The KJV Holy Bible

 

Luke Chapter Three

 

1 Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar, Pontius Pilate being governor of Judaea, and Herod being tetrarch of Galilee, and his brother Philip tetrarch of Ituraea and of the region of Trachonitis, and Lysanias the tetrarch of Abilene,

2 Annas and Caiaphas being the high priests, the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness.

3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

4 As it is written in the book of the words of Esaias the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

5 Every valley shall be filled, and every mountain and hill shall be brought low; and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough ways shall be made smooth;

6 And all flesh shall see the salvation of God.

7 Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance, and begin not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, That God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.

9 And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees: every tree therefore which bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

10 And the people asked him, saying, What shall we do then?

11 He answereth and saith unto them, He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that hath none; and he that hath meat, let him do likewise.

12 Then came also publicans to be baptized, and said unto him, Master, what shall we do?

13 And he said unto them, Exact no more than that which is appointed you.

14 And the soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what shall we do? And he said unto them, Do violence to no man, neither accuse any falsely; and be content with your wages.

15 And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

17 Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

18 And many other things in his exhortation preached he unto the people.

19 But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,

20 Added yet this above all, that he shut up John in prison.

21 Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened,

22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.

23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli,

24 Which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi, which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Janna, which was the son of Joseph,

25 Which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Amos, which was the son of Naum, which was the son of Esli, which was the son of Nagge,

26 Which was the son of Maath, which was the son of Mattathias, which was the son of Semei, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Juda,

27 Which was the son of Joanna, which was the son of Rhesa, which was the son of Zorobabel, which was the son of Salathiel, which was the son of Neri,

28 Which was the son of Melchi, which was the son of Addi, which was the son of Cosam, which was the son of Elmodam, which was the son of Er,

29 Which was the son of Jose, which was the son of Eliezer, which was the son of Jorim, which was the son of Matthat, which was the son of Levi,

30 Which was the son of Simeon, which was the son of Juda, which was the son of Joseph, which was the son of Jonan, which was the son of Eliakim,

31 Which was the son of Melea, which was the son of Menan, which was the son of Mattatha, which was the son of Nathan, which was the son of David,

32 Which was the son of Jesse, which was the son of Obed, which was the son of Booz, which was the son of Salmon, which was the son of Naasson,

33 Which was the son of Aminadab, which was the son of Aram, which was the son of Esrom, which was the son of Phares, which was the son of Juda,

34 Which was the son of Jacob, which was the son of Isaac, which was the son of Abraham, which was the son of Thara, which was the son of Nachor,

35 Which was the son of Saruch, which was the son of Ragau, which was the son of Phalec, which was the son of Heber, which was the son of Sala,

36 Which was the son of Cainan, which was the son of Arphaxad, which was the son of Sem, which was the son of Noe, which was the son of Lamech,

37 Which was the son of Mathusala, which was the son of Enoch, which was the son of Jared, which was the son of Maleleel, which was the son of Cainan,

38 Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Luke Chapter Three: The Purification of the Wilderness and the Descent of the Spirit 

"Luke Chapter Three outlines the rigorous preliminary work required before Higher Consciousness can fully operate within the Microcosm. The Sovereign Will Demands that the untamed wilderness of the Subconscious be actively cleared and leveled through strict Mental discipline. Only when the Ego is truly starved and the internal paths are made straight can the Divine Light receive the full anointing of the Superconscious Spirit."

 

 

Verses 1-6: The Voice in the Wilderness and the Straightening of the Mind - "Now in the fifteenth year of the reign of Tiberius Caesar... the word of God came unto John the son of Zacharias in the wilderness. And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins; As it is written... The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make his paths straight." 

John represents severe, unyielding Spiritual Discipline operating in the wilderness of the unrefined Subconscious. The baptism of repentance is not an emotional apology, but a strict Alchemical process of cleansing the Psyche from the heavy, stagnant energies of the lower Ego. To make the paths straight signifies removing the twisted rationalizations and complex illusions of the mundane Intellect, creating a direct, unobstructed Energetic channel for the Sovereign Will to descend into the Microcosm.

 

 

Verses 7-14: The Ax to the Root and the Demand for Internal Fruit - "Then said he to the multitude that came forth to be baptized of him, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance... And now also the axe is laid unto the root of the trees..." 

The multitude represents the chaotic, disorganized Thoughts and lower animal Passions that seek spiritual validation without doing the Alchemical labor. Calling them vipers exposes their toxic, earth-bound nature. Discipline demands actual, observable changes in the internal Vibrational state (fruits worthy of repentance). The axe laid to the root means that superficial adjustments to the Conscious Mind are insufficient; the Great Work requires the total eradication of negative Subconscious patterns at their very source. Any internal Faculty that does not generate pure Spiritual Vitality will be completely severed.

 

 

Verses 15-18: The Baptism of Fire and the Winnowing Fan - "John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh... he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire: Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable." 

Water baptism represents the preliminary emotional and moral purification of the Psyche. However, the approaching Divine Light (Christ Consciousness) operates at a much higher Vibrational frequency, baptizing the Mind with the Holy Ghost and pure Alchemical Fire. This Fire represents the active, consuming power of the Superconscious. The winnowing fan acts as the Ultimate Discernment, violently separating the useful Spiritual Truths (wheat) from the useless, dead illusions of the Ego (chaff), permanently destroying the lower attachments.

 

 

Verses 21-22: The Opened Heavens and the Anointing of the Logos - "Now when all the people were baptized, it came to pass, that Jesus also being baptized, and praying, the heaven was opened, And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased." 

Once the Mind is completely purged by Discipline, the newly matured Christ Consciousness (Jesus) aligns perfectly with the Sovereign Will through Meditation (praying). This flawless internal Alignment causes the heaven (the Superconscious realm) to open. The descent of the Holy Ghost as a dove symbolizes the infusion of perfect Divine Peace and Spiritual Authority. The Voice of The All confirms that this Higher Faculty is the true, anointed ruler of the inner temple, possessing the full backing of the Universal Mind.

 

 

Verses 23-38: The Genealogy of the Soul and the Return to the Source - "And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being (as was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli... Which was the son of Enos, which was the son of Seth, which was the son of Adam, which was the son of God." 

Reaching thirty years of age signifies full Alchemical maturity and the readiness to begin High Magickal operations. The genealogy, while historically tracking lineage, Esoterically traces the origin of the Divine Light back through every generational phase of human Consciousness. Moving from the physical plane (Joseph) all the way back to the original Divine spark (the son of God), it proves that the true identity of the Awakened Soul is not derived from material ancestry, but is a direct emanation from the Superconscious Source.