Neville Goddard on Acts 2:5-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 2 in context

Scripture Focus

5And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

6Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

7And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying one to another, Behold, are not all these which speak Galilaeans?

8And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

Acts 2:5-8

Biblical Context

The scene shows devout Jews from many nations in Jerusalem, amazed as they hear speakers announce messages in their own languages, revealing a shared divine presence beyond national boundaries.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, the crowd represents the myriad states of your own mind gathered in Jerusalem—the center of your awareness. The multitudes hearing in every language are your inner faculties suddenly speaking through one source. The Galileans, perhaps overlooked by your thoughts, reveal that your I AM can express through every tongue, dissolving division and proving that outward differences are but expressions of a single consciousness. The noise abroad and the astonishment of the listeners symbolize imagination waking awareness to its own creative power. When you accept that the inner self can articulate through all languages, you awaken a universal language of divine presence within. This is not history alone but a living, inner Pentecost: the moment your mind recognizes that every utterance arises from one light—your I AM—and that all experiences are manifestations of that single consciousness. The promise is not distant; it is here as you claim your birthright of unified perception and expression.

Practice This Now

Assume that you are the I AM speaking through all your faculties; imagine hearing every language of your life spoken by your inner self, and feel the unity of your consciousness now.