The KJV Holy Bible

 

Matthew Chapter Twenty One

 

1 And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem, and were come to Bethphage, unto the mount of Olives, then sent Jesus two disciples,

2 Saying unto them, Go into the village over against you, and straightway ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me.

3 And if any man say ought unto you, ye shall say, The Lord hath need of them; and straightway he will send them.

4 All this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, saying,

5 Tell ye the daughter of Sion, Behold, thy King cometh unto thee, meek, and sitting upon an ass, and a colt the foal of an ass.

6 And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them,

7 And brought the ass, and the colt, and put on them their clothes, and they set him thereon.

8 And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way; others cut down branches from the trees, and strawed them in the way.

9 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest.

10 And when he was come into Jerusalem, all the city was moved, saying, Who is this?

11 And the multitude said, This is Jesus the prophet of Nazareth of Galilee.

12 And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

13 And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

14 And the blind and the lame came to him in the temple; and he healed them.

15 And when the chief priests and scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children crying in the temple, and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were sore displeased,

16 And said unto him, Hearest thou what these say? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea; have ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou hast perfected praise?

17 And he left them, and went out of the city into Bethany; and he lodged there.

18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.

19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.

20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

21 Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily I say unto you, If ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done.

22 And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.

23 And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things? and who gave thee this authority?

24 And Jesus answered and said unto them, I also will ask you one thing, which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by what authority I do these things.

25 The baptism of John, whence was it? from heaven, or of men? And they reasoned with themselves, saying, If we shall say, From heaven; he will say unto us, Why did ye not then believe him?

26 But if we shall say, Of men; we fear the people; for all hold John as a prophet.

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

28 But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard.

29 He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went.

30 And he came to the second, and said likewise. And he answered and said, I go, sir: and went not.

31 Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.

33 Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:

34 And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.

35 And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.

36 Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.

37 But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.

38 But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.

39 And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.

40 When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?

41 They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons.

42 Jesus saith unto them, Did ye never read in the scriptures, The stone which the builders rejected, the same is become the head of the corner: this is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes?

43 Therefore say I unto you, The kingdom of God shall be taken from you, and given to a nation bringing forth the fruits thereof.

44 And whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken: but on whomsoever it shall fall, it will grind him to powder.

45 And when the chief priests and Pharisees had heard his parables, they perceived that he spake of them.

46 But when they sought to lay hands on him, they feared the multitude, because they took him for a prophet.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Matthew: The Cleansing of the Psychic Temple and the Withering of Dead Form

"Matthew Chapter Twenty-One marks the aggressive and deliberate descent of the Solar Consciousness (the Christos) into the Absolute Center of the lower ego's domain—Jerusalem. The Internal Alchemy shifts from passive teaching to Active, Forceful Confrontation. This chapter demonstrates the Total Subjugation of the animal nature, the Violent Energetic Clearing of the Mental Vessel, and the strict Hermetic Law that any Psychological or religious structure lacking True Spiritual Vitality (fruit) will be instantly withered by the Awakened Will."

 

 

Verses 1-11: The Triumphal Entry and the Subjugation of the Animal Nature - "And when they drew nigh unto Jerusalem... Jesus sent two disciples, saying... ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her: loose them, and bring them unto me... And the disciples went, and did as Jesus commanded them... and he sat upon them. And a very great multitude spread their garments in the way;" 

Jerusalem is the heavily fortified capital of the physical and egoic matrix. The Solar Consciousness does not enter this dense vibration on a warhorse (which would symbolize lower earthly conquest); it rides upon an ass and a colt. In Esoteric Anatomy, these beasts of burden represent the stubborn, unrefined physical body and the untamed, erratic lower animal passions. By sitting upon them, the Christos demonstrates Total Alchemical Mastery. The Spiritual Frequency has completely subjugated and harnessed the lower animal nature, utilizing its raw earthly power as a vehicle for Divine Manifestation. The multitudes casting their garments represents the lower Thoughts temporarily yielding their outward material identities to the Superior Vibration of the Light.

