Neville Goddard on Acts 25:9-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 25 in context

Scripture Focus

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 25:9-12

Biblical Context

Paul stands before Festus, proclaims his innocence, and declares, if he did anything worthy of death, he would die; but since there is none, he appeals to Caesar. This scene shows how outer judgments reflect inner states and invites a higher revision within.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, Paul at Caesar’s seat is a symbol of the inner judiciary of the soul. Festus represents the outer mind under pressure; the crowd of appearances, the Jews, represent the crowd of appearances; Paul embodies the I AM within. When he says, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, I know I ought to be judged, this is a declaration of innocence in the mind that has accepted a higher authority. The line, If I be an offender... I refuse not to die, but if there be none... no man may deliver me unto them, becomes a practical revision: I am not subject to every passing verdict of the senses. The appeal to Caesar is an act of faith—the inner law claiming jurisdiction over the outer. By choosing to appeal to the Caesar within, I release the need for outer validation and stand firm in the Law of Life, which is my own unassailable innocence and mission.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and picture yourself on the inner Caesar's seat. Say, I appeal to the I AM within, and feel the inner certainty dissolve fear and claim rightful authority.