Neville Goddard on Acts 12:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 12 in context

Scripture Focus

7And, behold, the angel of the Lord came upon him, and a light shined in the prison: and he smote Peter on the side, and raised him up, saying, Arise up quickly. And his chains fell off from his hands.

8And the angel said unto him, Gird thyself, and bind on thy sandals. And so he did. And he saith unto him, Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me.

Acts 12:7-8

Biblical Context

Peter is freed from prison by an angel; his chains fall and he is told to rise, dress, and follow.

Neville's Inner Vision

Peter’s prison is a symbol of the locked state of consciousness in which you have believed you were powerless. The angel is the I AM—your own eternal awareness—who reveals a light and commands you to arise. The smiting on the side is the sudden spark of insight that rouses you from sleep; the chains are your old conclusions, loosened as you accept a new assumption. Gird thyself and bind thy sandals are practical steps for aligning the body with a recognized reality: move with the momentum of the new state. Cast thy garment about thee and follow me means leave the old self behind, cloth yourself with the certainty of your awakened I AM, and walk in resonance with it. Deliverance comes not from without but from within, as you assume the feeling of the wish fulfilled and persist. The presence of God is the perpetual awareness that you are already free, and the outer events merely mirror your inner decision.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume, right now, that you are free. Feel the inner light awaken, sense the chains dissolve, and step forward in alignment with your new state.