Neville Goddard on Zechariah 8:1-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Zechariah 8 in context

Scripture Focus

1Again the word of the LORD of hosts came to me, saying,

2Thus saith the LORD of hosts; I was jealous for Zion with great jealousy, and I was jealous for her with great fury.

3Thus saith the LORD; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts the holy mountain.

4Thus saith the LORD of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.

5And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

6Thus saith the LORD of hosts; If it be marvellous in the eyes of the remnant of this people in these days, should it also be marvellous in mine eyes? saith the LORD of hosts.

7Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Behold, I will save my people from the east country, and from the west country;

8And I will bring them, and they shall dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God, in truth and in righteousness.

Zechariah 8:1-8

Biblical Context

God declares jealousy for Zion and promises to return to Zion and dwell in Jerusalem, where the city is called a city of truth. He will gather his people from east and west to dwell with him in righteousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the state theory, Zechariah 8:1–8 becomes a map of your inner geography. The jealousy of the Lord is not punitive but protective, a fervent longing that your awareness choose truth over illusion. I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem is your I AM returning to the center of your being, the heart where God lives in truth. Jerusalem, the city of truth, is your present or restored state of conscious alignment. The lines about old men and old women dwelling in the streets and boys and girls playing signal the harmony of mature wisdom and childlike joy when mind stays unified. The promise to save from the east country, and from the west and to bring them to dwell in the midst of Jerusalem points to gathering all parts of self memory, desire, fear, imagination into one living center. Therefore, in truth and in righteousness becomes your inner law — think from the I AM, feel the reality, and act as the presence that you already are.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe into the heart, and affirm, I am returned unto Zion; God dwells in me as truth. Feel that reality and revise any distance by repeating, From this moment I am my God in truth and righteousness.