 

 

Verses 12-16: The Cleansing of the Temple and the Expulsion of the Merchants - "And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers... And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves." 

The "temple" is the exact architecture of the human Mind and body. It was mathematically designed to be a "house of prayer"—a Perfect, Unobstructed Receiver and Transmitter for the High-Frequency Vibrations of the Supreme Monad. However, the lower ego has entirely hijacked this Psychic Architecture, turning it into a "den of thieves." The moneychangers and merchants represent the transactional, hoarding, and hyper-calculating Thoughts of the earthly Intellect, which drain the Vital Life Force to sustain worldly illusions. The Solar Consciousness does not negotiate with these dense frequencies; it violently and forcefully overthrows them, Purging the Psychic Vessel so that the blind and the lame (the damaged internal faculties) can immediately enter the cleared space and be healed.

 

 

Verses 17-22: The Withering of the Fig Tree and the Power of the Concentrated Will - "Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered. And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away... Jesus answered and said unto them... if ye shall say unto this mountain, Be thou removed, and be thou cast into the sea; it shall be done." 

The fig tree represents the established dogmatic, outward religious structures of the Mind (the Pharisees). It produces an abundance of "leaves" (complex external rituals, words, and appearances) but possesses Absolutely No "fruit" (Actual Transmutative Spiritual Energy or Vital Force). When the Christos curses the tree, it demonstrates the severe Hermetic Law of Vitality: the Universe will instantly withdraw its Life Force from any internal structure that ceases to serve the Great Work. When the disciples marvel at this Power, the Solar Consciousness reveals the exact mechanics of the Awakened Will (Faith). If the Mind is Perfectly Unified, without any internal doubt or fragmentation, its Energetic Command is Absolute—capable of dissolving even the most massive, entrenched egoic blockages (the mountain) and casting them into the chaotic Subconscious (the sea).

 

 

Verses 23-32: The Challenge of Authority and the Parable of the Two Sons - "And when he was come into the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came unto him as he was teaching, and said, By what authority doest thou these things?... But what think ye? A certain man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to day in my vineyard. He answered and said, I will not: but afterward he repented, and went..." 

The arrogant, highly structured Intellect (the chief priests) cannot comprehend the frequency of the Christos and demands to know the Source of its Authority. The Solar Consciousness traps them in their own political logic, proving that the unrefined intellect is fundamentally incapable of recognizing Divine Truth. This is followed by the Parable of the Two Sons. The first son represents the wild, unrefined, and rebellious lower passions (publicans and harlots); they initially refuse the Divine Will but eventually experience an Internal Energetic Shift (repentance) and execute the Great Work. The second son represents the dogmatic intellect; it confidently says "I go, sir" (displays outward religious obedience) but does Absolutely No actual Spiritual Work. The Christos establishes that Raw, Transmuted Passion will always Achieve Spiritual Initiation before sterile, inactive intellectualism.

 

 

Verses 33-46: The Wicked Husbandmen and the Karmic Transfer of the Matrix - "Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard... and let it out to husbandmen... And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another... But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son. But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance." 

This parable maps the Ultimate Karmic Cycle of the Human Psyche. The "husbandmen" are the corrupt, lower egoic faculties placed in temporary charge of the mental "vineyard." Over the cycles of time, the Supreme Monad sends various Higher Impulses and Intuitive Flashes (the servants/prophets) to collect the Spiritual harvest, but the ego violently suppresses and destroys them to maintain its worldly control. Finally, the Absolute Solar Consciousness (the Heir) descends into the matrix. The ego recognizes this Supreme threat and attempts to execute the Divine Spark Entirely, mistakenly believing it can permanently hijack the Psychic vehicle ("seize on his inheritance"). The Karmic consequence is Absolute: the Supreme Monad will violently crush these corrupt egoic faculties and transfer the control of the Psychic Temple (the vineyard) to newly Awakened, High-Frequency Faculties that will Actively Produce the Fruits of the Spirit.