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

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Scripture Focus

1The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach,

2Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:

3To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:

4And, being assembled together with them, commanded them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have heard of me.

5For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.

6When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel?

7And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power.

8But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

Acts 1:1-8

Biblical Context

It recounts Jesus beginning to do and teach, appearing after the resurrection and speaking of the kingdom of God. He commands the apostles to wait in Jerusalem for the Father’s promise—the Holy Spirit baptism—to empower them to witness to all.

Neville's Inner Vision

These words are not merely history; they are your inner drama. Jerusalem is the seat of your awareness, the place you must come to in stillness before action. The command to wait for the Father's promise is a summons to rest in the certainty that the kingdom you seek is within you. The baptism with the Holy Ghost is the awakening of consciousness—an infusion of the I AM into every thought, feeling, and decision, endowing you with power to witness. You are not asked to know external times or seasons; you are asked to align with the inner timing of your own life, and to let the power descend through your very breath. When this occurs, the so-called world begins to answer from the inside; your life becomes a living proof of the kingdom. The question about restoring the earthly rule drops away, replaced by the realization that the kingdom is now here, and you are its witness wherever you stand.

Practice This Now

Sit in quiet and place your attention at the center of your chest, saying, 'Jerusalem within me is awake.' Then imagine the Holy Spirit descending as a bright presence and testifying to one situation in your day from that state for five minutes.