This document is a comprehensive analysis of Luke Chapter 11 from the Bible, focusing on its spiritual and metaphysical interpretations. It explores Prayer and Response, Confronting Spiritual Blindness; Jesus’ teachings on prayer, including the Lord’s Prayer, His parables and teachings on faith, the importance of seeking divine guidance, and the confrontation with the Pharisees over spiritual authority and truth. The material delves into themes such as the nature of divine response to human seeking, the power of faith, and the spiritual blindness of those who are unable to recognize divine truth.
Luke 11:1-2
And it came to pass that, as he was praying in a certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said unto him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples” and he said unto them, “When ye pray, say, Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, as in heaven, so in earth.”
S The earth being that which is the body, that which is the intellect; heaven being that which is the spiritual self, that which are the higher elements of self, through the mental being, to that which is the development of both the inner and the outer seeking. This is the guide, as given, to really turn to that which is the Creator, the Creative Thought, the Word, rather than seek through ritual, repetition, incense, or that which appeases or awakens only that which is the outer show, or only the intellectual, or the ego-centered seeking. For when you seek, as given, “Our Father”, this is going within rather than without.
Luke 11:3
“Give us day by day our daily bread.”
S Bread of the spirit and bread for the body intertwining. Both gifts of the Father to that which is the soul, which is incarcerated within the earth or the material plane.
Luke 11:4
“And forgive us our sins; for we also forgive every one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil.”
S Evil – the mind misused. Sin – that which is, of course, acting for selfish reasons rather than unselfish, missing the mark in not putting others first, which, in itself, is putting the Lord first. Forgiving others is the opening to the awareness of your own needs, and those needs are forgiveness and mercy. Therefore, you can do no less for your fellow man. It is also the awakening of the law that as you give, you receive.
Luke 11:5-7
And he said unto them, “which of you shall have a friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say unto him, ‘Friend, lend me three loaves; For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, and I have nothing to set before him?’ And he from within shall answer and say, ‘Trouble me not: the door is now shut, and my children are with me in bed; I cannot rise and give thee.'”
S For that which is sought, in reality, is not that which is of the material, but rather the representation of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. For what is sought are the actions through the spiritual: that which is the calming influence, that which is the stability, that which is the growth and the feeding from within. This is that which is being sought after, to be shared, and cannot be refused one to the other.
Luke 11:8
“I say unto you, though he will not rise and give him, because he is his friend, yet because of his importunity he will rise and give him as many as he needeth.”
S For even though there may be a grumbling within yourselves, or others, over that which is sought (for you will often see it as others would see it as that which would be in the way of your own comfort or spiritual-physical growth, or as rationalized by the mental), yet there is that awareness, that brotherly love, that lies within each and every individual, that spews forth from that which is the soul level, that in the end will conquer and pour forth that which is needed, whether it be the physical, the mental comforting, or the spiritual feeding of others.
Luke 11:9
And I say unto you, “Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
S The great promise, the great truth. In this lies the way and the means to overcome this earth, if you would have that which is faith. For if you would see, you will surely find. Yet how often do those who seek not see what they have found, and ask again and again? If they would only open the inner eye, through faith, it is there. In the asking is that which humbles the ego. It is not the asking through the selfish self, but through the humbling of the ego, or the outward mental intellectual personage. This is the key that is not known by so many who fuss and fume. For they have not received that which they have asked for, or cannot realize that they have received because they do not know. The knocking at the door is the prayer and the meditation which gives rebirth to that which is the spiritual soul achievement. It is the renaissance of that which is the Christ Force that lies awaiting the opportunity to burst forth in the actions, in the unbinding, the unlocking of the door.
Luke 11:10
“For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. “
S These are not vague promises. This is not pie in the sky. This is truth. Use the truth; use the means. For this is the way, a promise not lightly given, a lighted path rather than the darkness. Assume the mantle of the seeker. Use the lamp that would light the way – which is the asking. Find the faith which will open the door as you knock, for you have it in hand, in mind. So often it has come as opportunities and wasted.
Q How specific should our asking be?
S As specific as your needs are.
Luke 11:11
“If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a father, will he give him a stone? or if he ask a fish, will he for a fish give him a serpent?”
S That which is the manna, that which is the truth, that which is the joy, that which is the feeding is available, will be given. But, once again – in faith, in faith, in faith do you do these things that you may receive.
Luke 11:12
“Or if he shall ask an egg, will he offer him a scorpion?”
