thread today, I feel compelled to respond.

The 'gate' explanation is an 'urban legend'. There was no such gate. There was no analogy with a gate. Jesus meant just what He said.

http://www.biblicalhebrew.com/nt/camelneedle.htm

http://www.debunker.com/texts/needleye.html

From the lower link:

"The Jerome Biblical Commentary is a standard reference work found in many libraries, written by Catholic scholars. Its commentary on Matthew 19:24 states bluntly, "the figure of the camel and the eye of the needle means exactly what is said; it does not refer to a cable or a small gate of Jerusalem." The Abingdon Interpreter's Bible is a major reference work compiled by Protestant scholars, and its analysis of this passage is in full agreement. Unfortunately for the fundamentalists, the concensus of New Testament scholars is that Matthew's passage barring rich people from heaven means exactly what it says. It remains to be seen how many of them are willing to give up all their wealth in accordance with the ideals they claim to profess."