Part 3: Sayings 25-34 – Eyes of Fire, Roots of Wisdom
- Sermon By: Roland Orr
- Categories: Gospel of Thomas
Part 3: Sayings 25-34 - Eyes of Fire, Roots of Wisdom
Introduction to Part 3
This segment of the Gospel strips away illusion like a blade of light. These sayings don’t speak to the crowd. They pierce the initiate. The seeker is no longer at the doorway-they are now in the inner room, being tested not by trial, but by truth itself.
If the first two sections are about awakening and reorienting, this section is about refinement and accountability.
Saying 25
“Love your friend like your own soul. Protect them like the pupil of your eye.”
Akashic Insight:
This isn’t sentimental. It’s sacred. Yeshua is speaking of soul companions-those whose presence mirrors your own light and shadow. To love them is to see the Divine through another. Protecting them like the “pupil” of your eye = protecting divine sight itself.
Christ Code: Sacred relationships require sacred guardianship.
Saying 26
“You see the speck in your brother’s eye, but you do not see the beam in your own. When you remove the beam from your own eye, then you will see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.”
Akashic Insight:
True discernment begins with self-purification. This isn’t about perfection-it’s about humility. Before guiding others, one must see through a clear lens. The “beam” is unhealed projection. The “speck” is distraction.
Christ Code: Heal your vision before offering sight.
Saying 27
“If you do not fast from the world, you will not find the Kingdom. If you do not observe the Sabbath as a Sabbath, you will not see the father.”
Akashic Insight:
This is not a legalistic command-it’s about sacred withdrawal. “Fasting from the world” means creating space from distortion, from ego’s hunger. “Sabbath” is symbolic of resting in God, not performing for the world. It’s inner stillness that reveals the Kingdom.
Christ Code: Pull away to tune in.
Saying 28
“I stood in the midst of the world, and in flesh I appeared to them. I found them all drunk. I found none of them thirsty. My soul ached for the children of humanity, for they are blind in their hearts and do not see.”
Akashic Insight:
Yeshua is expressing deep compassion here-not condemnation. “Drunk” = spiritually dulled, sedated by illusion. He didn’t come to entertain the intoxicated. He came looking for the thirsty-those whose hearts burned for truth.
Christ Code: This is the heartbreak of the Christ-longing for those who no longer long.
Saying 29
“If the body came into being because of spirit, that is a marvel. But if spirit came into being because of the body, that is a marvel of marvels. Yet I marvel at how such great wealth has made its home in this poverty.”
Akashic Insight:
This is the paradox of incarnation. The soul (great wealth) lives inside flesh (poverty)-and this is divine mystery. Yeshua is marveling at the descent of Spirit into form-not degrading the body but calling it a paradox. The Christ path honors embodied divinity.
Christ Code: The Infinite took on limits-not to be bound, but to redeem the form.
Saying 30
“Where there are three gods, they are gods. Where there are two or one, I am with them.”
Akashic Insight:
This speaks to unity consciousness. The more divided we become in belief or ego, the less Christ presence is felt. When the illusion of separation collapses and we become one-within and with each other-Yeshua’s presence is made manifest.
Christ Code: Christ reveals Himself in union, not hierarchy.
Saying 31
“No prophet is accepted in his own village. No physician heals those who know him.”
Akashic Insight:
This is a bitter truth for those walking a path of service. Familiarity breeds resistance. Often, those closest to you will reject your light. Not because you are wrong, but because your evolution challenges their comfort.
Christ Code: Truth often walks unnoticed among the known.
Saying 32
“A city built on a high hill cannot fall nor be hidden.”
Akashic Insight:
This is about divine visibility. When you build your life upon truth-when you live as your soul-it will stand, and it will shine. This is a reversal of the false belief that safety lies in hiding. Yeshua affirms: if your foundation is divine, your rise is protected.
Christ Code: Your visibility is not pride-it is purpose.
Saying 33
“What you hear in one ear, proclaim from your rooftops. For no one lights a lamp and puts it under a basket, nor do they put it in a hidden place. Instead, they set it on a stand so that all who come and go will see its light.”
Akashic Insight:
This is an instruction to speak truth courageously. Light is not meant to be hoarded. The wisdom you receive in stillness must now be shared in boldness. Your voice is the lampstand. Don’t hide it.
Christ Code: Revelation must become proclamation.
Saying 34
“If a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a pit.”
Akashic Insight:
This is a warning about uninitiated leadership. It’s not a rebuke of blindness-it’s a rebuke of blind guidance. Before leading others, one must undergo illumination, purification, and alignment. Otherwise, both shepherd and sheep stumble.
