Neville Goddard on 2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Thessalonians 2 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

2 Thessalonians 2:3-4

Biblical Context

The verse indicates there will be a falling away before the day arrives, and the 'man of sin' will be revealed, opposing worship and acting as if he were God.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's psychology, the 'falling away' is a shift in your inner state, not a distant event. The 'man of sin' is the counterfeit ruler within your mind—the ego that exalts itself above God, presenting a false god in the temple of your awareness. When you dwell in separation, that image reigns and the true I AM is obscured. The script warns you to observe that this idol sits in the inner sanctuary, persuading you of its permanence. Yet the moment you refuse to worship the imagined self and return attention to the one consciousness, the idol dissolves; the so-called lawless one is exposed as a mere dream illuminated by awareness. The day of revelation comes not from outward happenings but from the steadfast recognition that God is within you, in the I AM, and that the temple is purified by your unwavering awareness.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly and declare, 'I am the I AM; this temple hosts no idol.' Then feel the old self-image dissolve and the calm of pure awareness take the throne.