Yahweh in the Nag Hammadi Library

Yahweh in the Nag Hammadi Library

73)  Jesus said, "The harvest is great but the laborers are few. Beseech the Lord, therefore, to send out laborers to the harvest."

When Jesus says "Beseech the Lord" he was referring to Yahweh

74)  He said, "O Lord, there are many around the drinking trough, but there is nothing in the cistern."

The Name

In the gospel of Philip and the Gospel of Truth we get a reference to the divine name

The gospel of Philip 

One single name is not uttered in the world, the name which the Father gave to the Son; it is the name above all things: the name of the Father. For the Son would not become Father unless he wore the name of the Father. Those who have this name know it, but they do not speak it. But those who do not have it do not know it.

it is the sacred tetragrammaton YHWH. We do not know how to pronounce this name, we call it Jehovah, or Yahweh.

The Jews and Christians did not in the second century speak the name of God

The Gospel of Truth

The name of the father is the son. It is he who, in the beginning, gave a name to him who came from him, while he remained the same, and he conceived him as a son. He gave him his name, which belonged to him—he, the father, who possesses everything that exists around him. He possesses the name; he has the son. It is possible for the son to be seen. The name, however, is invisible, for it alone is the mystery of the invisible about to come to ears completely filled with it through the father’s agency. Moreover, as for the father, his name is not pronounced but is revealed through a son. Thus, then, the name is great.

The unknown name of the Father, mentioned in the Gospel of Truth, turns out to be not so mysterious.

It is in fact stated in the text: "The name of the Father is the Son."


name, God's--To describe God is to give Him limitation, hence He could not be given a fairer designation than "I will be who I will be" This is without confines or bounds and it allows unlimited expansion in every direction.

"He Who Is" or "The One Who Is"

The Wisdom of Solomon 13:1 Truly vain are all men by [their] nature in whom there is not the knowledge of God: who, though they have seen the good things [of creation], do not know him that is.

The Wisdom of Solomon 13:1 Surely vain are all men by nature, who are ignorant of God, and could not out of the good things that are seen know him that is: neither by considering the works did they acknowledge the workmaster;

The highlighted portion in Greek is τὸν ὄντα ("he who is") compare Rev 1:4,8; 4:8.

In the Nag Hammadi Library the divine name Yahweh is used in prayers and hymns the Deity is addressed as  "He Who Is" or "The One Who Is" "You-who-are". This is a literal translation of the divine name into English Yahweh means "He-Who-Will-Be" or "He-Who-Is"

The Sophia of Jesus Christ NHC V.3, p. 27.7–10; cf. 24.20, 23; 25.1, 3; 26.27; 27.15; 29.18f.; 36.10f. Cf. Gospel of Truth (NHC I.3), p. 28.13; Tractatus Tripartitus (NHC I.5), p. 91.6; 114.15; 130.29f.; Gospel of the Egyptians (NHC III.2), p. 66.16, 21; 67.26; Authentic Teaching (NHC VI.3) 25.29; Treatise of Seth (NHC VII.2) 67.18f.; 68.12; Apocalypse of Peter (VII.3) 84.6; Silvanus (VII.4), p. 101.24; Zostrianos (VIII.1), p. 16.6; Marsanes (NHC X.1), p. 7.5f., 24f.; 13.17; Allogenes (NHC XI.3), p. 49.26f., 35f.

The Savior said: "He Who Is" is ineffable. (The Sophia of Jesus Christ)
He who is! Thou art He who is, the Aeon of aeons! (The Allogenes)

In Allogenes, God is addressed as ‘You are The-One-who-is’.

NHC XI.3, p. 54.32f.; cf. Discourse on the Eighth and Ninth (NHC VI.6), p. 61.15f.
In the Three Steles of Seth (NHC VII.5, p. 119.25), the prototypical Seth addresses

Adam (‘Adamas’ or ‘Geradamas’) as ‘The-One-who-is’.

"He Who Is" sometimes translated "The One Who Is"

The description of the divine name in the Septuagint of Exodus 3:14 He Who Is for ehyeh asher ehyeh I Will Be Who I will Be

Hebrew אֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה‬ (´Ehyeh´ ´Asher´ ´Ehyeh´), ; Leeser, “I WILL BE THAT I WILL BE”; Rotherham, “I Will Become whatsoever I please.

Greek., Ego´ eimi ho on, “I am The Being,” or, “I am The Existing One”;

Exodus 3:14 And God said unto Moses, I am HE WHO IS (ho ōn): and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, HE WHO IS (ho ōn) hath sent me unto you.

Exodus 3:14  And God spoke to Moses, saying, I am THE BEING; and he said, Thus shall ye say to the children of Israel, THE BEING has sent me to you.

In his fifth book of Stromata, Clement of Alexandria refers to some passages of the Hebrew Bible which present riddles. Among these, Clement includes a text that speaks about "the secret four-letter name, which was affixed to those who alone had access to the innermost sanctuary; the name is called Jave/Yave, which means the 'One who is and who will be'. Among Greeks, too, the name God contains four letters" (5.6.34,5).

In the first Apocalypse of James, Christ exhorts James to cast away the bond of flesh that encircles him, and continues: Then you will reach The-One-who-is. And you will no longer be James; rather you are The-One-who-is.

the Gnostic should cut the bond with the material world; then the inner self will be able to return to its origin and be united with ‘The-One-Who-Is’, the transcendent God. Was this designation for 

In the Gospel of the Egyptians (c. 150 CE), one reads: O glorious name, really truly, o existing aeon, Ieêouôa (ιιιιεεεεηηηηοοοουυυυωωωωαααα), his unrevealable name is inscribed on the tablet (...) the Father of the light of everything, he who came forth from the silence (...) he whose name is an invisible symbol. A hidden, invisible mystery came forth Ieouêaô (each vowel is repeated 22 times).

iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE oooooooooooooooooooooo uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.

Here in the Holy book of the Great Invisible Spirit or the Gospel of the Egyptians each of the vowels is written 22 times and there are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet

this means Ieou, or Yao is alpha and omega 

 the Greek equivalent Ieou of the Hebrew Yah {, which is most likely "a graecizcd form of Ya(hw)ê,

Barbelo 

The word Barbelo apparently comes from Hebrew Be-arba Eloha

The meaning of the Semitic/Aramaic name is uncertain ("God is in the four," "daughter of the lord," "mighty through God").

