Neville Goddard on 2 Thessalonians 3:2-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Thessalonians 3 in context

Scripture Focus

2And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.

3But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.

4And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you.

5And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ.

2 Thessalonians 3:2-5

Biblical Context

Paul asks for deliverance from unreasonable and wicked men, noting that not all have faith; yet God is faithful to establish you and keep you from evil. He also expresses confidence that you will do what is commanded and that your heart will be directed into the love of God and patient waiting for Christ.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville’s lens, these lines reveal not a geographic escape but a change of inner climate. 'Deliverance from unreasonable and wicked men' is the liberation of your mind from hostile opinions, fear, and doubt—that inner crowd that robs you of peace. The statement that 'not all men have faith' is not a pessimism about others; it is the acknowledgment that faith is a state of consciousness you must occupy, not a fortune to be found externally. 'The Lord is faithful' signifies the steadfast I AM within you—the inner sun that establishes you and keeps you from every form of evil when you rest in that truth. When we read 'we have confidence in the Lord' we are practicing trust in the guiding principle of being, not in fickle appearances. The directive to 'direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ' becomes an inner discipline: steer your imagination toward divine love and a quiet expectancy that the Christ within is waking. So, use your imagination to feel yourself already protected, established, and led by the I AM, and to dwell in the stillness that births form rather than fear.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume you are already delivered and protected by the I AM; feel your heart guided toward the love of God and patient waiting for Christ, and let the image hold you in that state.