Neville Goddard on Acts 25:6-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 25 in context

Scripture Focus

6And when he had tarried among them more than ten days, he went down unto Caesarea; and the next day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to be brought.

7And when he was come, the Jews which came down from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not prove.

8While he answered for himself, Neither against the law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all.

9But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, answered Paul, and said, Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, and there be judged of these things before me?

10Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, where I ought to be judged: to the Jews have I done no wrong, as thou very well knowest.

11For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing worthy of death, I refuse not to die: but if there be none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar.

12Then Festus, when he had conferred with the council, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Caesar? unto Caesar shalt thou go.

Acts 25:6-12

Biblical Context

Paul faces a hearing, asserts he has broken no law, and chooses to appeal to Caesar as his higher authority. The scene foregrounds judgment, accountability, and the move from outward accusations to inner sovereign alignment.

Neville's Inner Vision

In your imagination, Caesar is not a man in Caesarea but the seat of your own awareness—the I AM that judges what you permit to govern you. The accusers are stray thoughts from Jerusalem, trying to prove you guilty. Paul’s stance—'I stand at Caesar’s judgment seat'—becomes your decision to stand in full consciousness as the one who rules a life by the law of your higher self. When Festus asks to send you away, you answer from a consciousness that cannot be swayed, for you have no offense against truth, temple, or state, because you know your allegiance is to a higher law. The phrase 'I appeal unto Caesar' becomes a turning of the scene to your higher jurisdiction—the I AM within that declares, I am not judged by the world but by the One who created me. The world’s voices are shown to be external echoes of your own unmastered beliefs; you revise them by assuming the feeling of the wish fulfilled, aligning your inner courtroom with righteousness and justice. Your inner Caesar vindicates you, granting you the sovereign freedom of your Kingdom.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner seat, stating: I am innocent of every claim not aligned with my higher law; appeal to the Caesar within and feel the resolution as already accomplished.