Neville Goddard on Joel 2:1-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joel 2 in context

Scripture Focus

1Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the LORD cometh, for it is nigh at hand;

2A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.

3A fire devoureth before them; and behind them a flame burneth: the land is as the garden of Eden before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness; yea, and nothing shall escape them.

4The appearance of them is as the appearance of horses; and as horsemen, so shall they run.

5Like the noise of chariots on the tops of mountains shall they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.

6Before their face the people shall be much pained: all faces shall gather blackness.

7They shall run like mighty men; they shall climb the wall like men of war; and they shall march every one on his ways, and they shall not break their ranks:

8Neither shall one thrust another; they shall walk every one in his path: and when they fall upon the sword, they shall not be wounded.

9They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run upon the wall, they shall climb up upon the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.

10The earth shall quake before them; the heavens shall tremble: the sun and the moon shall be dark, and the stars shall withdraw their shining:

11And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

Joel 2:1-11

Biblical Context

Joel 2:1-11 sounds a coming day of judgment with alarms and upheaval. It frames this day as a decisive inner shift that will reshape the landscape of the people.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joel's trumpet is the awakening cry of the I AM within you. The day of the LORD is the moment when your consciousness chooses to stand in its own power, letting imagined conditions align with your inner decree. The fire before and Eden behind describe the inner weather when you are convinced of your state: once you accept a new end, the old scenes dissolve and your landscapes become Edenic, not by force from without but by consent within. The army before you are your faculties—awareness, faith, imagination—moving in exact order, never breaking ranks, when you refuse to permit fear to lead. Darkness and trembling are only the signs that a transformation is concluding; you remain untouched when you dwell in the I AM and feel the end as already realized. The challenge—who can abide it?—becomes an invitation to persist in the inner decree. By assuming the end and remaining steady, you invite the outer world to reflect your inner state. The day of the LORD then becomes the luminous, present practice of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Assume the end and feel it real now: I AM whole, right here, right now. Picture the inner army of your faculties marching in perfect order through your day, and revise any fear by returning to the I AM.