Neville Goddard on Luke 3:15-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 3 in context

Scripture Focus

15And as the people were in expectation, and all men mused in their hearts of John, whether he were the Christ, or not;

16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I cometh, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire:

17Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and will gather the wheat into his garner; but the chaff he will burn with fire unquenchable.

Luke 3:15-17

Biblical Context

The scene shows people in expectation about the Christ; John explains that while he baptizes with water, a greater one will baptize with the Holy Spirit and fire, purging the floor and gathering the wheat.

Neville's Inner Vision

See Luke 3:15-17 as a symbolic map of your inner life. The crowd’s expectation mirrors your own longing for a higher state of awareness. John’s water baptism represents your current, outward habit of belief; the coming One—the I AM within—will baptize you with the Holy Ghost and with fire, a direct infusion of consciousness and energy. The fan in His hand is your discriminating awareness, capable of thoroughly purging the floor of your mind—clearing false identities and fear-based thoughts. Gathered wheat signifies your essential, true nature coming into awareness, while the unquenchable fire dissolves the chaff of illusion. This is not about distant history but a living movement in your psyche: when you acknowledge the I AM as your true self, you move from mere form to living presence, from doubt to certainty, from separation to unity with your own divine nature.

Practice This Now

In stillness, assume you are already baptised with the Holy Spirit and fire; feel the inner purification at work and imagine your true wheat gathering into a secure garner.