Neville Goddard on Acts 26:24-29 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 26 in context

Scripture Focus

24And as he thus spake for himself, Festus said with a loud voice, Paul, thou art beside thyself; much learning doth make thee mad.

25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.

26For the king knoweth of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him; for this thing was not done in a corner.

27King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets? I know that thou believest.

28Then Agrippa said unto Paul, Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian.

29And Paul said, I would to God, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these bonds.

Acts 26:24-29

Biblical Context

Paul speaks truth before Festus and Agrippa; Festus accuses him of madness, while Agrippa questions belief. Paul asserts openness to truth, and Agrippa nearly believes, with Paul wishing all hearers share his experiential certainty.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Acts 26:24-29, the outer courtroom of doubt stands as a mirror for the inner state. Festus’ loud charge that Paul is mad represents the impulse of the external mind to label your inner vision as insanity. Paul answers from a well-governed consciousness, declaring that his words are truth and soberness, a declaration tied to an inner certainty that nothing crucial is hidden from the one who knows the truth within. The king’s awareness that these things are not done in a corner hints at an inner law: all that is spoken in your life is already known to your higher part, and your awareness is not privately concealed from the Self you truly are. Agrippa’s question, “Believest thou the prophets?” is the moment the old state hesitates before the new conviction. Paul’s desire—that all hearers be as he is, save for these bonds—becomes a practical pattern: freedom in consciousness precedes or engenders freedom in circumstance. When you identify with the I AM that knows, the seeming outer resistance dissolves, and your inner certainty reshapes your world.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, assume the feeling: I am not mad, I speak truth and soberness, fully and clearly. Then revise the scene in your mind to have a warm, confident inner Agrippa say, 'You are persuaded and so are all who hear you,' and stand in the freedom of that conviction as if it is already done.