The KJV Holy Bible

 

John Chapter Three

 

1 There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:

2 The same came to Jesus by night, and said unto him, Rabbi, we know that thou art a teacher come from God: for no man can do these miracles that thou doest, except God be with him.

3 Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

4 Nicodemus saith unto him, How can a man be born when he is old? can he enter the second time into his mother's womb, and be born?

5 Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.

6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

7 Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again.

8 The wind bloweth where it listeth, and thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.

9 Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?

10 Jesus answered and said unto him, Art thou a master of Israel, and knowest not these things?

11 Verily, verily, I say unto thee, We speak that we do know, and testify that we have seen; and ye receive not our witness.

12 If I have told you earthly things, and ye believe not, how shall ye believe, if I tell you of heavenly things?

13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.

14 And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

15 That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

19 And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil.

20 For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.

21 But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.

22 After these things came Jesus and his disciples into the land of Judaea; and there he tarried with them, and baptized.

23 And John also was baptizing in Aenon near to Salim, because there was much water there: and they came, and were baptized.

24 For John was not yet cast into prison.

25 Then there arose a question between some of John's disciples and the Jews about purifying.

26 And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan, to whom thou barest witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

27 John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it be given him from heaven.

28 Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but that I am sent before him.

29 He that hath the bride is the bridegroom: but the friend of the bridegroom, which standeth and heareth him, rejoiceth greatly because of the bridegroom's voice: this my joy therefore is fulfilled.

30 He must increase, but I must decrease.

31 He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.

32 And what he hath seen and heard, that he testifieth; and no man receiveth his testimony.

33 He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.

34 For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.

35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of the Gospel of John Chapter Three: The Second Birth and the Ascent of the Serpent Fire 

"In Chapter Three, the Sovereign Will confronts the absolute zenith of the Unawakened human Mind. It establishes the uncompromising Hermetic Law that Intellectual accumulation is useless for Spiritual Ascension. To enter the Higher Planes, the Microcosm must undergo a radical, twofold Alchemical rebirth, raising the Vital Internal Fire to permanently Illuminate the shadows of the Ego."

 

 

Verses 1-8: The Orthodox Intellect and the Alchemical Rebirth - "There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: The same came to Jesus by night... Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God... Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit." 

Nicodemus represents the Highest, most educated echelon of the Orthodox Intellect. He approaches the Sovereign Will "by night," signifying the inherent darkness and limitation of the unilluminated Conscious Mind. The Will immediately shatters the Intellect's paradigm: one cannot think or study their way into the Superconscious state. The Microcosm must be "Born Again" through a dual Alchemical process. To be born of "water" is the complete Purification and stabilization of the Astral/Emotional body. To be born of "Spirit" is the ignition of the High-Frequency Divine Light. Without this total structural Transmutation, the heavy, flesh-bound Ego remains physically incapable of perceiving or entering the Higher Planes.

 

 

Verses 9-15: The Brazen Serpent and the Ascent of the Vital Force - "Nicodemus answered and said unto him, How can these things be?... And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up: That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." 

The Intellect fails to grasp the mechanics of Transmutation. The Sovereign Will references the deepest Hermetic science of the Book of Numbers: the lifting of the brazen serpent. Esoterically, this represents the rising of the Fiery, Vital Spiritual Energy (the Kundalini or Christos force) up the central column of the physical and energetic spine. Just as the lower astral serpents poisoned the Internal Faculties in the wilderness, only the Conscious, deliberate elevation of this Master Energy to the Highest Centers of the brain (lifting up the Son of man) can heal the Psyche and grant the Microcosm Immortal, Continuous Spiritual Vitality.

 

 

Verses 16-21: The Descent of the Logos and the Judgment of the Shadow - "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son... And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil. For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." 

The Supreme emanation of the Superconscious Source into the material density is an act of Universal Preservation. However, this Light forces an immediate Internal crisis. The "condemnation" is not an external punishment, but an automatic Energetic reaction. The Egoic Mind, built upon illusions, earthly attachments, and false Intellectual pedestals, naturally recoils from the Divine Light because the High-Frequency Vibration instantly exposes and dissolves its constructs. The lower Passions flee back into the dense Subconscious shadows to avoid the agonizing, Purifying Fire of Truth.

 

 

Verses 22-36: The Yielding of the Preparatory Faculty - "And they came unto John, and said unto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Jordan... behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him... He must increase, but I must decrease... He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." 

The chapter concludes with the final, necessary yielding of the Intuitive/preparatory faculty (John the Baptist). As the fully synthesized Sovereign Will (the Christos) begins to actively command the Internal Microcosm, the lesser faculties must voluntarily surrender their localized authority. "He must increase, but I must decrease" is the Ultimate Formula of ego-death. The preparatory Mind Recognizes that it is merely the earthly channel, not the Divine Light itself. Any aspect of the Psyche that refuses to integrate with the ascending Sovereign Will remains locked in the lower material density, permanently subject to the "wrath of God"—the severe, natural Alchemical friction that inevitably tears apart anything out of alignment with the Universal Will.