Neville Goddard on Acts 24:14-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 24 in context

Scripture Focus

14But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:

15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

16And herein do I exercise myself, to have always a conscience void of offence toward God, and toward men.

17Now after many years I came to bring alms to my nation, and offerings.

18Whereupon certain Jews from Asia found me purified in the temple, neither with multitude, nor with tumult.

19Who ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me.

20Or else let these same here say, if they have found any evil doing in me, while I stood before the council,

21Except it be for this one voice, that I cried standing among them, Touching the resurrection of the dead I am called in question by you this day.

Acts 24:14-21

Biblical Context

Paul declares his worship of the God of his fathers and his belief in the law and prophets. He also speaks of hope in a resurrection for both the just and unjust, and of keeping a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here, the apostle names the inner posture that makes his outward life coherent. The 'way' they call heresy is not a place on the map but a state of living in accordance with the I AM, a consciousness that honors inner law and prophetic imagination. The 'resurrection of the dead' is not a future event to be feared or argued about; it is the inner renewing of life—seeing the self and every moment as alive with spirit, just and unjust alike. When he says he keeps a conscience void of offence toward God and toward men, he describes a disciplined attention to the inner law of cause and effect: act from love, avoid offence, and let the impression of your true nature govern your deeds. The purification in the temple is symbolic of clearing mental noise and attachment; purification comes from aligning with the imagination that already is. To be 'cried touching the resurrection' is to acknowledge that the coming of life is tested by the inner ear and accepted by the inner judge, not by others' judgments. Your inner resurrection is the shift of state, from doubt to the feeling of your I AM.

Practice This Now

Assume now that you are the resurrection: 'I am resurrected and alive in the I AM.' As you breathe, revise any doubt and feel the inner vitality as your present reality.