Bible Interpretation

Interpret This With Rev. Ed

Have you ever wondered how a specific Bible verse might be interpreted metaphysically? Interpret This provides greater insight into the hidden meanings of the Bible. Use the search features below to find a verse. If the verse you are looking for is not available, click here to request an interpretation. 

The Comforter

"The Comforter" is generally considered to be the "Holy Spirit"—a term Jesus also uses to describe the divine energy that his disciples can expect to receive when he has left and they have begun their spiritual work.

Luke 11:34

I don’t think Jesus is talking here about what our physical eyes (plural) may discern in the world around us. He is describing the inner light of spiritual truth—the singular spiritual eye that is our inner lamp.

John 3:5-21

This is too long and dense a passage to cover completely in one response. Let’s look at two parts of it, which together allow us to understand the important—indeed, essential—spiritual truth that Jesus is teaching.

Mark 4:11-12

It is, indeed, a puzzling passage—at least in its final phrases. Jesus is speaking in private, to his closest followers, immediately after teaching to a large crowd by the sea.

John 6:53

Anytime—particularly in the Gospel of John—that the Pharisees and his own followers fail to understand something Jesus is saying, the reason is always the same.

Deuteronomy 28:12

This ringing call to spiritual commitment is presented as the conclusion of the final address by Moses to the Hebrew people that constitutes most of the Book of Deuteronomy (although Moses is sometimes referred to in the third person, so the autho

Matthew 11:11-14

It’s certainly a vivid call to a new dimension of spiritual understanding. Jesus is saying that John represents the highest level of religious belief —a belief centered in obedience to preexisting laws.

Acts 1:5

This passage illustrates that Jesus was calling his disciples to something more than the baptism by water that was associated with John the Baptist.

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