Neville Goddard on Acts 4:23-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 4 in context

Scripture Focus

23And being let go, they went to their own company, and reported all that the chief priests and elders had said unto them.

24And when they heard that, they lifted up their voice to God with one accord, and said, Lord, thou art God, which hast made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all that in them is:

25Who by the mouth of thy servant David hast said, Why did the heathen rage, and the people imagine vain things?

26The kings of the earth stood up, and the rulers were gathered together against the Lord, and against his Christ.

27For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,

28For to do whatsoever thy hand and thy counsel determined before to be done.

29And now, Lord, behold their threatenings: and grant unto thy servants, that with all boldness they may speak thy word,

30By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.

31And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness.

Acts 4:23-31

Biblical Context

The believers report the officials' threats, then unite in prayer to God, acknowledging Him as creator and asking for bold speech and signs. After prayer, they experience divine presence and boldness to speak God's word.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the scene is not about external events but about the inner state you cultivate. They go to their own company, which is your own grouping of thoughts when you align with the I AM. They speak as one accord—one inner mouth, one inner voice—so the outer world reflects their inner alignment. God is the God who made heaven and earth, a reminder that the Kingdom is present as you feel it. The threats of Herod, Pilate, and the Gentiles are but the old dream trying to persuade you that you are separate from the divine. Your imagination obeys the decree that has already been determined by the hand and counsel of your inner nature. When you ask for boldness to speak your truth and for healing through your touch of life, you are not asking as a beggar; you are re-affirming what you already are: the vessel through whom divine power moves. The place shakes when consciousness is electrified by the Holy Spirit, not as a physical quake but as a shift in your awareness— a sudden realization that you have always carried the power to heal and to declare the Truth with courage.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine you are gathered with your inner company; declare with feeling, 'I am bold to speak the word of God,' and sense the healing current moving through you as real now.