The name of Barbelo seems to be based on a form of the holy four-letter name of God within Judaism, and it apparently comes from Hebrew-perhaps ‘God (compare EL) in (b-) four (arb(a)," 

Barbelo comes "from the Hebrew baba' ‘eloh, ‘in the four is God'. with an abbreviated feminine ‘o' added to make the name a feminine aspect of God. 

'The Deity-in Four', with reference to the Tetragrammaton Τετραγράμματον, meaning "[consisting of] four letters"), יהוה in Hebrew and YHWH the ineffable four letters name of God

The Deity or Lord-in Four the four letters of the divine name Barbelo proceeds or is emanated from the four letters of the divine name

The memorial, in its simplest form, is ehyeh asher ehyeh, "l will be who I will be." Asher, "who," the relative pronoun in this memorial, is both singular and plural, masculine and feminine.

Barbelo is feminine aspect of God, Barbelo is mother, wisdom and the holy spirit or active force.

Barbelo she is Mother/Father and She brought forth the Christos through Him who is the Light.

Barbelo as the Mother the titles the Father and Mother (these are the masculine and feminine names of one androgynous being 

The Holy Spirit - Barbelo, is not a person or primordial being controlled by the Father it is an aspects of the mind of God or mental powers, unfolding or expanding from its thought to become an idea

Clearly we can see that the divine name YHWH is used in the Nag Hammadi Library being translated as "He Who Is" or ‘The-One-who-is’, ‘You-Who-Are’, which is the meaning of the word Yahweh "He Who Is "He Causes to Become or "I am The Existing One"

Yaldabaoth

In the Apocryphon of John Yaldabaoth has two sons Elohim and Yahweh again this shows that Yaldabaoth and Yahweh are not the same person 

The Apocryphon of John:

The first ruler saw the young woman standing next to Adam and noticed that the enlightened afterthought of life had appeared in her. Yet Yaldabaoth was full of ignorance. So when the forethought of all realized this, she dispatched emissaries, and they stole life out of Eve.

The first ruler defiled Eve and produced in her two sons, a first and a second: Elohim and Yahweh.

Elohim has the face of a bear,
Yahweh has the face of a cat.

ln the BG and llt,l version il is Eloim who is the righteous one and rules over fire and wind, and Yave (IIl,l : € I ¡yr r ) is the unrighteous one and rules over water and earth (BG 62. 12- l8; lll,l 31.12-19).

This shows that Yahweh is not Yaldabaoth

The unknown name of the Father

The unknown name of the Father

Acts 17:23  For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.

Justin Martyr says that men referred to Yahweh as "the completely hidden One." 

The unknown name of the Father, mentioned in the Gospel of Truth, turns out to be not so mysterious. 

It is in fact stated in the text: "The name of the Father is the Child." 

Indeed, the overarching theme of the text is the revelation of the oneness of Christian believers with the "Father" through the "Son" leading to a new experience of life characterized by the words "fullness" and "rest". 

The text's primary claim is that "since need came into being because the Father was not known, when the Father is known, from that moment on, need will no longer exist."

The tone is mystical and the language symbolic, reminiscent of the tone and themes found in the canonical Gospel of John.

The concept of the Name in Valentinianism has links with Jewish speculation on the Divine Name. The Valentinian liturgy preserved by Irenaeus makes the connection clear. In one of the baptismal prayers, the Name is explicitly identified with Iao (Hebrew Yaho) which is a variant of Yahweh (Irenaeus Against Heresies 1:21:3). A connection to Judaism is not all that surprising given the Jewish roots of both Christianity and Gnosticism.

Taken from the Wikipedia short and sweet.

Valentinus knew soul needs a Saviour - and we've come a long way from being afraid of the dark and its time to wake up, one and all.

The way with Jesus should be on everyone's mind. If you haven't entered the way with the Lord, you'll remain in a world of darkness imagining you're in the light.

We are all to become the Pleroma of God

We are all to become the Pleroma of God

Concerning the fullness, it is I.  I (the christ) was sent down in the body (of Jesus) for the seed that had fallen away. And I came down to their mortal model. But they did not recognize me, thinking I was a mortal. I spoke with the one who is mine, and the one who is mine listened to me just as you also who have listened to me today. And I gave him authority to enter into the inheritance of his fatherhood. And I took him the one who is mine up to my Father. They the Aeons were brought to completion filled with rest through his salvation. Since he was deficiency, he became fullness.  The Letter of Peter to Philip (Nag Hammadi Codex VIII, 2)

According to this text the logos or anointing spirit is the Fullness which came down at the baptism to fill Jesus with all the fullness of the Deity

So fill yourselves with Jesus 

All the fullness

The Greek word for "fullness" is pleroma - the same word is also found in Col. 1:19, regarding how all God’s “fullness” dwelt in Jesus. Although the Lord Jesus had human nature, He never sinned; and thus was full of the God’s personality and character. To know Jesus was to know God- for He was and is God’s Son, and indeed the perfect replica of Him in human form.

The fullness which is Christ’s- and His “fullness” is God’s fullness- is shared with us: “Of His fullness have all we received” (Jn. 1:16). In this sense the church, as the body of Christ, is “the fullness of Him that fills all in all” (Eph. 1:23; 4:13). 

Through knowing Christ, the believers are therefore “filled with all the fullness of God” (Eph. 3:19 compare Colossians 1:9 2:10). So the fact that Jesus had “all the fullness of God” doesn’t make Him "God" Himself in person; because we will not become God Himself in person because we are filled with God’s fullness; any more than a son is his father. In the same way as Christ’s body after His resurrection was filled with the Spirit and nature of God- so will ours be (1 Cor. 15:49; Phil. 3:20,21).

The implication here, seems to be that those who listen to the word of Christ and are his own will also obtain the joy and fullness of the divine nature. Like Christ they will become fullness of the Deity they will be Elohim 

Joh 1:16 For we all received from out of his fullness, even grace upon grace.

