Neville Goddard on Zechariah 3:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Zechariah 3 in context

Scripture Focus

3Now Joshua was clothed with filthy garments, and stood before the angel.

4And he answered and spake unto those that stood before him, saying, Take away the filthy garments from him. And unto him he said, Behold, I have caused thine iniquity to pass from thee, and I will clothe thee with change of raiment.

5And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

Zechariah 3:3-5

Biblical Context

Joshua stands before the angel in filthy garments; the instruction to remove them and clothe him shows a cleansing and renewal of his state of mind, followed by a fresh, restored identity.

Neville's Inner Vision

Joshua stood before the angel in filthy garments, and the scene is not about a dusty temple, but about your own state of consciousness. The order to remove the old garments and exchange them for change of raiment is the moment your awareness declares, I am not defined by the past, I am redefining myself now. In Neville's view, God is the I AM—the present awareness that can revise any story by imagining a higher state. The 'angel' is your inner guidance, the higher self that witnesses and confirms a new self-image. When you allow the past to pass from you, you let the old guilt be washed away by the truth of your spiritual nature. The new raiment corresponds to a renewed thinking pattern, a mitre upon the head symbolizing orderly, crowned thought. The standing angel is always by, ready to confirm your realized state. This is forgiveness enacted as inner revision, and the renewal manifests as felt reality in your daily life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and affirm, 'I am clothed with change of raiment; the past is removed from my mind.' Then visualize yourself wearing radiant garments and a crowned mitre, while your inner angel nods in quiet assent.