"And boom goes the dynamite..."

The eye of the needle was not the sewing needle we think of when we hear the word. The eye of the needle was a portal into a walled city. It was constructed in such a manner so as to prevent attackers mounted on camels from riding through the gate. It was low, so a rider would be knocked off. Merchants with large loads on their camels were forced to unload their animals to clear the portal. This is also where tax collectors inspected the merchant’s inventory and collected taxes. In short, every camel entering the eye of the needle was "unburdened" of its load. If the merchant did not unload the burden on his camels, he could not enter the city. So, this passage is basically stating that we must unburden our loads prior to entering the Kingdom of Heaven, and a love of money, rather than a love of Christ, is a burden. Being rich is not a prohibition to entering Heaven.