Eph 1:22 He also subjected all things under his feet, and made him head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills up all things in all..

Eph 3:19 and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge, that YOU may be filled with all the fullness of the Deity.

Eph 4:13 until we all attain to the oneness in the faith and in the accurate knowledge of the Son of God, to a full-grown man, to the measure of stature that belongs to the fullness of the Christ

Col 1:19 For it pleased the Father that for all fullness to dwell in him;

Col 2:9 because it is in him that all the fullness of the divine nature dwells bodily.

The fullness belongs to the Deity he has shared it with Jesus and us

Since Jesus is dwelling within us it is reasonable to assume that the fullness is to be found within us as well. This will take place in two stages the first is to manifest Jesus' character which we call the Christ consciousness. And the second stage takes place in the summer which we call the other aeon or the age to come

The Gospel of Philip

Those who sow in the winter reap in the summer. The winter is the world,¹ the summer is the other aeon (or age) Let us sow in the world so that we will harvest in the summer. Because of this, it is appropriate for us not to pray in the wintertime. What emerges from the winter is the summer. Yet if anyone reaps in the winter he will not harvest but rather uproot, as this method will not produce fruit. Not only does it [not come forth in winter], but in the other Sabbath also his field is fruitless.
Eph 3:19 and to know the love of the Christ which surpasses knowledge, that YOU may be filled with all the fullness of the Deity.

We like Jesus are to be filled with God fullness

2Peter 1:4 Through these things he has freely given us the precious and very grand promises, that through these YOU may become sharers in divine nature, having escaped from the corruption that is in the world through lust.

We will share God's divine nature

2Th 2:14 He called you to this through the good news we declare, so that you may acquire the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.

We shall share Jesus' glory

John 17:20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word;
21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me.
22 And the glory which You gave Me I have given them, that they may be one just as We are one:
23 I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one, and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You have loved Me.

We are to be made perfect in one Christ in us and the Father in Christ

In the Age to come we shall be one with God by sharing his divine nature and being filled with his fullness

It is not "One God in three Gods," and "Three Gods in One;" but one Deity in a countless multitude revealed in the memorial name, and give an account of in the mystery of godliness

One in many and many in One, One Deity who is all in all

This multitudinous manifestation of the one Deity - one in many, and many in one, by His spirit - was proclaimed to the Hebrew nation in the formula of Deut. 6:4, "Hear, O lsrael, YAHWEH our ELOHIM is the ONE YAHWEH;" that is, "He who shall be our Mighty Ones is the One who shall be." Certain Mighty Ones are promised to Israel - pastors according to YAHWEH's heart, who shall feed them with knowledge and understanding; - they will be spirit, because "that which is born of the spirit is spirit." He, the Spirit, the AIL, or Power of the universe, self-styled YAHWEH, is their Divine Father. His nature will be theirs; so that they will be consubstantial with Him, as all children are consubstantial with their parents. The Deity will then be manifested in the Sons of Deity; He in them, and they in Him, by the one spirit. And this company of sons, led to glory by the captain of their salvation, is "the ONE who shall be," or "the ONE YAHWEH."Dr. John Thomas Eureka volume 1 Deity Manifested in Flesh.

Full and Empty The Apocryphon of James

Full and Empty 

The Apocryphon of James

And Jesus said: "No, but I shall go to the place from which I have come. If you desire to come with me, come."

They all answered and said: "If you bid us, we'll come."
He said: "Truly I say to you, no one ever will enter the Kingdom of Heaven if I bid him, but rather because you yourselves are full. Let me have James and Peter, in order that I may fill them." And when he called these two, he took them aside, and commanded the rest to busy themselves with that with which they had been busy.

The Savior said; "You have received mercy....
(7 lines missing) Do you not desire, then, to be filled? And is your heart drunk? Do you not desire, then, to be sober? Therefore, be ashamed! And now, waking or sleeping, remember that you have seen the Son of Man, and with him you have spoken, and to him you have listened. Woe to those who have seen the Son of Man! Blessed are those who have not seen the Man, and who have not consorted with him, and who have not spoken with him, and who have not listened to anything from him. Yours is life! Know, therefore, that he healed you when you were ill, in order that you might reign. Woe to those who have rested from their illness, because they will relapse again into illness! Blessed are those who have not been ill, and have known rest before they became ill. Yours is the Kingdom of God! Therefore I say to you, become full and leave no place within you empty, since the Coming One is able to mock you."

Then Peter answered: "Lord, three times you have said to us 'Become full', but we are full."
The Lord answered and said: "Therefore I say unto you, become full, in order that you may not be diminished. Those who are diminished, however, will not be saved. For fullness is good and diminution is bad. Therefore, just as it is good for you to be diminished and, on the other hand, bad for you to be filled, so also the one who is full is diminished; and the one who is diminished is not filled as the one who is diminished is filled, and the one who is full, for his part, brings his sufficiency to completion. Therefore, it is fitting to be diminished while you can still be filled, and to be filled while it is still possible to be diminished, in order that you can fill yourselves the more. Therefore become full of the spirit but be diminished of reason. For reason is of the soul; and it is soul." The Apocryphon of James (The Secret Book of James)

Concerning the fullness, it is I.  I (the Christ) was sent down in the body (of Jesus) for the seed that had fallen away. And I came down to their mortal model. But they did not recognize me, thinking I was a mortal. I spoke with the one who is mine, and the one who is mine listened to me just as you also who have listened to me today. And I gave him authority to enter into the inheritance of his fatherhood. And I took him the one who is mine up to my Father. They the Aeons were brought to completion filled with rest through his salvation. Since he was deficiency, he became fullness. The Letter of Peter to Philip (Nag Hammadi Codex VIII, 2)

According to this text the logos or anointing spirit is the Fullness which came down at the baptism to fill Jesus with all the fullness of the Deity

So fill yourselves with Jesus 

Truly, I say to you no one will ever enter the kingdom of heaven if I bid him but rather because you yourselves are full. So in other words, it is not up to me to determine but it is when you already the fullness of God is within you then the kingdom of heaven is from with that with him. - Without that becomes those fullness takes place. 