S Here, the symbol of the egg: that which is the promise of the rebirth, of joy, rather than that which, here, is used as the destroyer or the hurt. For God offers that which is love rather than that which is hate.
Luke 11:13
“If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more shall your heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him?”
S What more can be said? How beautiful, how joyful, how unmeasurable is that which is the Holy Spirit? It is not the frothing at the mouth. It is not that which is the writhing of the body, or the squealing, or the grunting, or those babblings which are interpreted as tongues. It is the light, the inner joy. It is the peace. It is the understanding. It is the giving. Therefore, pray you that you, too, will receive the fullness of the Holy Spirit. For the Holy Spirit is. For the Holy Spirit lives for mankind and the very joy of the message.
Luke 11:14-17
And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spake; and the people wondered. But some of them said, “He casteth out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils.” And others tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. But he, knowing their thoughts, said unto them, “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and a house divided against a house falleth.”
S You cannot say that you believe in the Way, the Truth, and the Light, and not believe within. For you are the house divided. You cannot believe within in the Way, the Truth, and the Light, and outwardly act like that which is the barbarian, the destroyer. You cannot have faith and not live by faith. You cannot have love and yet find hate. You cannot have God and fear. Therefore, each and every one of you need to seek the more, need to find the more, need to pray the more, and meditate the more. For woe is it to those who have received the opportunity and do not build upon that rock, but build upon the sand that is the external man, the mental, the material. For, as given, this is a time of choosing. And as you find the joy of love within yourself, and the peace, so you then enjoy and find peace with that which is out or that which is about you. For the abundance is there to be used correctly when there is that which is the correct or spiritual interpretation of that which has been given you in the material.
Luke 11:18-19
“If Satan also be divided against himself, how shall his kingdom stand? because ye say that I cast out devils through Beelzebub. And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your sons cast them out? therefore shall they be your judges.”
S When the intellect of man rules, this is the dividing of the mental. Where that which is the spiritual guides the subconscious seeking of the individual, making it come within the awareness of the intellectual-mental man, then these are the sons that cast out the demons and perform that which is the correct way rather than the lost way, the selfish way, the foolish way.
Luke 11:20
“But if I with the finger of God cast out devils, no doubt the kingdom of God is come upon you.”
S When you may, and do, overcome even the simplest of the intellectual- mental-ego problems that confront you, then you have used the touch of God. And great is the rejoicing in heaven for those that do this. For even the most highly advanced must begin with the simple to build to the greater – for the honor and glory of God, rather than the relieving of that which are the tensions, frustrations, hurts, and woes of being human. This is the way you should seek, not to relieve that which is your sin, but to make it right for the glory and love of God, for the use of the opportunity presented, for the joy in heaven, not for self, but that God has acted in the manner prescribed by God. For the Lord will not act to and through the human unless bidden to.
Luke 11:21-22
“When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him all his armour wherein he trusted, and divideth his spoils.”
S For when God acts, those things of the material, those things of the mental are cast aside or gather by the forces of God. You cannot arm yourself against God. You cannot arm nor throw up a wall, or a barrier to God. For even though you be in the depths of hell, God is there. Though you may be misled, the Hand is there. For this the Christ became, for this the Holy Spirit is. Fear not; be not foolish. Though you have stumbled and fallen, help is near. Therefore, forget not the search for selfish reasons. Know that that Hand reaches toward you, that the Light guides you, that there is the understanding now of the actions of man, the failings of mankind, the foolishness of mankind. For those that gave to learn of these things realize that they are opportunities, not failings, not only for man but for all that is the light to accomplish that which is God’s way, God’s process, that all may learn and rejoice in the learning, that all may find the light and understand the light whether they have lived without the light or always within the light. You see, there is appreciation at all levels, and learning at all levels, and service at all levels.
Luke 11:23
“He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.”
S Once you have been exposed to that which is the word, you must be for that which is the way, that which is love. For if you have been given that which is the word, the path, and you turn away of your own volition, then you are against the word, the light, the authority.
Luke 11:24-26
“When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest and finding none, he saith, ‘I will return unto my house whence I came out.’ And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.”
S This again is the turning aside from that which is the path, that which has been started. It is the depth; it is the crushing. For those who do not live with the knowledge or have taken it only superficially suffer, yes, do not find the growth and reap, not that which would be considered the greater karma (for this is karma and this explains your karma). But those that have the word and start upon the path, and then stray, fill themselves through the centers, with that which is the negative influence of the “me-ism”, rather than the I AM, and reap that which is the karmic. That is a stage worse for the individual rather than that stage of ignorance or of tolerance of the Lord.
