Neville Goddard on Acts 23:7-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 23 in context

Scripture Focus

7And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.

8For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

9And there arose a great cry: and the scribes that were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, We find no evil in this man: but if a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God.

10And when there arose a great dissension, the chief captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, and to take him by force from among them, and to bring him into the castle.

Acts 23:7-10

Biblical Context

Paul’s words ignite a dissension between rival groups, the crowd splits, and the commander moves him to safety. The text mirrors inner conflict in your own mind, where opposing beliefs contend for control while truth seeks a united awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the inner stage, two teachers argue about what is possible: life after death, or its denial. This mirrors your own mind’s tendency to split into opposing stories about yourself and your world. The crowd’s cry is the restless energy of thought, the Pharisees’ turn toward a higher alignment and the Sadducees’ skepticism. And just as the commander steps in to carry Paul away from the fray, your reasonable mind may withdraw from the conflict to protect the sense of self. Neville's method would ask you to see that the 'spirit' or 'angel' speaking to Paul is literally a movement of your awareness toward a single truth. The moment you decide, 'I am the resurrection and the life' (the I AM), the war subsides and you no longer fight God by resisting divine possibility. The outer scene becomes a metaphor for inner alignment: when you acknowledge one unifying reality behind all appearances, the tumult yields to quiet certainty. Practice this by assuming you are the I AM, consciously holding a single stance that holds both sides as expressions of your life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are the I AM watching the scene inside your mind and revise it to a single, untroubled truth. Feel that unity as real in your body, and let the outer appearances reflect it.