Neville Goddard on Acts 21:26 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 21 in context

Scripture Focus

26Then Paul took the men, and the next day purifying himself with them entered into the temple, to signify the accomplishment of the days of purification, until that an offering should be offered for every one of them.

Acts 21:26

Biblical Context

Paul purifies with the men and enters the temple to signify the completion of the purification days. An offering is made for each person.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the I AM, Paul's purification rite is not merely an ancient ceremony but a model of inner alignment. The temple stands for your own awareness; the days of purification are the long, quiet hours you spend revising your self-image until it reflects your true wholeness. When Paul purifies with others, it is your mind practicing the unity of the self, letting go of fear, doubt, and attachment to lack. The offering for each of them echoes the moment you acknowledge every fragment of your being as present and worthy of consecration. In Neville's language, you do not change God; you change your state of consciousness, and the world follows. The outward act becomes a symbol for an inner act: you enter the inner sanctuary and declare, in feeling if not in words, that you are already clean, that your life is born of one purification under one I AM. This is the law: imagination creates the form; belief in that form births experience; purity is a present-tense reality you can dwell in now.

Practice This Now

Assume the state: I am pure now. In a quiet moment, imagine yourself entering the temple of your mind with a trusted part of you and offer it a blessing; feel the sense of cleansing and wholeness as real.