Neville Goddard on Acts 1:3-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

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 1:3-8

Biblical Context

Jesus shows himself alive with proofs for forty days, teaching about the kingdom of God. He commands the disciples to wait in Jerusalem for the Father's promise, the Holy Spirit, and the power to witness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Acts 1:3-8 speaks the language of states of consciousness. The risen Jesus does not seek external facts; he proves to your I AM that life is already real. The forty days of presence are a continuous inner demonstration that the kingdom of God is an active current in your mind. The command to abide in Jerusalem is an inner instruction to stay centered in your own awareness until the Father’s promise is felt as power. The baptism with the Holy Ghost is not a distant event but the infusion of divine awareness—your alignment with the truth that you are the witness. When the disciples ask about political restoration, the answer shows that times and seasons belong to the Father, not to your present sense; yet you shall receive power when the Spirit comes upon you. Then you become witnesses—first in your inner sphere (Jerusalem), then in wider circles (Judaea, Samaria), and finally to the uttermost parts of the earth. The practice is to dwell in the feeling of the coming power until it saturates your being and you know you are that witness now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and assume you already possess the promised power. Feel the Holy Spirit’s presence saturating you; picture yourself bearing witness in your life, from Jerusalem inward to the world, until the feeling is your reality.