Inner Judgment, Exile, and Renewal

Neville's Inner Vision

Let the city be your outward dream of security—the palaces of wealth and fame. When the Lord swears by Himself, He speaks through the I AM that dwells in you. The 'destruction of the city' is not punishment but the thinning of an outer identity mistaken for life. The exile and the dying within a house symbolize the collapse of old beliefs when you stop clinging to them as reality. Yet a remnant of awareness remains—the inner governor, the I AM, which cannot be touched by outer forms. The instruction is to revise your sense of self until the inner state is dominant: recognize that outer riches are not life, while inner wealth endures. As you dwell in that truth, the seeming judgment becomes a doorway, and the outer world rearranges to match your new consciousness. Exile becomes a rite of passage, not a catastrophe, and renewal follows as your inner city stands while former palaces fall away. You are not punished; you awaken. The die is cast in your imagination; the power to renew lies within you.