Earth represents material thoughts. Throughout the Old Testament, up to the advent of Jesus Christ, Jehovah is concerned with the evolution of man. In order to bring forth great results the mind must realize its innate thinking capacity to be great.Following the definitions given for each name will be found a brief sketch of the individual, or place, with references telling where the name can be found in the Bible. In connection with this miracle there is a still more interior meaning. The Israelite would relate to the religious tendencies, either intellectual or spiritual; the Gentile would relate to some phase of the outer man--perhaps to the carnal, sensual, or purely material if he were an enemy of the Israelites.The metaphysical interpretations given in this dictionary are based on the practical teachings of Jesus Christ, as understood and taught by the Unity School of Christianity under the direction of Charles Fillmore and Myrtle Fillmore, its founders. The Bible names that had not appeared in the lessons published in Unity literature have been interpreted (with Mr. Fillmore's approval) by Theodosia DeWitt Schobert, who was formerly employed in the Unity Editorial Department and in the Society of Silent Unity.As stated before, this book is not final in the field that it covers; at best it is only a stepping-stone to the higher realm of spiritual consciousness, toward attainment of the mind "which was also in Christ Jesus.
If he does not wish to accept our interpretations, but would rather do his own thinking, entirely apart from our suggestions, we fully recognize his right to do so. In this dictionary the aim has been to clarify. Every so-called miracle of His points to the transformation of some function of the body consciousness. The Statue of Liberty at the entrance to New York Harbor, showing the goddess as enlightening the world, is the picture of an idea that nearly everybody understands. He promised that all those who followed Him in the regeneration would do likewise.
Thus we may have two or more men with identical names, each of whom may relate to a different line of thought and develop very different characteristics. The various processes in raising the body to wholeness are symbolized in the many healings wrought by Jesus. for Greek, and so on.PREFACE to the METAPHYSICAL BIBLE DICTIONARYIn forming the foundations for the metaphysical interpretations, great care has been exercised. We are always pleased when any one learns to go within and get his inspiration direct from his own indwelling Lord or Spirit of truth. Download Metaphysical Bible Dictionary ebook PDF or Read Online books in PDF, EPUB, and Mobi Format.
The means by which this purification can be accomplished and the power thus acquired are also explained in the symbolism of the Old Testament.Apart from its being a book of great historical and biographical interest, the Bible is, from Genesis to Revelation, in its inner or spiritual meaning, a record of the experiences and the development of the human soul and of the whole being of man; also it is a treatise on man's relation to God, the Creator and Father. This fact is that Scripture names cannot be limited to any one interpretation; no one can truthfully say that a certain text means such or such a thing and nothing else. The interpretations given are suggestions, by no means final.