Q Please explain, “and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself.”
S And he is worse than he was in the beginning–and you would like to know what it means? Well, if you wipe out and chase out the spirit, selfishness let’s say, and the possession of same, and it goes forth and ye have kept the house warm and comfortable for him and not locking him out, he brings his brothers and every center of the body is possessed. [10-11]
Luke 11:27-28
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, “Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.” But he said, “yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. “
S This, once again, is the outer versus the inner, the outer being that which proclaims God with the mouth, with the tongue, with the outer action. But those who proclaim and rejoice in God do it from within. Often you have been given the word and often you have not understood, but now is the time, the opportunity. It is the era that is proclaiming the inner personage rather than that which is the outer personage, the true person rather than the false person. Rejoice in the opportunity; build in the opportunity; act in the opportunity that your brother, your sister might, too, reap the benefits whether directly or indirectly, but always, always for the glory, for the love of God.
Luke 11:29-30
And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, “this is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.”
S You, too, are as Jonas, that you may come from within the body of the beast by proclaiming from within the birth of that which is the spiritual awakening within. Once again, not by the beating of the drum, by the reputation that you build for verbiage, but rather the reputation that comes from within by the actions of self to those in need, to those that seek. How else can you achieve but from building within? This is God’s way. This is the Christ way, even as Nazarene, even as He achieved, so self must achieve.
Q Is the entity who was Jonas known to us by any other name?
S Jonas had several lives that were prominent. However, at this time it is not relative to that which is to be accomplished. Yes, the answer is: Jonas was known even in the present day by another name.
Luke 11:31-32
“The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and behold, a greater than Jonas is here.”
S The example given here is that which is the force of the animal forces within the individuals that, raised up, came to that which was the mental-spiritual awakening, and then came to the presence of that which is the Master of Life, or God in action, through that which is the Christ Force. Here is the opportunity, even as today, that the animal forces so awakened in mankind (especially that which are as the people of this generation among the nation that is the United States and so react in that which are the animal forces, or that which is the animal awakening) yet will receive that which is the intellectual-mental-spiritual combination that can, and will, if used correctly by that which are the animal forces (which, in itself, is the energy that man creates and lives by), will overcome that which are the forces that have been unleashed within the world as it is. For the very presence that proclaims the coming of the Prince of Love again among the peoples of this world–for this nation will be blessed by that which is the knowledge and the opening of that which is the way, again by Love incarnate among the peoples, as surely as God’s promise is forever and forever correct. As surely as God is love, so this nation will have the opportunity to be as Mary and fall at the feet of the Lord Christ in action, rather than be as many other nations, the Martha who skitters here and there, mouthing that which are the supplications to God and pointing the finger at others to declare their outward holiness, and will then (that which is as the Holy See, among others) proclaim the Day of the Lord as established within this nation. But there must come within this nation, before that opening of the door, the awakening through the actions of this nation towards its own people in honesty, in love, and towards other nations. For there will be fear in the land of each other and of the military power of other nations. And yet, the key to that which is the overcoming is that which is in actuality given so often, prayer and meditation, leading to that which is the inner flowering of that which is the force, that which is the healing, that which is God.
Luke 11:33-34
“No man, when he hath lighted a candle, putteth it in a secret place, neither under a bushel, but on a candlestick, that they which come in may see the light. The light of the body is the eye: therefore, when thine eye is single, thy whole body also is full of light; but when thine eye is evil, thy body also is full of darkness. “
S You are the candles that light the way for those that will come in. Make your eye single, which is your purpose, your attention, which is your authority as given to you through that which is the use of the knowledge given. For as you act day by day, you open the way for those who will come in to change this world for the better, to bind the wounds of this world, to wash away that which are the fears, the destruction, the negative. Prayer and meditation is your key, but your actions are the candles that are lit. Watch yourselves; pray for guidance; forget not the reason, the mission. For the mission is: “others first”, always as “others first”.
Luke 11:35-36
“Take heed therefore that the light which is in thee be not darkness. If thy whole body therefore be full of light, having no part dark, the whole shall be full of light, as when the bright shining of a candle doth give thee light.”
S How can light be dark? By the twisting, by the personal use of that which is the way, the word, the truth. It is for those that see not beyond that which is this material world to walk in the dark, to heed not the light, to twist the beams, to use the intelligence, the knowledge, to the negative – which is the selfish. Those who bow before the idol of materiality, those that build the ego, they are the dark. And yet, condemn them not. For you have done the same, and even now, to a degree, do the same. For none live that are light, though they may proclaim they are light. Only the Master of Love is light.
