Neville Goddard on Acts 11:5-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 11 in context

Scripture Focus

5I was in the city of Joppa praying: and in a trance I saw a vision, A certain vessel descend, as it had been a great sheet, let down from heaven by four corners; and it came even to me:

6Upon the which when I had fastened mine eyes, I considered, and saw fourfooted beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.

7And I heard a voice saying unto me, Arise, Peter; slay and eat.

Acts 11:5-7

Biblical Context

Peter was in Joppa praying when he received a vision of a descending sheet full of animals, and heard a command to arise and eat.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the Neville Goddard frame, the vision is a symbol of your inner cinema: a great sheet of possibilities lowered into your consciousness from the four corners—the totality of your world. The four corners represent the four currents of your inner life: thought, feeling, will, and imagination. The beasts and fowls are not external creatures but the restless appetites, beliefs, and impulses that vie for attention. The command Arise, Peter; slay and eat is the inner imperative to stop resisting and to assimilate, to digest and integrate every impulse into a unified I AM. It declares that no experience is unclean in the sight of your inner covenant; purity is not a rule but the disciplined acceptance of all that arises as you choose awareness over reaction. By heeding the command, Peter demonstrates faith in the law of consciousness: what you permit in your awareness becomes your reality. Grace and favorable outcomes arrive when you align with the inner command and own your wholeness.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM within as the ruler of your inner theater. Visualize a sheet descending from heaven bearing every aspect of your being; acknowledge each part with Arise and eat and feel yourself integrating thought, appetite, and feeling into one harmonious self.