Neville Goddard on Luke 21:8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 21 in context

Scripture Focus

8And he said, Take heed that ye be not deceived: for many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and the time draweth near: go ye not therefore after them.

Luke 21:8

Biblical Context

Luke 21:8 warns to beware deception by those who claim to be Christ, and to not follow them; the time near refers to the inner realization of the true authority within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, the warning is not about waging war against impostors, but about your own inner weather. The many who come 'in my name' are not far-off pretenders; they are your own thoughts, seeks, and pictures that claim authority over you. When you identify with these voices, you drift from the I AM, the indivisible awareness that you are. The time draweth near is the moment you realize that the kingdom is not coming from outside but is already here as your consciousness. Deception arises when you trade your discernment for external signs—the fanfare, the title, the calendar of events. If you surrender to a voice outside you, you “go after them” and lose sight of the one presence that makes all things. The true Christ is the I AM within, the steady light of awareness that perceives; it is not a person, a date, or a doctrine. Return to that center, test every claim against the felt presence of your own I AM, and you will know that the voice demanding obedience is the counterfeit, while the quiet within remains sovereign.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: In the next minute, close your eyes and assume the state of I AM Christ-consciousness, repeating 'I AM the Christ in me now' until that sense fills your being. Then allow the inner authority to guide your perception and decisions.