Inner Purge by Fire
Matthew 3:11-12 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Matthew 3 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Matthew 3:11-12 contrasts a water baptism with a coming baptism by the Spirit and fire, speaking of inner purification that separates true self from the worthless.
Neville's Inner Vision
I stand with you within the Jordan of your own awareness, where the I AM looks on. The text is not about a distant baptism but about a shift in your state: you begin with water-remembered repentance, yet the power that truly matters comes after you, the one who baptizes with the Holy Ghost and with fire. The fan in his hand is your discernment, the silent, steady attention that blows away appearances from essence. The floor is your mind’s surface, and as the wind of awareness passes, the wheat of your real nature is gathered into the garner of living reality. The chaff—every fear, procrastination, and old belief—is burned away by unquenchable fire, not to destroy you but to reveal what you truly are. When you claim the inner purifier as your own I AM, you enter alignment, and purification becomes a present, practical experience—a clearing of the old self in the light of your integrated consciousness.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume you are the wheat, not the chaff. Feel the wind of awareness purify your inner floor and rest in your realized state.
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