Luke 11:37-39
And as he spake, a certain Pharisee besought him to dine with him: and he went in and sat down to meat. And when the Pharisee saw it, he marveled that he had not first washed before dinner. And the Lord said unto him, “Now do ye Pharisees make clean the outside of the cup and the platter; but your inward part is full of ravening and wickedness.”
S The Pharisee here is now the churches of today. Even those that build in the light still have the darkness. And yet, how soon will come that which will sweep away the dark. No vague promise, but the truth. Then grasp the truth, shed the darkness. For each of you have the light, to a degree, but so often you don’t know you have it or use it. Therefore, through the Christ, through love, be as Mary. Fall at the feet of Christ and learn. Feed upon love; give, give, give.
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And now through that which is the power invested we give that which is love, help, and guidance. For the hand of Jesus the Christ is near; His voice calls to you, if you but would listen. He has often spoken to each and every person here, whether you received it through the mental, or could not receive it to the awareness; it has been given through the spiritual nature. Often, He has touched each and every individual. And all those that truly seek or have begun to seek, He has and is with. Therefore, know that, even as given in old, you have no secrets from that which is Jesus the Christ, Who is and was and will be the Savior for all those born into the material plane, whether they be those entrapped, or those who have come in to help. The blessings of God the Father, of the Son, of the Holy Spirit. Be as Mary.
RAM Reading 10-76
Prayer – Channel
Oh Creator, in Your mercy, be aware of the needs of this group, of Your children. And help us, Father, that through Your mercy we may be tools of Your love and Your help to all the peoples unto this world. Father, we believe in Your mercy and Your promises. Make Your presence known to us at this time that we may rejoice in Your love.
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As the flower unfolds, as the dawn announces the return of light, as the rainbow is the promise of the Lord, so you unfold, rebuild, and awaken to that which is the Truth, the Light, the Path. Mingle with the purpose, with the energy, with the thought, that you may serve, even as the Master of Life serves; that you, too, may be the helping hand, the action, the thought, the way, the truth, that grace may abound. Open the door of life to your brothers, you sisters, that love may enter in.
Luke 11:40-41
“Ye fools, did not he that made that which is without make that which is within also? But rather give alms of such things as ye have; and, behold, all things are clean unto you.”
S You have heard that those who condemn by calling “fool” are condemned by the Lord. Those who act as fools are condemned by themselves. This, then, the Master of Life was pointing out. For not He spoke, but that which was the wisdom, the love of God trying to rekindle that which was the light of life, the light of wisdom, within the children. Even as today the word is given and the word awaits, and the word is with mankind. Then be not fools, but use that which is the wisdom that is innate within each and every soul, each and every entity as a being. Awaken, listen, see, and hear.
Luke 11:42
“But woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye tithe mint and rue and all manner of herbs and pass over judgment and the love of God: these ought ye to have done, and not leave the other undone.”
S That which is the spice, that which also preserves as dill and rue (rather than mint and rue) is that which is the wisdom of prayer and meditation. Use them! Be not as the Pharisee who in his boldness towards himself, rather than God, was the hypocrite who lived by the word of the law as that which is the mind of man measured, who knew that which was, was as the taxation, that which was given to be the acts towards the pious, interpretation of God’s law, but forgot that which was mercy, justice, love. Therefore, be not the hypocrite. For the hypocrite is the one who interprets God’s law for others and not for selves.
Luke 11:43
“Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings in the markets. “
S These are true words for today even as they were for times of old. For those who believe in self, self-aggrandizement, are those that miss the mark. For it is self-worship that leads astray. It is selfless worship that finds the path. For in selflessness the brothers, the sisters, who in their truth are of God (and are god in their special way) are recognized.
Luke 11:44
“Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are as graves which appear not, and the men that walk over them are not aware of them.”
S Be then aware of the pace of life, or the place of the individuals, or the propriety of maintaining the proper understanding of the place that personality, ego and self play within the scheme of the material world, always remembering that there must be the balance between the spiritual, the mental, and the physical, and that to do harm to self is to overplay one against the other. True, the spiritual comes first, with the mental second, and the physical third. However, within this plane of reality, as reality applies to the learning experience, none may precede the others.
Q How did the scribes figure in this?