Let me have James and Peter in order that I may fill them and we called these - he took them aside and commanded the rest to busy themselves with that which they had been busy. So Jesus had selected both Peter and James presumably because he may have felt they were ready at this point to receive his message and the Saviour said you have received mercy seven. lines missing


Here do you not desire them to be filled and is your heart drunk do you not desire them to be sober therefore be ashamed and now waking a sleeping rather that you have seen the Son of Man and would tell me have spoken unto him. you have listened he’s talking a bit in parables here so in other words are you drunk with the illusion of the world.


Do you not desire them to be sober in other words to waken up and see the shame of the world that we live in and its corruption and now waking or sleeping. Remember if you have seen the Son of Man and with him, you have spoken into him, you have listened woe to those who have seen this. On a man blessed are those who have not seen the man and who have not consorted with him and you have not spoken with him and Rob not listen to anything from him


Yours is life so this is saying that it’s like having innocence your eyes are not open as they say innocence is bliss but now that they have come to know the truth. With truth, comes accountability and comes that saying goes with great knowledge and great power comes great accountability and great responsibility. Know therefore that he healed you when you were ill in order that you might reign Jesus is really appealing to the idea that you really do not have a reason why you should doubt. You don’t even need space to hear what I have to deliver to you whether those who have rested some of their illness because they will relapse again into illness blessed are those who have not been ill and I’ve known rest before they have became ill yours is the kingdom of God


Therefore, I say to you become full and leave no place within you empty since the coming one is able to mock you. So this again just means about judgment. Whatever we are doing out of our ignorance out of our lack of fullness that will come back as a type of hypocrisy onto ourselves. Whatever we are doing, we have to do it principally and 100% and we are fullness. Otherwise, there is a lack of principle there. There is something within us that is not full and that lack of wholeness will come back to tell us that you are lying to a certain extent to yourself.


Then Peter answered Lord, Lord, three times, you had said to us to come fool but we are full. The Lord answering said therefore our family you have become full in other that you may not be diminished those who are diminished. However will not be saved so he keeps talking about being saved but so what is it exactly is he talking about being saved from. 

Now as we go long we will be able to see this but we are talking about in gnosis many things to be saved from on many different levels. But at the highest level to be saved from this particular realm this particular reality, which is filled with suffering and corruption and death that is what he is inviting them to transcend from. But in order to do that one must first out full of the spirit in other words to transcend this realm for fullness is good in domination is bad.

Therefore, just as it is good for you to be diminished and on the other hand bad for you to be filled so also the one who is full is diminished. And the one who is diminished is not filled as the one who is diminished is filled and the one who is full for his part brings the sufficiency to completion. So this sounds like a bit of a riddle. What does he mean if you’re fool you’ll be diminished if you’re diminish you’ll be fooled. So essentially, it means that think about a vessel after vessel is empty then you can fill it up with completeness completely with all fresh and pure wine or whatever you want to fill it up with. 

On the other hand, if it is already full then it will be drink it is the purpose of it being full is for it to be to be consumed. therefore to be emptied so this is the whole process that he’s be sharing with Peter and James that life is filled with constant recycling of fullness and diminishing. And fullness and diminishing, so he is saying that Peter James you must first into yourself cares of this world before the fullness of the Spirit can enter your vessel. Therefore is fitting to be diminished while you can still be filled and to be filled while it is still possible to be diminished in order that you can feel yourself. The more therefore become full of the spirit but diminished a reason for reason is of the soul and it is soul so this is the part where he starts describing the difference between the soul and the spirit.

And when we talk about Gnostic or gnosis we are talking about a level of knowing that goes beyond reason the most lowest form of experience is the psychic experience of ease the psychic experience is emotional so it is usually devoid of reason you consider those people’s irrational and they’re moved by fear and they’re moved by faith only. So they are either bound by fear only or faith only and their varied economist is very difficult for them to go beyond faith and for them to go beyond fear. Then the next level is those that have and those would reason oftentimes have arisen to that place in order to deal with both faith and fear. You do not want to cope with fear so they reason everything down to a type of complacency and those that do not want to deal with faith because they cannot measure it or make it into something empirical. And so they restrict themselves to this type of reasoning and then the upper level is the Gnostic experience, which is faith, is the vessel that allows the grand knowledge to enter the vessel and this is the highest form of knowing beyond reason itself.

The Apocalyptic Ladder of Jacob

The Ladder of Jacob

‘l 5 Thus he said to me: “You have seen a ladder with twelve steps, each step having two human faces which kept changing their appearance as this age, and the twelve steps are the periods' of this age. 'But the twenty-four faces are the kings of the ungodly nations of this age.

In Genesis the account of Jacob's Ladder is given in chapter 28:10-15 however the text does not say how many steps the ladder has nor does it have any faces on it

Genesis 28:12 Then he dreamed, and behold, a ladder was set up on the earth, and its top reached to heaven; and there the angels of God were ascending and descending on it.

13 And behold, Yahweh stood above it and said: “I am Yahweh God of Abraham your father and the God of Isaac; the land on which you lie I will give to you and your descendants.

14 Also your descendants shall be as the dust of the earth; you shall spread abroad to the west and the east, to the north and the south; and in you and in your seed all the families of the earth shall be blessed.

15 Behold, I am with you and will keep you wherever you go, and will bring you back to this land; for I will not leave you until I have done what I have spoken to you.”

However in the Apocalyptic Ladder of Jacob the text says that the ladder has twelve steps and each step has 2 human faces

“You have seen a ladder with twelve steps, each step having two human faces which kept changing their appearance as this age, ~and the twelve steps are the periods' of this age. 'But the twenty-four faces are the kings of the ungodly nations of this age.

This could be based upon 1kings 10:19,20

19 The throne had six steps, and its back had a rounded top. On both sides of the seat were armrests, with a lion standing beside each of them.

20 Twelve lions stood on the six steps, one at either end of each step. Nothing like it had ever been made for any other kingdom.

