Neville Goddard on Isaiah 33:13-14 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 33 in context

Scripture Focus

13Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done; and, ye that are near, acknowledge my might.

14The sinners in Zion are afraid; fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. Who among us shall dwell with the devouring fire? who among us shall dwell with everlasting burnings?

Isaiah 33:13-14

Biblical Context

The verse frames near and far as inner observers of God's deeds. It shows fear among the hypocrites and asks who can endure the devouring fire.

Neville's Inner Vision

Listen as a working of consciousness. 'Far' and 'near' are states of attention you choose in the moment. When Isaiah says, 'Hear, ye that are far off, what I have done,' your awareness surveys the inner acts of your life. 'Near' is the immediacy you touch by turning within and acknowledging might and presence. The 'sinners in Zion' and the 'hypocrites' are fears and judgments that arise when you forget who you are. The devouring fire and everlasting burnings symbolize the consuming clarity of God’s presence in you; they are invitations to purify belief, to burn away self-doubt until your thoughts align with the I AM. If you dwell in separation, the fire becomes fear; if you dwell as the I AM, the fire becomes a warm purification that reveals unity with God. The question is not who can endure it, but who will dwell as the I AM while it burns.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly, breathe, and imagine you are already the I AM dwelling in that inner fire. Assume this is your lived state and feel the presence as your own awareness, not as an outside force.