The KJV Holy Bible

 

Matthew Chapter Seven

 

1 Judge not, that ye be not judged.

2 For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.

3 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?

4 Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote out of thine eye; and, behold, a beam is in thine own eye?

5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.

6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.

7 Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:

8 For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

9 Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone?

10 Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent?

11 If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?

12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:

14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

16 Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

17 Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.

18 A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.

19 Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.

20 Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.

21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:

25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.

26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:

27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.

28 And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine:

29 For he taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes.

 

 

Esoteric Interpretation & Commentary

 

The Hermetic Blueprint of Matthew: The Gate of Initiation and the Imperishable Foundation

"Matthew Chapter Seven concludes the profound esoteric instruction of the Sermon on the Mount. Having explained the internal frequencies required for spiritual awakening, the Solar Consciousness (the Christos) now delivers the strict mechanics of discernment and manifestation. This chapter warns against the psychological projection of the ego, the danger of casting high-frequency truth to the unrefined lower nature, and the absolute necessity of walking the narrow, disciplined path. It ends with the ultimate architectural mandate of the Great Work: building the internal psychic temple upon the solid rock of universal law rather than the shifting sands of material illusion."

 

 

Verses 1-5: The Law of Reflection and the Beam in the Eye - "Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged... And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" 

This is the Hermetic Law of Cause and Effect (Karma) applied directly to psychological projection. The Solar Consciousness warns that the external world acts as a perfect mirror for the internal state. The harsh judgment the lower ego casts upon others mathematically guarantees that the same low-frequency judgment will be returned to the Adept. The "beam" in the eye represents a massive internal blockage of spiritual vision caused by the ego's own unacknowledged flaws. Before the Adept can attempt to correct the minor imperfections (the mote) in the external world, they must first perform the brutal alchemical work of entirely dismantling their own internal illusions and hypocrisies.

 

 

Verses 6-12: The Protection of the Mysteries and the Active Will - "Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine... Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:" 

The Adept is strictly commanded to practice esoteric silence. "Dogs and swine" represent the unrefined, animalistic faculties of the lower mind, as well as heavily indoctrinated, materialistic individuals in the external world. Casting high-vibrational spiritual truths (pearls) into these dense, chaotic environments will only result in the energy being violently rejected and trampled. Following this warning, the Christos reveals the active mechanical operation of the awakened Will: Ask, Seek, Knock. The universe is entirely responsive to focused consciousness. If the Adept perfectly aligns their intention and actively strikes the energetic door, the higher dimensions must mathematically open to them.

 

 

Verses 13-14: The Strait Gate and the Path of Initiation - "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life," 

Here is the raw reality of the Great Work. The "broad way" is the path of least resistance—the standard, mechanical flow of the physical universe governed by the Law of Entropy and unconscious animal instinct. It is easy, popular, and leads inevitably to the dissolution of the soul (destruction). The "strait gate" and the "narrow way" represent the precise, highly disciplined, and often agonizing path of conscious spiritual initiation. To walk this path requires constant vigilance, the subjugation of the lower nature, and immense energetic focus, which is why so few individuals ever truly find or sustain it.

 

 

Verses 15-23: The Illusion of the False Ego and the Fruits of the Spirit - "Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?" 

The Christos provides the ultimate tool for spiritual discernment. The "false prophets" are not just external deceivers; internally, they represent the cunning deceptions of the spiritualized ego, which often disguises its selfish desires in the clothing of divine virtue. The Adept cannot judge these energies by their appearance or their words. The only true measure of a faculty or a teaching is the "fruit" it produces—its actual, sustained energetic output. A chaotic, unrefined internal state (a thorn) can never manifest a high-frequency, harmonized reality (a grape). If the manifestation is toxic, the root structure is fundamentally corrupt, regardless of how holy it claims to be.

 

 

Verses 24-29: The Two Foundations and the Climax of the Architect - "Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not:" 

The Sermon on the Mount concludes with a masterclass in psychic architecture. Hearing the esoteric laws is completely useless without the active, practical execution of them ("doeth them"). The "foolish man" builds his psychological temple upon the sand—representing the ever-changing, unstable illusions of the physical matrix and human emotion. When the inevitable chaotic forces of the universe strike (the floods and winds), that mind completely collapses. The "wise Adept" builds their house exclusively upon the solid rock of Immutable Spiritual Law. Because the foundation is anchored in the eternal, the consciousness remains perfectly stable, sovereign, and unbroken no matter how violently the external physical world rages against it.