Neville Goddard on Acts 13:16-41 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

16Then Paul stood up, and beckoning with his hand said, Men of Israel, and ye that fear God, give audience.

17The God of this people of Israel chose our fathers, and exalted the people when they dwelt as strangers in the land of Egypt, and with an high arm brought he them out of it.

18And about the time of forty years suffered he their manners in the wilderness.

19And when he had destroyed seven nations in the land of Chanaan, he divided their land to them by lot.

20And after that he gave unto them judges about the space of four hundred and fifty years, until Samuel the prophet.

21And afterward they desired a king: and God gave unto them Saul the son of Cis, a man of the tribe of Benjamin, by the space of forty years.

22And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

23Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus:

24When John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom think ye that I am? I am not he. But, behold, there cometh one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to loose.

26Men and brethren, children of the stock of Abraham, and whosoever among you feareth God, to you is the word of this salvation sent.

27For they that dwell at Jerusalem, and their rulers, because they knew him not, nor yet the voices of the prophets which are read every sabbath day, they have fulfilled them in condemning him.

28And though they found no cause of death in him, yet desired they Pilate that he should be slain.

29And when they had fulfilled all that was written of him, they took him down from the tree, and laid him in a sepulchre.

30But God raised him from the dead:

31And he was seen many days of them which came up with him from Galilee to Jerusalem, who are his witnesses unto the people.

32And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers,

33God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.

34And as concerning that he raised him up from the dead, now no more to return to corruption, he said on this wise, I will give you the sure mercies of David.

35Wherefore he saith also in another psalm, Thou shalt not suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.

36For David, after he had served his own generation by the will of God, fell on sleep, and was laid unto his fathers, and saw corruption:

37But he, whom God raised again, saw no corruption.

38Be it known unto you therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached unto you the forgiveness of sins:

39And by him all that believe are justified from all things, from which ye could not be justified by the law of Moses.

40Beware therefore, lest that come upon you, which is spoken of in the prophets;

41Behold, ye despisers, and wonder, and perish: for I work a work in your days, a work which ye shall in no wise believe, though a man declare it unto you.

Acts 13:16-41

Biblical Context

Paul declares Jesus as the Savior fulfilled in history, offering forgiveness and justification to all who believe, portraying resurrection as the living experience of faith.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this message, the events are not external history but movements of your own consciousness. The God of Israel is the I AM that you ARE. Egypt stands for bondage in thought; the wilderness, for preparation; the conquest of the seven nations, for overcoming every false belief that blocks your divine birthright. The four hundred and fifty years of judges and the rise and removal of Saul signify the old conditions dying away and a new alignment with God’s will emerging. David, ‘a man after mine own heart,’ is your inner root-hope aligning with the divine intention. When Paul says, 'Of this man's seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus,' hear: a Savior within awakens as you affirm your true nature. John’s baptism of repentance is the vow you make to turn from doubt to truth in your own awakening. 'Through this man' is preached forgiveness—your belief, your faith, your vivified awareness. Resurrection is a mind’s life: the living Christ within. Believe this work is yours, and you shall live it as your own coming alive.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and rest in the I AM that you are. Assume immediately, 'I am forgiven now; I am justified by faith in my awakening,' and feel the new life as the risen Christ within.