@JohnDuran: I don't think you need to read various web sites to understand this song is about televangelists - it's clearly there in the lyrics.
Speaking of Genesis, there's the Book of Genesis in the Bible. In it, Jacob has a vision of a set of stairs to Heaven ie Jacob's Ladder.
So there is a rejection of evangelists who are trying to sell entry into Heaven (and thus the altered view of Jacob's Ladder) and focus on climbing the ladder of life to survive.
@JohnDuran: I don't think you need to read various web sites to understand this song is about televangelists - it's clearly there in the lyrics.
Speaking of Genesis, there's the Book of Genesis in the Bible. In it, Jacob has a vision of a set of stairs to Heaven ie Jacob's Ladder.
So there is a rejection of evangelists who are trying to sell entry into Heaven (and thus the altered view of Jacob's Ladder) and focus on climbing the ladder of life to survive.