Inner Zion: The Lord Dwells

Joel 3:16-17 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Joel 3 in context

Scripture Focus

16The LORD also shall roar out of Zion, and utter his voice from Jerusalem; and the heavens and the earth shall shake: but the LORD will be the hope of his people, and the strength of the children of Israel.
17So shall ye know that I am the LORD your God dwelling in Zion, my holy mountain: then shall Jerusalem be holy, and there shall no strangers pass through her any more.
Joel 3:16-17

Biblical Context

God roars from Zion and speaks from Jerusalem, and the heavens and earth tremble. Yet He will be the hope and strength of His people as He dwells in Zion, making Jerusalem holy.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the roar as the bold assertion of I AM within you. The text places God not as distant history but as your own consciousness, roaring from Zion—your inner holy ground. When you dwell there, the shaking of heavens and earth is the old, unstable self being unsettled by the immutable fact: I am the Lord your God, dwelling in your center. The Lord will be the hope of His people—your sense of hope arises from the awareness that you already possess the strength that sustains you. Zion is the state of holy awareness, Jerusalem your inner city of peace; when you know dwells there, no strangers pass through her, meaning no alien belief can trespass the established state of consciousness. This is not future weather but present shift: as you recognize Him dwelling within, you know your life is holy, and the exterior world conforms to the inner alignment. The future becomes your present sensation when you practice feeling and acting as if this inner sovereignty is already true.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in silence and affirm 'I am the dwelling of the Lord in Zion' until the feeling of sacred space fills you; then live from that state, letting it govern your choices.

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