Neville Goddard on 2 Peter 2:1-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Peter 2 in context

Scripture Focus

1But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.

3And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.

2 Peter 2:1-3

Biblical Context

The passage warns that false prophets and teachers will arise, delivering deadly heresies and denying the Lord, inviting swift judgment. Many will follow their corrupt ways, and greed will turn people into merchandise, but judgment is not distant.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the false prophets not as distant figures but as misqualified states of consciousness that pretend to govern your life. When you entertain fear, greed, or the urge to control, you privately plant damnable heresies and deny the Lord within you—the I AM that bought you. The crowd that follows such ways is an inner audience, reflecting your own mistaken identifications, so the ‘way of truth’ is blasphemed in your thinking. The judgment spoken of is not a future tribunal; it is the natural consequence of living in a lie. By affirming that the Lord, your true Self, has already purchased you into freedom, you reverse the condition. You stop merchandising your life to feed lack and begin living from the integrity of consciousness. When you revise your dominant assumption to match your divine nature, the apparent enemies dissolve, and you stand in the steady light of truth.

Practice This Now

Assume the state: 'I am the I AM, purchased by Love, and I dwell in truth now.' Feel that certainty until fear and greed dissolve; then imagine your surroundings reflecting your inner integrity and abundance.