Neville Goddard on Acts 17:18-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 17 in context

Scripture Focus

18Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoicks, encountered him. And some said, What will this babbler say? other some, He seemeth to be a setter forth of strange gods: because he preached unto them Jesus, and the resurrection.

19And they took him, and brought him unto Areopagus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, whereof thou speakest, is?

20For thou bringest certain strange things to our ears: we would know therefore what these things mean.

21(For all the Athenians and strangers which were there spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell, or to hear some new thing.)

Acts 17:18-21

Biblical Context

Paul faces Epicurean and Stoic philosophers who call him a babbler; they bring him to Areopagus to learn what this new doctrine means as Athenians seek novelty.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the text lies your own Areopagus, a council of beliefs where every rumor of doubt sits in judgment of your latest inner impression. The Epicureans and the Stoics are not distant men; they are the two voices in your mind: the appetite for pleasure and the fear of life's limits. When you encounter the message of Jesus and the resurrection, you are not bringing a new dogma to strangers; you are inviting a fresh state of consciousness to stand before your inner tribunal and be blessed by your own attention. Paul speaks not to persuade the crowd but to reveal what you already are: the I AM, the awareness that makes life appear. The resurrection is not a historical event here but the awakening of your life to be new, here and now. So, you must adopt the attitude that this doctrine is not out there to discover but within to realize; and you revise every resistance as a sign of the old mind yielding to the new life.

Practice This Now

In a quiet moment, assume the consciousness that Jesus and the resurrection are already alive in you; repeat, 'I am the I AM awakening new life within me' and feel that reality settling in your chest as the old beliefs dissolve.