The introduction of Jacob's ladder into the symbolism of The Mystical Court is to be traced to the vision of Jacob, which is thus substantially recorded in the twenty-eighth chapter of the Book of Genesis: When Jacob, by the command of his father Isaac, was journeying toward Padanaram, while sleeping one night with the bare … Continue reading INTRODUCTION TO JACOB’S LADDER
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JACOB’S LADDER
Research Author Sir Godfrey Gregg OHPM, ROMC When this symbol, which is taken from Jacob's Vision (Genesis 28), was introduced into English Speculative Freemasonry is not exactly known. But we find allusions to it a little after the middle of the last [18th] century. It has always been a symbol of Spiritual Baptist and The … Continue reading JACOB’S LADDER
SECURITY IN THE STORMS
Sir Godfrey Gregg Grand Commanding Officer "'But the ship was now in the midst of the sea, tossed with waves: for the wind was contrary." (Matthew 14:24). Rude and blustering the winds of September often are. Do they not typify the tempestuous seasons of my life? But, indeed, I ought to be glad that I … Continue reading SECURITY IN THE STORMS
LEAVE IT TO HIM
Sir Godfrey Gregg Grand Commanding Officer "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin:" (Matthew 6:28). I need oil," said an ancient monk; so he planted an olive sapling. "Lord," he prayed, "it needs rain that its tender roots may … Continue reading LEAVE IT TO HIM
TIME TO RECEIVE ALL HE HAS FOR YOU
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div " And the Lord said unto Abram, after that Lot was separated from him, Lift up now thine eyes, and look from the place where thou art northward, and southward, and eastward, and westward: For all the land which thou seest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed forever." (Genesis 13:14-15). … Continue reading TIME TO RECEIVE ALL HE HAS FOR YOU
LIE STILL AND TRUST GOD
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "I had fainted unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." (Psalm 27:13). "FAINT NOT!" How great is the temptation at this point! How the soul sinks, the heart grows sick, and the faith staggers under the keen trials and testings which come … Continue reading LIE STILL AND TRUST GOD
THE SECRETS OF PROVIDENCE
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "The secret of the Lord is with them that fear him, and he will shew them his covenant." (Psalm 25:14). There are secrets of Providence which God's dear children may learn. His dealings with them often seem, to the outward eye, dark and terrible. Faith looks deeper and says, "This is God's … Continue reading THE SECRETS OF PROVIDENCE
THE PRAYER OF FAITH
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;" (Titus 1:2). Faith is not working up by will power a sort of certainty that something is coming to pass, but it is seeing as an actual fact that God has said that this thing … Continue reading THE PRAYER OF FAITH
BELIEVING BEFORE SEEING RESULTS
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all these people, unto the land which I do give to them, even to the children of Israel." (Joshua 1:2). God here speaks in the immediate present. It is not something He is going to do, … Continue reading BELIEVING BEFORE SEEING RESULTS
FRET NOT OVER EVIL-DOERS
HH Sir Godfrey Gregg D.Div "Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity." (Psalm 37:1). Do not get into a perilous heat about things. If ever heat were justified, it was surely justified in the circumstances outlined in the Psalm. Evil-doers were moving about clothed in purple and … Continue reading FRET NOT OVER EVIL-DOERS
THE MYSTICAL COURT 