Neville Goddard on Joel 3:14-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Joel 3 in context

Scripture Focus

14Multitudes, multitudes in the valley of decision: for the day of the LORD is near in the valley of decision.

15The sun and the moon shall be darkened, and the stars shall withdraw their shining.

Joel 3:14-15

Biblical Context

Joel 3:14-15 speaks of multitudes at a decisive moment as the day of the LORD approaches. The imagery of darkness and withdrawal of light signals a clearing of old beliefs, inviting inner discernment.

Neville's Inner Vision

The 'valley of decision' is not a place on a map but a state of consciousness, a threshold where you decide to identify with a new I AM. The 'day of the LORD' is near because the I AM within awakens to its own implications; you are the sun and the moon and the stars in your own sky, and when you turn your attention to the I AM, the old lights fade. The sun and moon darken, not in space, but in belief—your former assumptions lose their brightness as you fix your gaze on God within. The stars withdraw their shining as you stop projecting your fears onto the world and instead imagine from the presence that you truly are. This is the moment of judgment and mercy—the moment you choose to end a life of limitation by assuming a state of unlimited awareness. The Kingdom of God is not somewhere else; it is the inner kingdom you discover by continuing to attend to your own I AM and its creative power.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe, and declare: 'The day of the LORD is now within me; I AM the light by which all things are discerned.' Choose one limiting belief and revise it: 'I now accept that my present is the Kingdom; there is no delay in my perception.' Feel this new state in your chest until it becomes your default.