The KJV Holy Bible

 

Mark Chapter Eleven

 

1 And when they came nigh to Jerusalem, unto Bethphage and Bethany, at the mount of Olives, he sendeth forth two of his disciples,

2 And saith unto them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as ye be entered into it, ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him.

3 And if any man say unto you, Why do ye this? say ye that the Lord hath need of him; and straightway he will send him hither.

4 And they went their way, and found the colt tied by the door without in a place where two ways met; and they loose him.

5 And certain of them that stood there said unto them, What do ye, loosing the colt?

6 And they said unto them even as Jesus had commanded: and they let them go.

7 And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him.

8 And many spread their garments in the way: and others cut down branches off the trees, and strawed them in the way.

9 And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord:

10 Blessed be the kingdom of our father David, that cometh in the name of the Lord: Hosanna in the highest.

11 And Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and into the temple: and when he had looked round about upon all things, and now the eventide was come, he went out unto Bethany with the twelve.

12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:

13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.

14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.

15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;

16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.

17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.

18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.

19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.

20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.

21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

22 And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God.

23 For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith.

24 Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them.

25 And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses.

27 And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders,

28 And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority to do these things?

29 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question, and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things.

30 The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men? answer me.

31 And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did ye not believe him?

32 But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.

33 And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Mark Chapter Eleven: The Cleansing of the Mental Temple and the Power of the Sovereign Will 

"Mark Chapter Eleven marks the triumphant entry of the Awakened Christos into the Highest Spiritual center of the Microcosm. The Sovereign Will Exercises Absolute Authority by forcefully Cleansing the inner temple of earthly transactions and lower Intellectual commerce. Through the Allegorical cursing of the barren fig tree, the Divine Mind Demonstrates the Immutable Law of Vibration and the Magical Power of perfect, unyielding Faith in the Transmutation process."

 

 

Verses 1-11: The Triumphal Entry into the Superconscious - "And when they came nigh to Jerusalem... he sendeth forth two of his disciples, And saith unto them, Go your way into the village... ye shall find a colt tied, whereon never man sat; loose him, and bring him... And they brought the colt to Jesus, and cast their garments on him; and he sat upon him... And they that went before, and they that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna; Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord..." 

Jerusalem represents the Highest Spiritual center within the Microcosm—the crown or Superconscious state. The Sovereign Will Directs Two of His Disciples (representing the Active and receptive Faculties) to retrieve a colt. The untamed colt upon which "never man sat" symbolizes the pure, unbridled Vital Energy of the lower animal nature, which has never been controlled by the ordinary Intellect (man). The Christos (the Divine Will) Mounts the colt, illustrating the perfect Mastery and Subjugation of the physical and Emotional bodies. The casting of garments represents the surrender of old Psychological habits and outer layers of the ego. The Faculties cry "Hosanna," acknowledging the triumphant Ascendancy of the Solar Light into the Conscious temple of the Mind.

 

 

Verses 12-14: The Cursing of the Barren Fig Tree - "And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry: And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet. And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it." 

The hunger of the Christos signifies the Divine craving for Spiritual Evolution and Alchemical fruit from the Microcosm. The fig tree covered in leaves but barren of fruit represents the lower Intellectual state of hypocrisy—outer displays of earthly religion or superficial morality without any genuine Spiritual Vitality or Internal Transmutation. The Sovereign Will Utters the Word of Power, Decreeing its end. This Allegorically signifies that any Mental structure or Psychological Faculty that fails to produce True Cosmic nourishment for the Soul must be Mentally withered and permanently severed from the Life force.

 

 

Verses 15-19: The Cleansing of the Mental Temple - "And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers... And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple. And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves..." 

The Temple is the Inner sanctuary of the human Mind, designed to be the Dwelling Place of the Creator. The moneychangers and merchants represent base, materialistic Thoughts, selfish Emotional calculations, and the chaotic Vibrational commerce of the lower animal ego that pollute the Subconscious. The Sovereign Will Exercises Absolute Authority, violently Expelling these lower Energetic forces. The Divine Mind Overthrows the tables of mundane logic, restoring the Psyche to its original state of Purity. The Temple must become a house of profound Unity with The All, rather than a fractured "den of thieves" where worldly attachments steal the Vital Energy of the Initiate.

 

 

Verses 20-26: The Power of Absolute Faith and the Withered Roots - "And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots... And Jesus answering saith unto them, Have faith in God. For verily I say unto you, That whosoever shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; and shall not doubt in his heart, but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass; he shall have whatsoever he saith... Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them." 

The Disciples are astonished that the fig tree has withered from the roots—demonstrating that Divine Will Operates at the Fundamental Vibrational level, destroying the very foundation of useless earthly structures. The Christos Reveals the Ultimate Magical Law of the Cosmos: "Have faith in God." The mountain represents massive, seemingly immovable Karmic obstacles or deeply ingrained Psychological blockages. The Sovereign Will Teaches that if the Conscious Mind is perfectly Polarized and free from Intellectual doubt, the spoken Word possesses the Alchemical Power to cast these obstacles into the sea (dissolve them back into the Subconscious abyss). The Absolute Faith of the Adept directly Directs the Universal Energy to Manifest reality.

 

 

Verses 27-33: The Authority of the Christos Challenged - "And they come again to Jerusalem: and as he was walking in the temple, there come to him the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders, And say unto him, By what authority doest thou these things?... And Jesus answered and said unto them, I will also ask of you one question... The baptism of John, was it from heaven, or of men?... And they answered and said unto Jesus, We cannot tell. And Jesus answering saith unto them, Neither do I tell you by what authority I do these things." 

The chief priests and scribes embody the highest ranks of the established, yet unawakened, earthly Intellect. They demand to know the source of the Spiritual Authority wielded by the Christos. They cannot Perceive that the Power emanates directly from the Superconscious and the Eternal Source. By questioning them about John (the preparatory stage of Purification), the Divine Principle Traps their lower logic. Because the ego fears losing its Intellectual status and refuses to acknowledge the Truth of Internal Purification, it chooses ignorance. Consequently, the Sovereign Will Refuses to Cast pearls before swine, knowing that Absolute Spiritual Authority can Never be Understood by the Limited, Uninitiated Faculties of men.