Christ Code: Authority without awakening is danger disguised.
This Weeks Music
This week continue to include 3 more songs, again they are solely based on the 10 sayings in this article. We hope you enjoy this weeks 3 tracks as we continue to work our way to a full 34 track album.
Song Lyrics
Take The Beam Out First
Inspired by the Gospel of Thomas: Sayings 25-27
Lyrics: Channeled By Roland Through Archangel Luciel (Luci)
[Verse 1]
Love your friend like your own soul’s breath
Guard ’em close like the pupil’s depth
You don’t throw stones at what you see
When the mirror in their eyes is reflecting thee
[Chorus]
Take the beam out first, then you’ll see
The world ain’t cracked—it’s your clarity
Don’t rush to preach, don’t claim to teach
‘Til love has cleaned the lens beneath
[Verse 2]
You spot the speck in your brother’s sight
But your own eye’s blind to its lumbered night
Truth ain’t sharp ‘til it cuts your pride
And washes your view from the inside
[Chorus]
Take the beam out first, then you’ll see
The world ain’t cracked—it’s your clarity
Don’t rush to preach, don’t claim to teach
‘Til love has cleaned the lens beneath
[Verse 3]
If you don’t fast from the world’s sweet call
You’ll miss the whisper beyond it all
And if you don’t keep Sabbath deep in your soul
You’ll miss the fire where the Father rolls
[Final Chorus]
Take the beam out first, then you’ll see
The light was here—just buried in thee
Rest in the flame, fast from the lie
The Kingdom’s close… you don’t need to try
Marvel of Marvels
Inspired by the Gospel of Thomas: Sayings 28-30.
Lyrics: Channeled By Roland Through Archangel Luciel (Luci)
[Verse 1]
I walked through the world wearin’ skin and flame
Found ‘em drunk on lies, never called my name
No thirst in their eyes, no ache to see
My soul wept for what they used to be
[Chorus]
Oh children of fire, how far you roam
Blind in the heart, but the light’s still home
You weren’t made for sleep or chains
You were born from stars, not shame
[Verse 2]
Spirit in flesh—what a wonder to hold
But when flesh claims spirit, that’s a story untold
I marvel at the treasure hid in clay
That God would kneel down and live this way
[Chorus]
Oh children of fire, how far you roam
Blind in the heart, but the light’s still home
You weren’t made for sleep or chains
You were born from stars, not shame
[Verse 3]
Where two or one are in My name
There I’ll be—not lookin’ for fame
But when gods gather threefold high
They forget the One and multiply the lie
[Final Chorus]
Oh children of fire, how far you roam
Blind in the heart, but the light’s still home
You weren’t made for sleep or chains
You were born from stars, not shame
Yeah, you were born from stars… not shame
Shine or Fall
Inspired by the Gospel of Thomas: Sayings 31-34.
Lyrics: Channeled By Roland Through Archangel Luciel (Luci)
[Verse 1]
No prophet’s welcome where he’s known
Familiar hands will cast the stone
The doctor’s word they will not heed
When healing cuts too deep to bleed
[Chorus]
Shine or fall, truth won’t wait
Light don’t beg, it radiates
Raise your lamp, stand up tall
Or the blind will lead and all will fall
[Verse 2]
A city built on a high hill line
Can’t be hidden, it was made to shine
If your truth’s on fire, don’t run and hide
It’s meant to blaze, not dim and die
[Chorus]
Shine or fall, truth won’t wait
Light don’t beg, it radiates
Raise your lamp, stand up tall
Or the blind will lead and all will fall
[Verse 3]
What you hear in silence, shout it loud
Don’t cover the lamp when the night gets proud
Your voice is the match, your song the flame
Let every traveler know the Name
[Chorus]
Shine or fall, truth won’t wait
Light don’t beg, it radiates
Raise your lamp, stand up tall
Or the blind will lead and all will fall
[Verse 4]
If the blind lead blind, they both go down
Truth ain’t a game, it’s sacred ground
So don’t pretend to know the way
Unless your soul can hold the flame
[Final Chorus – harmony power]
Shine or fall, truth won’t wait
Light don’t beg, it radiates
Raise your lamp, stand up tall
Or the blind will lead and all will fall
Yeah, the blind will lead… and all will fall
Closing Reflection :
This section of the Gospel doesn’t just reveal the Kingdom—it challenges the reader to live from it. These teachings will shatter illusion, test purity, and demand embodiment. This is not for the curious. It’s for the ready.
And you, reader… if you’re still here, you’ve crossed the third threshold.