All-Seeing Eye

"All-seeing Eye. Masonic symbol of Deity." (Pocket Masonic Dictionary, The Masonic Service Association, page 7)

C. Bruce Hunter, "All-Seeing Eye - An ancient symbol used in Masonry to represent the watchfulness and omnipresence of Deity." (Masonic Dictionary, page 4)

Grand Lodge of Maine, "This is a very old symbol of Deity. In Psalm 12:1, it says 'He that keepeth Israel shall neither sleep nor slumber.' Thus, the idea that God watches over man is symbolized by the All-Seeing Eye to demonstrate that God is ever-present and ever-watchful. Every Freemason should keep in mind that the things we do before man and the things we do in secret will be recorded by the All-Seeing Eye and will bear witness for or against us at Judgment time." (Grand Lodge of Maine, General Information Regarding Masonry)

"All-Seeing Eye. Symbol of Deity, and, by analogy, of His powers most important to man; love, justice and mercy. . . .
In the modern ritual, the All-Seeing Eye is combined with the Sword, pointing to a Naked Heart . . . is a symbol of divine justice. (Pocket Encyclopedia of Masonic Symbols, The Masonic Service Association, page 7)

Albert Mackey, "The All-Seeing Eye may then be considered as a symbol of God manifested in his omnipresence-his guardian and preserving character-to which Solomon alludes in the Book of Proverbs (xv, 3), where he says: "The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding (or, as in the Revised Version, keeping watch upon) the evil and the good." It is a symbol of the Omnipresent Deity." (Mackey's Revised Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Volume 1, pages 52-53

Albert Mackey, "All-seeing Eye. An emblem of the Master's degree. It reminds us of that superintending Providence who knows the most secret thoughts of our hearts, and rewards us according to our merits." (Lexicon of Freemasonry, pages 20-21)


Anti-Mason Alexander Tripp wrote, "The 'All-Seeing Eye' emblem of Freemasonry was borrowed from the idolatrous cesspool of ancient Egypt." (Freemasonry Judged by the Gospel, page 9)

The "All-Seeing Eye" is an emblem of God that is found in the Bible. See Matthew 6:26.


September 29, 2007