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JOHN 8:58

"Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am."

In biblical symbolism, this statement is not a historical claim but a revelation of the soul’s deepest center, the Monad, is speaking through the awakened consciousness.

“Before Abraham was”

Abraham represents the historical self, the lineage of the personality, the entire chain of inherited tendencies, memories, and karmic formations that make up the lower nature.

To say “before Abraham” is to point to a level of being prior to the personal story, prior to the ego’s formation, prior to the temporal self.

“I am”

This is the voice of the eternal center, the uncreated point within the soul that does not come into being but simply is.

It is the Monad speaking, the inner Christ‑principle, the divine identity that precedes all forms of the self.

In mysticism, this verse reveals:
• the timeless layer of consciousness within the human being
• the unoriginated center that exists before the mind, emotions, and personality
• the divine identity that is not born and does not die
• the inner Christ as the soul’s eternal ground

The contrast is deliberate:
• “Abraham” = the temporal self, the historical unfolding of the lower nature
• “I am” = the eternal Self, the Monad, the divine center within

Thus the verse expresses the moment when the inner Christ‑center speaks through the human form, revealing the soul’s true origin beyond time, ancestry, and personality.

It is the declaration of the eternal within the temporal, the uncreated within the created, the center that precedes all becoming.

The Esoteric Message.....
The inner Christ speaks from the soul’s eternal center, revealing a self that existed before the personality and remains beyond time.

 

See Also

BIBLE VERSES

JOHN 1:1

JOHN 3:16

JOHN 8:58

JOHN 10:10

JOHN 16:5
JOHN 16:6
JOHN 16:7

JOHN 17:17