Symbolism of Solomon’s Temple

GOD’S DWELLING PLACE(I COR. 3:16 – 17)

Second temple:Zerubbabel Rebuilding

First temple:King Solomon’s building

The Ancient Craft masonry:the first 3 degrees.

Symbolism of Present life; must be destroyed.

The Appendant bodies of York & Scottish Rites.

Symbolism of life to come; the life eternal must be build

THE THREE BASIC MASONIC EMBLEMS THAT IDENTIFY ONE AS A MASON

The three Great Lights

• The Square= the Soul• Compasses= The Spirit• VSL = Divinity

Square and Compasses with letter G.

• Square his Actions• Circumscribe Hi passions• Geometry is the center of Mason’s trade so God be the center of his life.

The All-Seeing Eye

• Symbol of God Watching over his people (Psalm 33:13)

THE JOURNY OF TRANSFORMATION IN THE CRAFT DEGREES.

PART IV – ppt. by:

WB S.T. MANCEBO, Ph. D.

PM. YORK RITES, SCOTTISH RITE (32 DEGREES KCCH)

THE ENTERED APPRENTICE (EA) DEGREE

When first admitted into a lodge, he is introduce into:

The Masonic Lodge

or Blue Lodge

Group of man holding

charter from Grand Lodge The wlr Blue refers to starry

deck heavens, Associated w/ Truth, deity,

wisdom & Hope.

The Form of a Lodge

A obloup Square – representing the world or

universe; Oriented around the compass

SUPPORTS OF THE LODGE3 Great Pillars

Wisdom (10 mic) WM Solomon

Strength (Doric) Sr. wonder hyra & tyre

Beauty (Corinthian) Jr. Wonders Hiram Abiff. In Governance & represent the

structure of government

The Great Columns

Jacobs todderSlide #

THE COVERING OF THE LODGE

The Bird Within a Circle & two Parallel line

The Point = the Bremen The circle = boundary line of his duty to God & man Two Parallel lines = the pation Saints of the order

St. John, The baptist = June 21 (Summer)St. John, the Euge = Dec. (winter)

ROUGH & PERFECT ASHLAR

Rough ASHLAR :

The candidates(EA)

Perfect ASHLAR :The Master

Mason(MM)

THE WORKING TOOL’S (THE TOOLS OF ACTION)

The Common Gavel

The Twenty-four Inch Gauge

THE FELLOW CRAFT (FC) DEGREE

This level is part of the natural maturation process of the Soul (the middle Chamber). It focusses on the mind & perfection of faculties through the mediums of Arts & Science:

The Legend of the winding Stairs

Three – five & seven steps, representing an ideal education in the understanding of the Supresive being . The laborismo task of self- improvement. Te ability to this is the fundamental purpose of this 2nd degree – for until the person is truly in possession of his will, he cannot surrender it.

After 7 steps, he earned reward: Symbolic wege & Con = nourishment or resurrection Wine = Health or refreshment or devine intoxication Oil = joy a happiness or consecration all tgema, may constitute a full life.

The fundamental issue of this degree deals with Individual morality. Therefore, the tools to use with in one’s action against the standard of

The Level(Justice)

The PLUMB-RULE (Mercy)

The Square of Truth(defines the

relationshp of the two)

Cach Test is done against the standard of marality.

THE MASTER MASON’S (MM) DEGREE.

The 3rd degree portrays a general idea of a resurrection or regeneration or restoration of something from an inferior to a higher