The lions would be the rulers of this age which in the Apocalyptic Ladder of Jacob are human faces as lions are symbols of kings or rulers. In the book of Kings the steps up to the throne are six ascending thus there would be six steps to descend the throne as well this makes 12 steps altogether

Now getting back to the Genesis text the promises to Abraham and Isaac are now given to Jacob

Therefore, the time between the giving of the promise and its fulfillment was represented by a ladder of extraordinary length. One end stood at Bethel and the other end extended into the heavens.

a ladder is a device that connects separate points by which a person at the lower end can reach a desired height.

Hence, it is a connector between points of distance. this ladder however is not about locations but distant eras the ages and generations that connect them have a similar relationship to the period as a ladder has to the ground on which it rests and the point of elevation against which it leans.

Thus, the ladder in Jacob's vision represented his seed in their generations and appointed times.

The Lord Jesus identified himself with this ladder (John 1:51). He is the way of ascent to the heavenly places above (Col. 3:1-2). No man comes to the Father but by him (John 14:6). He stands as the summit of faith (Phil. 3:14).

Upon this ladder of ages and generations, with Jacob at the bottom and his seed, the Mesiah, at the top, 'the angels of God were seen ascending and descending'. This represented to him that the events of his posterity, natural and spiritual, in all their relations with the world, would be administrated by the Elohim, who would pass to and fro between earth and heaven, in the performance of their work. Hence, the apostle styles them, 'All ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation' (Heb. 1:14).

The work of the angels in supervising the affairs of the saints, as symbolically moving up and down the staircase of Yahweh's purpose, will cease, for, as the apostle remarks: 5 It is not to angels that he has subjected the world to come, about which we are speaking. (Heb. 2:5).

The staircase, therefore, represented the ages and generations of the called; whilst the angels moving up and down it, symbolised the angelic supervision of the times and the individuals associated with the divine purpose.

Perhaps as well [Jacob] caught a glimpse of his own [future] life in this visionary ladder.

The ladder Represents the step-by-step realisation by means of which a believer assimilates the divine ideas of the Gospel that come to him from the spirit word.

The ladder represents the step-by-step ascension of man from material to spiritual consciousness. Yahweh the spiritual God consciousness, stands above, assuring the believer of a worthwhile inheritance.

The angels or messengers represent thoughts or words of truth necessary to the unfolding of the higher consciousness.

What do we “understand” by the “gate of heaven”? This is the state of consciousness through which we pass from activity on the outer or physical side to meditation and prayer on the inner or mental side.

The Mustard Seed The Gospel of Thomas Saying 20

The Mustard Seed The Gospel of Thomas Saying 20

The Gospel of Thomas saying 20 The disciples say to Jesus: "Tell us what the Kingdom of heaven is like!" He says to them: "It is like a grain of mustard: it is smaller than all the <other> seeds, but when it falls on ploughed land it produces a big stalk and becomes a shelter for the birds of heaven."

The mustard seed is symbolic of faith in the Kingdom of God, a faith that starts off small and after it has sent out a large stem in our hearts that we become a shelter for the birds of heaven, which are the mystery of the one true faith God manifest in flesh. The mustard seed is least of all things among men at the beginning, but greatest of all things at the end, such is the Kingdom of God in every aspect in which it can be viewed. Whether as first planted in the field (which is the world) in the promises, or as first introduced to any man called to be an heir of it, or as at first the spiritual kingdom already been established in our midst or first manifested in the earth at Christ’s return. 

The spiritual kingdom is the discovery in the world of the presence of a heavenly encampment that is of the one body of true believers. The Kingdom is everywhere now (see Saying 113) in Jesus’ day the kingdom of God was already breaking into the world. Like a tiny seed, that has already matured into a large plant. So that the fowls of the air come and lodged in it. The birds of the political spiritual heavens that come and lodge in this tree are the clouds of witnesses.

However, when the kingdom of God is truly established on earth as it is in heaven making the below like the above. the birds are the nations that will find rest and peace in those days (Ps 72:11,12,17) like the birds in Daniel 4 that sit in Nebuchadnezzar’ tree, which are the nations of the Babylonia earth. Daniel 4:21  Whose leaves were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all; under which the beasts of the field dwelt, and upon whose branches the fowls of the heaven had their habitation: 22  It is thou, O king, that art grown and become strong: for thy greatness is grown, and reacheth unto heaven, and thy dominion to the end of the earth.

Thus the tree is both a spiritual and political symbol 

20)### The disciples said to Jesus, "Tell us what the Kingdom of Heaven is like." He said to them, "It is like a mustard seed, the smallest of all seeds [in the world it has little value]. But when it falls on tilled soil [a pure heart that has been cultivated by holy spirit], it produces a great plant [a son of the Most High] and becomes a shelter for birds of the sky [a propitiation for even the sinful religious leaders who discover it]." 

The female must make herself male Gospel of Thomas 114

The female must make herself male 

Gospel of Thomas Saying 114:

Simon Peter said to Him, "Let Mary leave us, for women are not worthy of Life." Jesus said, "I myself shall lead her in order to make her male, so that she too may become a living spirit resembling you males. For every woman who will make herself male will enter the Kingdom of Heaven." 

Unlike the Gospel of Philip and other gnostic gospels Mary here in this saying needs to be transform in order to enter the Kingdom of Heaven she does not have any special knowledge

Jesus is not suggesting a sex-change operation, but is using 'male' and 'female' metaphorically to refer to the higher and lower aspects of human consciousness. Mary is thus to undergo a spiritual transformation from her earthly, material, passionate nature (which is equivalent with the female) to a heavenly, spiritual, intellectual nature (which is equivalent with the male).

it is to be understood that "male" symbolizes the spiritual Believers, and "female" symbolizes the unenlightened Believers, rather than actually referring to males and females. 

It is not just Simon Peter who had a problem with women all the dispels thought like this Jn 4:27 and it was also part of Jewish society too.

Women or WOMAN a female adult. However, the word woman is sometimes used in the Bible to refer to a weak and helpless man (Is.:3:12; 19:16).

In several instances women are used symbolically to represent the church or organisations of people. They also are employed to symbolize cities. Christ’s glorified congregation is spoken of as his “bride,” also called “the holy city, New Jerusalem.”—Jn 3:29; Re 21:2, 9; 19:7; compare Eph 5:23-27; Mt 9:15; Mr 2:20; Lu 5:34, 35.

