The KJV Holy Bible

 

John Chapter Seven

 

1 After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.

2 Now the Jew's feast of tabernacles was at hand.

3 His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

4 For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

5 For neither did his brethren believe in him.

6 Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

7 The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

8 Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.

9 When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

10 But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret.

11 Then the Jews sought him at the feast, and said, Where is he?

12 And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.

13 Howbeit no man spake openly of him for fear of the Jews.

14 Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught.

15 And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned?

16 Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me.

17 If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

18 He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

19 Did not Moses give you the law, and yet none of you keepeth the law? Why go ye about to kill me?

20 The people answered and said, Thou hast a devil: who goeth about to kill thee?

21 Jesus answered and said unto them, I have done one work, and ye all marvel.

22 Moses therefore gave unto you circumcision; (not because it is of Moses, but of the fathers;) and ye on the sabbath day circumcise a man.

23 If a man on the sabbath day receive circumcision, that the law of Moses should not be broken; are ye angry at me, because I have made a man every whit whole on the sabbath day?

24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment.

25 Then said some of them of Jerusalem, Is not this he, whom they seek to kill?

26 But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?

27 Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is.

28 Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.

29 But I know him: for I am from him, and he hath sent me.

30 Then they sought to take him: but no man laid hands on him, because his hour was not yet come.

31 And many of the people believed on him, and said, When Christ cometh, will he do more miracles than these which this man hath done?

32 The Pharisees heard that the people murmured such things concerning him; and the Pharisees and the chief priests sent officers to take him.

33 Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me.

34 Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come.

35 Then said the Jews among themselves, Whither will he go, that we shall not find him? will he go unto the dispersed among the Gentiles, and teach the Gentiles?

36 What manner of saying is this that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come?

37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.)

40 Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.

41 Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, Shall Christ come out of Galilee?

42 Hath not the scripture said, That Christ cometh of the seed of David, and out of the town of Bethlehem, where David was?

43 So there was a division among the people because of him.

44 And some of them would have taken him; but no man laid hands on him.

45 Then came the officers to the chief priests and Pharisees; and they said unto them, Why have ye not brought him?

46 The officers answered, Never man spake like this man.

47 Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?

48 Have any of the rulers or of the Pharisees believed on him?

49 But this people who knoweth not the law are cursed.

50 Nicodemus saith unto them, (he that came to Jesus by night, being one of them,)

51 Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?

52 They answered and said unto him, Art thou also of Galilee? Search, and look: for out of Galilee ariseth no prophet.

53 And every man went unto his own house.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of the Gospel of John Chapter Seven: The Internal Assembly and the Timing of the Will 

"Chapter Seven addresses the critical mechanics of Divine timing and Internal friction. As the Microcosm gathers its faculties for the Feast of Tabernacles—a symbolic recognition of the temporary, fragile nature of the physical vessel—the Sovereign Will refuses to be rushed by the Ego's demands for external validation. It operates strictly on the frequency of the Superconscious Source, eventually asserting total dominance over the central Mental Temple and promising an unprecedented flood of Spiritual Vitality."

 

 

Verses 1-13: The Earthly Brethren and the Secret Ascent - "His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest... Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready... But when his brethren were gone up, then went he also up unto the feast, not openly, but as it were in secret." 

The "brethren" represent the dense, earthly attachments and foundational physical instincts of the Microcosm. These base faculties constantly demand outward displays of Magickal Force and external validation to satisfy the Ego. The Sovereign Will immediately rejects their timeline. The lower physical nature "is alway ready" because it operates entirely on chaotic, reactionary impulses. The Christos energy, however, moves only in Perfect Alignment with the Universal Will. It ascends to the Internal Mental assembly (the feast in Jerusalem) "in secret"—bypassing the loud, sensory-driven Ego and rising subtly through the Internal Energetic channels to establish its Presence from Within.

 

 

Verses 14-24: The Temple Command and Righteous Judgment - "Now about the midst of the feast Jesus went up into the temple, and taught. And the Jews marvelled, saying, How knoweth this man letters, having never learned? Jesus answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me... Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment." 

Midway through this Alchemical cycle, the Sovereign Will suddenly seizes control of the "Temple"—the central Orthodox Intellect of the Conscious Mind. The established Intellectual Faculties are bewildered, unable to understand how profound Spiritual Knowledge can manifest without traditional, earthly study. The Will establishes a core Hermetic Law: True Doctrine is not Intellectually accumulated; it is an Energetic Transmission received directly from the Superconscious Source. It commands the Psyche to abandon judgment based on "appearance" (the illusions of the Five physical senses) and instead utilize "Righteous Judgment" (Pure, High-Frequency Energetic Discernment).

 

 

Verses 25-36: The Unreachable Frequency - "Then said some of them of Jerusalem... Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ? Howbeit we know this man whence he is: but when Christ cometh, no man knoweth whence he is... Then said Jesus unto them, Yet a little while am I with you, and then I go unto him that sent me. Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me: and where I am, thither ye cannot come." 

The fragmented analytical faculties attempt to categorize and restrict the Sovereign Will, believing they know its origins based on past physical habits. The Will shatters their framework by announcing its eventual, inevitable return to the Pure Superconscious Source. This deeply terrifies the lower Intellect. The Sovereign Will declares an Absolute Alchemical boundary: the heavy, dense, and unrefined faculties of the Ego cannot survive the ascent into the Higher Planes ("thither ye cannot come"). Only the Purified Spiritual Body can traverse that dimension.

 

 

Verses 37-39: The Eruption of the Living Water - "In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive...)" 

At the climax of the Internal gathering, the Sovereign Will issues its greatest Energetic promise. The "belly" esoterically represents the solar plexus and the deepest seat of the Receptive Subconscious—the region traditionally ruled by base Emotions and animal instincts. Through complete Alchemical Transmutation and Alignment with the Christos Energy, this dark, stagnant reservoir is radically converted. It will no longer hoard earthly desires, but will erupt as a massive, overflowing conduit of "Living Water" (the Holy Ghost), flooding the entire Microcosm with Continuous, Self-Generating Spiritual Vitality.

 

 

Verses 40-53: The Paralysis of the Egoic Defenses - "The officers answered, Never man spake like this man. Then answered them the Pharisees, Are ye also deceived?... Nicodemus saith unto them... Doth our law judge any man, before it hear him, and know what he doeth?" 

The entrenched Ego (the Pharisees) senses the imminent loss of its control and sends its defensive mechanisms (the officers) to arrest and shut down this new frequency. However, the raw Magickal resonance of the Sovereign Will is so Powerful that it literally paralyzes the Ego's defenses—they return empty-handed, stunned by the Vibration of the Truth. Even within the rigid Orthodox Intellect, the Alchemical friction is causing structural cracks. Nicodemus, the Highest Intellectual Faculty previously encountered in the dark (Chapter 3), now speaks up in the Light, demanding that the Psyche actually observe and integrate this new Energy rather than blindly rejecting it.