Neville Goddard on Acts 24:1-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 24 in context

Scripture Focus

1And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.

2And when he was called forth, Tertullus began to accuse him, saying, Seeing that by thee we enjoy great quietness, and that very worthy deeds are done unto this nation by thy providence,

3We accept it always, and in all places, most noble Felix, with all thankfulness.

4Notwithstanding, that I be not further tedious unto thee, I pray thee that thou wouldest hear us of thy clemency a few words.

5For we have found this man a pestilent fellow, and a mover of sedition among all the Jews throughout the world, and a ringleader of the sect of the Nazarenes:

6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.

7But the chief captain Lysias came upon us, and with great violence took him away out of our hands,

8Commanding his accusers to come unto thee: by examining of whom thyself mayest take knowledge of all these things, whereof we accuse him.

9And the Jews also assented, saying that these things were so.

Acts 24:1-9

Biblical Context

Ananias, the high priest, and Tertullus present their case to Felix, praising his quiet rule while accusing Paul of pestilent rebellion. They declare Paul a ringleader of the Nazarenes and say they would judge him by their law.

Neville's Inner Vision

All of this scene is not a courtroom out there but a state of consciousness within you. Ananias, the elders, and Tertullus are the outward voices of fear, pride, and habit—a belief that you must be judged by law versus the quiet, unassailable I AM. Felix stands as your present awareness, which can be swayed by appearances but is ultimately sovereign. The claim of 'great quietness' and the praise of providence are the ego's attempt to justify its arrangements; the label 'pestilent' is a thought-form you have given energy to. Paul, the inner Christ in you, remains calm and unmoved, waiting for your willingness to revise the interpretation. The scene invites you to permit the 'accusers' to speak and then to examine them through inner perception, realizing that justice and truth are not bestowed by men but experienced as your own I AM. When you identify with that inner governor, you loosen the power of fear and the temple is renewed within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Assume the role of the I AM within you (Felix) and listen to the accusation without letting it move you; revise the scene by declaring, 'Paul—the higher self—speaks the truth, and I am governed by that truth now,' and feel the peace as real.