Yahweh spoke to the nation of Israel as his “wife,” he being as “a husband” to her by reason of the Law covenant relationship between them. In restoration prophecies he speaks to Israel in this way, sometimes directing his words to Jerusalem, the governing city of the nation. The “sons” and “daughters” (Isa 43:5-7) of this woman were the members of the nation of Israel.—Isa 51:17-23; 52:1, 2; 54:1, 5, 6, 11-13; 66:10-12; Jer 3:14; 31:31, 32.

In many instances other nations or cities are referred to as feminine or as women. A few are: Moab (Jer 48:41), Egypt (Jer 46:11), Rabbah of Ammon (Jer 49:2), Babylon (Jer 51:13), and symbolic Babylon the Great.—Re 17:1-6.

"Male and female must become one (Saying 22 and Commentary). Jesus will 'draw' her (John 12:32) so that she will become 'one spirit' with him (1 Corinthians 6:17).

In order to enter into the kingdom of heaven, women must become men. The 'house of God' is reserved 'for the spiritual ones alone; when they come there they cast off their garments [see Saying 37] and all become bridegrooms [Saying 75], having been made male by the Holy Spirit' (Hippolytus, Ref., 5, 8, 44).

Mary Magdalene can also be explained as representing the psyche of the carnal consciousness. This psyche is demoniacal, and from it Jesus cast out seven demons (Luke 8:2). It is there that the emotions have their centers of action. It is the seat of desire.

The feelings and affections, which are the seat of the emotions in our unredeemed state, belong to the soul.

The soul is a feminine name in Hebrew, Greek, Coptic, the soul is the natural body and in the bible the soul is sometimes our desires or the rational mind. Sin is born of the soul:

James 3:15 Rotherham’s Emphasized Bible: this wisdom is not one from above coming down, but is earthly born of the soul demoniacal” therefore it is within our souls that we give birth to desire, sin, and death.

thus the soul our desires or the rational mind is a female principle within us

Philo: Now the female offspring of the soul are wickedness and passion, but a healthy state of the passions and virtue is male, 

James: 1 : 13-15 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. SIN... GIVES BIRTH TO DEATH: 1Co 5:54-56; Rom 5:12; 1Jo 2:16,17.

Psalms: 7:14 14 Look! There is one that is pregnant with what is hurtful, And he has conceived trouble and is bound to give birth to falsehood

The language of child-bearing in connection with lust and sin is echoed by James (Jam 1:13-15). So wicked men bring forth "children" (that is sin) after their own "likeness" (Gal 5:19-21; Rom 1:29-31; 1Co 6:9,10), and are thus known by their "fruits" (Mat 7:16,20).

In Rev 14:4, here it speaks of the salvation of males that is man and women who have become males in Christ Jesus “These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb," the 144,000 described as standing with the Lamb on Mount Zion are said to be the only ones to master the “new song.” (Re 14:1-4) This would indicate that they make up the “bride” of the Lamb. (Re 21:9) their being “virgins” would not mean that none of these 144,000 persons had never been married, for the Scriptures do not forbid persons to marry. (1Ti 3:2; 4:1, 3) 

Neither would it imply that all the 144,000 were men, for “there is neither male nor female” as far as the spiritual relationship of Christ’s joint heirs is concerned. (Ga 3:28) The “women” therefore must be symbolic women, doubtless religious organizations such as Babylon the Great and her ‘daughters,’ false religious organizations, the joining of and participation in which would prevent one from being spotless. (Re 17:5)


The virgins are symbolic of spiritual purity (see 2Cor. 11:2). Redeemed believers will not compromise with evil. They will reject false doctrine and refuse to worship the beast. In the New Testament, the firstfruits are the first part of a crop to be gathered, implying a much larger harvest to come later (see 1Cor. 16:15). At times, the term emphasizes only the sanctified nature of a sacrifice (see James 1:18). Certainly the commitment of the 144,000 to God emphasizes that they are holy ones, set apart to God. However, the continuing offer of the gospel (v. 6) and the harvest imagery (v. 15) also implies that many others will come to faith in Jesus Christ (vv. 12, 13).

eyes have not seen Gospel of Thomas Saying 17

Jesus said, "I shall give you (plur.) what eyes have not seen, what ears have not heard, what hands have not touched, what has not come upon the human heart."

Compare Isaiah 64:4. No ear has perceived, no eye has seen any God besides you...: At the wonders they saw in Sinai, the people removed far off and hid themselves (Ex 20:18,19). "Thereafter the divine revelation which Israel refused at Sinai became the special privilege of those who saw the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But the wisdom of God in him was shut to Israel's leaders -- ' "Eye did not see, nor did ear hear, what things God prepared for them that love him." BUT GOD revealed them by His Spirit' (1Co 2:8-10)"

"I came declaring the testimony of God"; and "speaking the hidden wisdom of God in a mystery, which had been hid from the Ages and the Generations, but NOW is made manifest to his Saints: to whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory" (1Cor 2:1,7; Col 1:26,27).

17)# Jesus said, "I shall give you what no [single] eye has seen and what no [single] ear has heard [for neither have depth by themselves and in fact can only see and hear from an earthly perspective] and what no hand has touched [it is not physical] and what has never occurred to the human mind [in its depravity the human mind has not known the Keys of Knowledge - see v.39]."

Jesus does not bring peace Gospel of Thomas Saying 16

Jesus said: Perhaps men think that I am come to cast peace upon the world; and they do not know that I am come to cast dissensions upon the earth, fire, sword, war. For there will be five who are in a house; three shall be against two and two against three, the father against the son and the son against the father, and they shall stand as solitaries.

The Lord did not come to throw peace upon the world nor even bring loving harmony to families. In saying 16 we hear of the nearness of God’s judgement and Jesus’ role as God’s agent of judgement. Fire plays a dominant role in God’s retributive and punitive actions of judgement in the last days. The fire, sword, and war came in 70 CE and will come again.

For early Christians and true believers today their foes are they of his own house. For a submissive son, for the sake of salvation, should separate from unbelieving relatives and friends and associates. Thus at the time of the end families will be chaotic and shall be in disarray.

