Neville Goddard on Acts 3:15-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 3 in context

Scripture Focus

15And killed the Prince of life, whom God hath raised from the dead; whereof we are witnesses.

16And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.

17And now, brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it, as did also your rulers.

18But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.

Acts 3:15-18

Biblical Context

Peter proclaims Jesus as the Prince of life, whom God raised, and we are witnesses. He also says faith in Jesus' name has made the man strong, while ignorance and rulers fulfilled what the prophets foretold about Christ's suffering and its fulfillment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you the Prince of life is the living I AM. The line killed the Prince of life points to the old self clinging to separation, which dies when awareness awakens. God raised him from the dead, meaning your new state of consciousness already exists and can emerge into your experience as you dwell in it. When the text says that faith in his name has made this man strong, translate that to faith in the inner Name, your I AM, acting through the image you hold of health. The perfect soundness appearing before you is merely the alignment of your attention with truth, the body of awareness reflected in form. Ignorance and rulers refer to the old beliefs you have accepted; the prophets foretelling Christ suffering and fulfillment become inner prophecies you now choose to fulfill by choosing one state and staying with it until it fills the scene. Thus the scripture is a manual for inner awakening: through imagination and settled faith you bring the end into your present experience, proving that life is the I AM you attend to.