Neville Goddard on 2 Thessalonians 2:1-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Now we beseech you, brethren, by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto him,

2That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.

3Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

4Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.

5Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

6And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.

7For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.

8And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:

9Even him, whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,

10And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

11And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

2 Thessalonians 2:1-12

Biblical Context

Paul warns not to be shaken by appearances, words, or letters. The day of Christ comes only after a falling away and the revealing of the man of sin.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the coming of the Lord is not a distant event, but the awakening to your own I AM. The 'man of sin' is the old ego that exalts itself, the counterfeit power that would pretend to be God, sitting in the temple of your mind. Do not fear it; it is revealed only when you refuse to love the truth. The 'temple of God' is your own heart—a sacred sanctuary where imagination and awareness rearrange reality. The 'mystery of iniquity' is the habitual thought patterns that keep you identified with separation; the 'strong delusion' is the mind’s habit of believing appearances over the truth you already know inwardly. The line 'he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way' points to the level of consciousness you currently inhabit; when you no longer allow the counterfeit to govern you, the way is cleared for the genuine Christ to be revealed by the Spirit and by the brightness of His coming. Therefore, turn inward, keep faith, and love the truth until you feel it real in your whole being.

Practice This Now

Assume the truth: 'I am the Christ within me, now gathering to Him; the day of Christ is at hand in my consciousness.' Hold this assumption and feel the realization flood your sensing and revise any disturbing appearance as a misperception, already resolved.