“They will stand as a single one” The standing is a metaphor for anastasis a Greek word meaning standing up this word is translated resurrection in the NT.

The single one is the one body or the multitudinous Christ. For in the text of the GTh it says “they” and they are a group a celibate people.

There is another meaning to this saying and saying 10 it has to do with our interior battle with our passions, our demons that we need to cast out, see Gal 5:16-21 or anything that has us in its power i.e. drink and drugs, TV or anything that stops us form (add more)

We have with in us an evil root it may or may not have budded within you? But by the word of God we may kindle a fire to destroy the evil root. Also in saying 7 the lion could be compared to the beast in Rev 13 who has a mouth of a lion which is the beast within us for which is a a man’s number and he who understands not is like the beast that perish. (Psa 49:12,20 ) And in Daniel 7 the lion is made to stand up like a man and a man’s heart was given to it. All of this has nothing to do with a personal devil but the thinking of the flesh which is the Bible devil.

Jesus does not bring peace to the world but fire sword war (Saying 16)

16)## Jesus said, "Men think [in their carnal reasoning], perhaps, that it is peace which I have come to cast upon the earth [what He cast upon the earth was the Word - the seeds of Truth]. They [the outward reasoning men] do not know [are not able to discern] that it is dissension which I have come to cast upon the earth [this is the result of the myriads of carnal, errant interpretation so the Word which opens up a spiritual battleground]: fire [which sears one's conscience as a refiners tool or burns up those who are condemned], sword [of Truth which divides asunder], and war [within our members]. For there will be five in a house: three [those who reconcile the OT and the NT with the Hidden higher/internal (spiritual) meanings of the Word as completely supportive of each other] will be against two [the OT and the NT in their lower/outward forms], and two against three, the father [of the Jews and Christo-pagans (the devil) who are stuck on the "Letter" of both the OT and NT still using outward forms] against the son [the Elect who have the Keys of Knowledge and the hidden meanings of the Word], and the son against the father. And they will stand solitary [they cannot mix - the "letter" (lower/outward {fleshly} form) kills while the spirit of truth (higher/inward (spiritual) substance) of the Word gives life - on the other hand to stand alone or solitary may elude to the final result of both of these groups coming together as one in the end]." 

not been born of woman Gospel of Thomas saying 15

Jesus said, "When you (plur.) see one who has not been born of woman, fall upon your faces and prostrate yourselves before that one: it is that one who is your father." This cant be refering to Adam because: The Gospel of Philip Adam came into being from two virgins, from the Spirit and from the virgin earth. Christ therefore, was born from a virgin to rectify the Fall which occurred in the beginning. Adam was not an angel he was made from the "virgin earth" (gospel of Philip). Therefore Adam was born of a woman the virgin earth in Hebrew the word earth is a feminine noun she the earth therfore the gospel of Philip uses the expression Virgin earth as a personification


While some interpretations have suggested that the "One" refers to Adam, there are limitations to this view. In the Gospel of Philip, Adam is described as coming into being from two virgins, the Spirit and the virgin earth. However, this does not align with the concept of being "not born of woman." The reference to the "virgin earth" in the Gospel of Philip is understood as a personification rather than a literal birth from a woman. Additionally, Adam's origin from the earth does not exclude him from being born of a woman in a broader sense.
Therefore, the description of Adam's origin from the Spirit and the virgin earth is symbolic and serves to emphasize the role of Christ's birth from a virgin in rectifying the Fall. also it cant refer to Jesus he was begotten the Father is unbottten or Uncreated Eternal spirit The identification of the "One" not born of woman as the Father in the Gospel of Thomas excludes Jesus as a possible candidate. The distinction lies in the understanding that Jesus, as the Son, was begotten or born of the Father, while the Father is considered uncreated, eternal, and the ultimate source of all things.


On the other hand, the Father is considered uncreated and eternal. The concept of God the Father as the Living One in the Gospel of Thomas signifies His self-existence and eternal nature. He is regarded as the ultimate source and creator of all things, transcending human birth and the limitations of time and space. Use Revelation 4:10, 7:11 the "one" who was not born of woman is also referred to as the "living one" in other verses of the Gospel of Thomas. This "living one" is understood to be God the Father, who is considered the ultimate source and creator of all things. The understand that the “one” not born of a woman in this passage is also what Jesus calls the “living one” in sayings: 37, 52, 59 and 111. This One is our Father and the One we should worship.



Give me more detailed information about sayings 37, 59, and 111. focusing on the Living One being the Father


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Certainly! Let's explore sayings 37, 59, and 111 in the Gospel of Thomas, with a focus on the identification of the "living one" as God the Father:


Saying 37: Jesus said, "His disciples said to him, 'When will you appear to us, and when will we see you?' Jesus said, 'When you strip naked without being ashamed, and take your garments and put them under your feet like little children and tread upon them, then you will see the Son of the Living One, and you will not be afraid.'"

In this saying, the disciples inquire about when they will see Jesus, to which he responds by emphasizing the spiritual transformation required to perceive the Son of the Living One. The reference to the "Living One" suggests that the Son is intimately connected to God the Father, who is the source of life and eternal existence. It reinforces the notion that the Father, as the living one, holds the key to unveiling the Son's true nature.Saying 59: Jesus said, "Take heed of the Living One while you are alive, lest you die and seek to see Him and be unable to do so."

Here, Jesus urges his followers to pay attention to the Living One, indicating that one should recognize and seek a relationship with God the Father during their earthly existence. The saying emphasizes the urgency of engaging with the Father while there is still time, underscoring the importance of seeking spiritual communion with the divine in the present moment.Saying 111: Jesus said, "The heavens and the earth will be rolled up in your presence. And the one who lives from the Living One will not see death." Does not Jesus say, "Whoever finds himself is superior to the world?"

This saying portrays a future event in which the heavens and the earth will be transformed in the presence of the disciples. The phrase "the one who lives from the Living One" suggests a profound connection to God the Father, enabling the individual to transcend death and experience eternal life. It emphasizes the transformative power of finding oneself, which leads to a state of spiritual superiority over the temporal world. We must worship God the Father


In all three sayings, the reference to the "Living One" points to God the Father as the source of life, spiritual insight, and eternal existence. The identification of the Living One as the Father highlights His divine attributes and positions Him as the ultimate authority to be sought, recognized, and worshiped. It underscores the intimate relationship between God the Father and the disciples, emphasizing the significance of engaging with Him during their earthly journey.