S The scribes were those who, though educated and holding a high position, only mimicked that which was given them to do, using not their position, their education, their intelligence, to clarify, to pose that which is the unsettlement to those who (as the Pharisees) dictated the laws, the ways, as they saw best. Be then not a scribe to yourself and inscribe upon the tablet of your heart that which is unjust and injust, but rather that which is justice, mercy, and love.
Luke 11:45-46
Then answered one of the lawyers, and said unto him, “Master, thus saying thou reproachest us also” And he said, “Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.”
S This is intended for all people who pass on that which are the labors that should be theirs to others; who, rather than face that which is truth, pass on untruth to others; who, rather than show mercy and justice, pass on that which is injustice and a burden to others; those who would rather gain at the expense of others than lessen the load as they are equipped to do and should understand their position to be. This is not just for the lawyers, or the judges, but for the doctors, the laborers, the leaders, the clergy, the farmers, and what have you. For all that lay a burden upon the brothers, the sisters, burdens that are unjust, miss the mark. For you must be as He, who, in the symbol of asking for you to take upon Him and He to take upon your burdens, must be lived in and through. For when you give yourself to the Christ and He takes upon the burden of you, your karmic order, your advancement, you in turn, in truth, must assume the lifting of the burden from the brothers, the sisters, regardless of their position, regardless of that of their antagonism, their jealousy, their lack of understanding. This, in truth, is turning the other cheek. This is the laying on of the hand of the spiritual comforter, which you possess if you would but use it, understand it, and be willing to share.
Q The Master said this because of the fact that they cast burdens on people and didn’t take any part of the burden themselves. Was he just referring to lawyers at that time or to the profession in general?
S He was referring to those in any happenstance that would put their burden upon others–and not only do that, but point the finger and say ” tsk, tsk” to those who have erred and gone astray. [10-9]
Luke 11:47-48
“Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchers of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchers.”
S The sepulcher is within yourself. For here lies that which is entombed, that which is the soul, that which is the understanding, the wisdom, the love. In truth, He, the Master of Love and Justice, did remind that which is the subconscious of those present at that time that they indeed, in truth, had been those who had attacked, those who had denounced, the prophets of old, given another opportunity to redeem themselves, to restore that which is the spiritual life to their dead bodies, their dead minds, and their entombed souls.
Luke 11:49-51
“Therefore also said the wisdom of God, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; From the blood of Abel unto the blood of Zacharias which perished between the altar and the temple:’ verily I say unto you, It shall be required of this generation. “
S All prophets have come but for one purpose – to pave the way for the Prince of Knowledge, the Prince of Redemption. Their blood is that which cements that which is the success of the Savior of Mankind. And know you this: the first prophet, Abel, was that which represented the animal spirit of mankind first awakening to the power beyond its grasp and announcing same. The animal spirit is that which must be left behind and, in its way, destroyed. Yet not by the hand of Cain within yourself can that be, but through the awakening to that which is the spiritual, allowing the death of that which is the animal spirit, through the raising up of that which is the spiritual, as in Zachariah, that which died between the altar and the temple, you see, being then the awakening of the truth of the spiritual nature of God, being struck down by that which is its own need to become parted from that which is the physical nature of mankind. The death of same in the physical is of the physical, by the physical, condemned by Jesus the Christ. For all must suffer same and yet be washed clean again from that which is the death of same (which is a personal thing, a thing of the individual, a thing of the ego), that the Christ may rise within, to overcome the ego or the personality of this earth, that the redemption of that which is mankind may be completed, in part, within each and every individual, until the singular becomes, once again, the whole, and that which is scattered, once again, the solid or the mass, that the individual may become united with the individual and return to that state of being, of being a true individual, and yet one with the Oneness.
Luke 11:52
“Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.”
S This is the humanness of mankind locking the door against the spiritual progress, holding back, through the temptations of the use of the mental and the physical, the spiritual advancement. This is what you all have been and are, the entities caught and controlled by the physical world, the mental-physical that binds by the subtleties of desire, of the urges and the chains that have been forged by the laws of mankind rather than that which is the living through the spiritual law. The law of God, the Law of One, is that which ye judge the day of judgment. Therefore, be a lawyer of the spiritual nature rather than the physical-mental nature.
Luke 11:53-54
And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
S When you are presented with the facts, how often you throw those roadblocks in front of that which is the object of your learning. How seldom do you reach out and let the heart be the judge of the materials or the experiences that come your way. But the rationalization of that which is the human side of yourselves is that which cries out to the Master, which argues, which abounds in that which are the excuses, the accusations, the falsifying of purpose, in short, the turning away from God.