Neville Goddard on Acts 25:17-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 25 in context

Scripture Focus

17Therefore, when they were come hither, without any delay on the morrow I sat on the judgment seat, and commanded the man to be brought forth.

18Against whom when the accusers stood up, they brought none accusation of such things as I supposed:

19But had certain questions against him of their own superstition, and of one Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive.

20And because I doubted of such manner of questions, I asked him whether he would go to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these matters.

21But when Paul had appealed to be reserved unto the hearing of Augustus, I commanded him to be kept till I might send him to Caesar.

Acts 25:17-21

Biblical Context

Paul stands before a judgment seat as the governor questions him about Jesus, whom Paul declares is alive. He then seeks to be heard by Caesar, signaling a move from a local verdict to a higher authority.

Neville's Inner Vision

The scene before the judgment seat is a masterful mirror of your own inner courtroom. The governor represents your present focus, the chair of attention in this moment. The accusers are not external men, but restless thoughts dressed as doubt, testing your willingness to accept a living truth. The “Jesus, which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to be alive” is the living principle within you—awareness that never dies and is continually revived by imagination. Paul’s appeal to be reserved for the hearing of Augustus points to the higher jurisdiction of your own I AM, the universal mind that governs perception beyond local judgments. The delay, the keeping, and the move toward Caesar symbolize the inner timing of your expansion: you don’t force an outcome in the local court but align with a higher court that can only be recognized when your state of consciousness is ready. By releasing attachment to the old verdict and priming the state of life within, you allow the scene to resolve in favor of wholeness and vitality.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume the I AM on the judgment seat, and revise the scene by declaring, 'The living Jesus is alive in me now.' Feel the truth of that assertion until it becomes your automatic perception.