Worshiping God the Father: Jesus' instruction in the Gospel of Thomas to prostrate before the "One" not born of woman carries a profound implication for worship. By identifying the "One" as the "living one," synonymous with God the Father, the passage underscores the necessity of worshiping God the Father as the ultimate authority and divine source. This aligns with the broader Christian belief in the worship of God as the supreme being.


Worship of God the Father 4.1 The Concept of Worship in Early Christianity 4.2 Implications of Worshipping the "Living One" 4.3 Understanding God the Father as the Ultimate Source and Creator Write more about this remember christadelphians do not believe in the Trinity


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4.1 The Concept of Worship in Early Christianity: In early Christianity, the concept of worship held significant importance. It encompassed reverence, adoration, and devotion towards the divine. The worship of God was central to the religious practices of believers, reflecting their recognition of God's supreme authority, power, and transcendence. This understanding of worship aligned with the Jewish tradition from which Christianity emerged, where the worship of the one true God was foundational.

4.2 Implications of Worshipping the "Living One": In the Gospel of Thomas, the identification of the "Living One" as God the Father carries profound implications for the act of worship. By recognizing the Father as the ultimate source of life and the uncreated, eternal being, believers are called to direct their worship towards Him. This aligns with the understanding of God's exclusive role as the object of worship, a belief shared by Christadelphians, who do not believe in the Trinity.

Worshipping the "Living One" emphasizes the unique status and authority of God the Father. It acknowledges His eternal existence, uncreated nature, and creative power over all things. This form of worship underscores the reverence due to the Father as the supreme being, deserving of adoration, honor, and submission.

4.3 Understanding God the Father as the Ultimate Source and Creator: For Christadelphians, who hold a non-Trinitarian belief, the worship of God the Father as the ultimate source and creator is central to their theological understanding. They view the Father as the one true God, distinct from Jesus Christ, whom they see as the Son of God and the Messiah.

In this context, recognizing God the Father as the Living One reinforces the Christadelphian belief in monotheism, the belief in the one God. The Father's role as the ultimate source and creator is seen as foundational to their understanding of divine authority and worship. They perceive the Father as the source of life, the giver of every good and perfect gift, and the one to whom all worship and praise should be directed.

In the Gospel of Thomas, the call to prostrate and worship the "One" not born of woman aligns with the Christadelphian emphasis on worshiping God the Father alone. By emphasizing the unique status of the Father as the Living One, the Gospel of Thomas supports the Christadelphian rejection of the Trinity doctrine and reinforces their belief in the sole worship of the Father as the supreme deity.

Conclusion: In early Christianity, worship held a central place in the religious practices of believers. The Gospel of Thomas, through its identification of the "Living One" as God the Father, underscores the significance of directing worship towards the ultimate source and creator of all things. For Christadelphians, who do not believe in the Trinity, this understanding aligns with their monotheistic belief in God the Father as the one true God. The act of worship becomes an expression of reverence, adoration, and submission to the Father as the Living One, acknowledging His eternal existence, uncreated nature, and creative power over all things.


15) Jesus said, "When you see one who was not born of woman [all men are born of woman both physically (through the flesh) and spiritually (through the holy spirit) which are feminine in nature – Only the Father of all creation was self-existent], prostrate yourselves on your faces and worship him. That one is your Father."

The Seven Letters to the Churches Revelation 2

The Seven Letters to the Churches Revelation 2
The Revelations to John is a symbolic and mystical guidebook to help us move from the outward senses or the Psychical Realm of consciousness into the spiritual consciousness. It starts with the earthly realm and gives us inspiration to overcome challenges in our daily lives.

The Church at Ephesus

For loss of faith and the ability to deal with challenges


I AM FAITH. I know there is a perfect Design of creation. Each of us is a vital element in that design.  I know I am now acting in perfect harmony with that Design.


The Church at Smyrna
For being caught in the material world and its changes


I AM WISDOM. I distinguish what is breaking through from what is breaking down. I identify with what is breaking through and I release what is breaking down.


The Church at Pergamum
For straying from the Path when confused or afraid


I AM PATIENCE. The timing is not in my hands. I live in eternity. I act in the present. I am fulfilled. I surrender all need to know the timing, and act in joy.


The Church at Thyatira
For being judgmental, intolerant or passive


I AM POWER. To the degree that I empower others I am now empowered.


The Church at Sardis
For being afraid to trust the Inner Voice

I AM SURRENDER. Not my will, but thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven.


The Church at Philadelphia
For needing to be more compassionate and loving

I AM LOVE. I love God above all else, my neighbor as myself, and myself as a Natural Christ.


The Church at Laodicea

Laodicea meaning judgment of the people.

 It is our human judgment, our human way of exercising judgment.

Judgment is our ability to discern, to evaluate, and to make decisions. We know that discern means to be able to detect differences among things, to differentiate, discern, and evaluate is self explanatory, and then the most important function of judgment is to make decisions.

main functions of human judgment is of discernment and then making decisions, personal decisions, the lukewarm factor criticized here must pertain to our lack of true discernment, and our human reluctance and fear about making personal decisions. Many persons seem to become hesitant and fearful when they have to make an important decision, we know how common this is. Some persons dread the possibility of making a so-called wrong decision. So what do they do? They get very lukewarm, neither cold nor hot. So they fret, they delay, they waver. Should I? Or shouldn’t I? Will I be glad if I do? Or sorry if I don’t? So, it becomes a state of neither one thing or another, not hot, not cold, not yes, not no, not this way, not that way, but lukewarmness.

This state, which the Christ Mind in the letter, simply called lukewarm, refers to a state of not exercising, not developing our judgment by discerning and making definite decisions. And so, because this does not properly exercise our judgment, as long as we remain in this state, the Christ Mind declares this state of lukewarmness or practically nothingness in our judgment to be unsatisfactory.