“But in the middle of the night there is a cry, The husband comes! Go out to him.”
— Matthew 25:6
The bride and bridegroom story in Scripture points to a deeper truth: the inner marriage of your awareness (the bridegroom) and your imagination or desire (the bride). Neville Goddard teaches that this wedding is not outside you, nor a future hope—it is a spiritual union happening now whenever you assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled, birthing a new state of being.
Genesis 2:24 — The Pattern
Marriage symbolism starts with:
“For this cause will a man go away from his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and they will be one flesh.”
— Genesis 2:24
Here:
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The man is Assumption—choosing a new identity.
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The father and mother are past conditioning, inherited beliefs.
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The wife is the new state—the imagined desire felt as real.
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“One flesh” is the union of assumption and feeling; the act of manifestation, and it's hardening into fact.
Old Testament Foundations: Soul as the Bride
In Hebrew Scriptures, Israel is often portrayed as God’s bride. Symbolically, Israel is not a nation but the current collection of dominant thoughts within—those led by your I AM awareness. Initially gathered thoughts were simply 'people'.
Verses like:
“For thy Maker is thine husband; the LORD of hosts is his name.” — Isaiah 54:5
“Turn, O backsliding children... for I am married unto you.” — Jeremiah 3:14
“And I will betroth you unto me for ever... in lovingkindness and in mercies.” — Hosea 2:19
These passages show that the soul (imagination) is eternally united with the I AM. When Israel “fears God,” it means the current thought structure is shaken by new realisation. Eventually, a new inner order—Elohim, the judges and rulers—takes place from this union.
New Testament Fulfilment
In John:
“He that has the bride is the bridegroom.” — John 3:29
Here imagination itself is the bridegroom coming to the soul. The intellect (John) prepares the way, but only imagination (Christ) gives birth to a new inner state.
You are the bride of your own fulfilled desire; Christ is your power to give life to it.
Ten Virgins: Readiness of the Soul
The parable of the ten virgins offers a clear metaphor:
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The lamps are imagination.
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The oil is persistent feeling of the wish fulfilled.
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The cry, “The husband comes! Go out to him,” warns that readiness matters now.
Be like the wise virgins: keep your lamp lit. Maintain the state inside until the door opens.
Ephesians 5: The Mystery of the Inner Marriage
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church... This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.” — Ephesians 5:25 & 32, BBE
This passage unveils the wedding: Christ is imagination, the church is the state you assume. When they unite in love and faith, a spiritual birth happens. A new inner ruling power—Elohim—convenes. That is the marriage of the soul: old chaos aligned into divine authority.
Revelation: The Marriage Supper and New Jerusalem
“Let us rejoice... for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.” — Revelation 19:7, BBE
“I saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down... prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.” — Revelation 21:2
These images speak of consciousness fully prepared, the imagined state now descending into form. When your inner bride is ready, she becomes reality. Sheep shepherd and lamb symbolism are first defined in the story of Cain and Abel. The Lamb is a symbol of a brand new and pure assumption being offered to the imagination.
Conclusion: The Wedding Is Always Now
Every time you assume your wish fulfilled, you meet your bridegroom. The marriage is inward. The union births a new identity and power.
“Assume it. Live it. That is the wedding.” — Neville Goddard
This is no distant ritual—it is the living moment of transformation.*
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