Neville Goddard on Isaiah 61:2-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Isaiah 61 in context

Scripture Focus

2To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;

3To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that he might be glorified.

4And they shall build the old wastes, they shall raise up the former desolations, and they shall repair the waste cities, the desolations of many generations.

Isaiah 61:2-4

Biblical Context

The passage proclaims a divine era of favor and inner renewal: mourning is comforted, beauty replaces ashes, and joy replaces heaviness, with people called trees planted by the LORD. The outer rebuilding mirrors the inward shift.

Neville's Inner Vision

All the words of Isaiah are states of consciousness, and you are the thinker who experiences them. The acceptable year is the moment your I AM awakens to itself and accepts its power to create. The day of vengeance is the inner clearing of fear and stale judgment, not a future event. Beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and the garment of praise are the felt revisions your imagination makes in your inner weather. When you envision yourself as a tree of righteousness planted by the LORD, you align with a lasting divine abundance that remains regardless of outward appearances. This inner shift becomes your life; the outer world simply follows suit, rebuilding old wastes as your states of consciousness renew. Remember: imagination creates reality; you are the I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and feel I AM as the observer, and declare I claim the acceptable year of the LORD now. Imagine yourself as a tree of righteousness planted by the LORD, with beauty for ashes and joy in your mourning.