Neville Goddard on Deuteronomy 18:21-22 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Deuteronomy 18 in context

Scripture Focus

21And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the LORD hath not spoken?

22When a prophet speaketh in the name of the LORD, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the LORD hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him.

Deuteronomy 18:21-22

Biblical Context

Deuteronomy 18:21-22 asks you to test a prophet's word by whether it comes to pass; if not, it was not spoken by the LORD.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 21-22 offers a practical spiritual diagnostic: if the spoken word does not materialize, it did not come from the LORD within you. In my terms, this is not about distant tongues but about your present state of consciousness. The 'prophet' you hear is a movement of your own imagination; its truth is measured by whether the inner image can take root in feeling, vision, and action. If the thing follows in your life, if your heart and surroundings confirm it, then the inner word is true. If it does not come to pass, you have simply spoken a dream from a past state and must revise it. The LORD is the I AM, the awareness behind every thought; prophecy is a test of your current state, not a verdict on past pretensions. Do not fear the voice that misses its mark; use it as feedback to shift your consciousness. When you align your imagination with the feeling of already-present fulfillment, you will know the inner word is from God, and the outer world will follow.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Pick a clear outcome and in your imagination, as if it already is, see the scene, hear the sounds, feel the emotion; when doubt arises, revise the image until it feels inevitable and real.