Neville Goddard on Hebrews 9:23-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hebrews 9 in context

Scripture Focus

23It was therefore necessary that the patterns of things in the heavens should be purified with these; but the heavenly things themselves with better sacrifices than these.

24For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:

Hebrews 9:23-24

Biblical Context

Earthly patterns must be purified by earthly rites, but the true heavenly realities require a higher sacrifice. Christ enters heaven itself to appear in the presence of God for us, not into places made with hands.

Neville's Inner Vision

Hebrews 9:23-24 invites you to see the patterns of heaven as mental images your imagination has crafted. Purifying them with better sacrifices means raising your beliefs and feelings to the level of the real. The heavenly things are not in buildings made with hands; they are the inner state of consciousness you can enter now. Christ is not a distant visitor but your awakened awareness entering the heaven of God's presence in you. When you accept this, you discover you are the temple—the Father is near as your own I AM. Redemption then appears as a felt reality in your mind, a finished work that spiritualizes your experience. This is salvation as inner realization, not outward ritual, and it comes to you through the steady practice of imagining from the end and dwelling in the presence you already are.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe softly, and affirm 'I AM' in the temple of my heart. Revise one limiting belief by saying 'I now accept God's presence here and now' and feel the truth as your own.