Neville Goddard on Acts 4:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 4 in context

Scripture Focus

5And it came to pass on the morrow, that their rulers, and elders, and scribes,

6And Annas the high priest, and Caiaphas, and John, and Alexander, and as many as were of the kindred of the high priest, were gathered together at Jerusalem.

Acts 4:5-6

Biblical Context

The text depicts a formal gathering of rulers, elders, and priests at Jerusalem, symbolizing an inner council within the soul where judgments arise. This scene points to how inner authorities shape your sense of self and reality.

Neville's Inner Vision

Rulers, elders, and priests are not distant authorities but your own states of consciousness, each with a note of belief about who you are. Annas, Caiaphas, John, and Alexander are the names given to inner voices that claim rule over your mind. The morrow, here, is a moment of renewed choice in the heart where Jerusalem—the center of awareness—registers the shift. When you observe the scene without resistance, you see these authorities exist only because you entertain them, portions of memory, fear, pride, or hope. The I AM, your eternal self, stands beyond them and can revise the drama by simply assumed truth. If you declare I AM the sovereign presence within me, the council’s force relaxes, and discord gives way to alignment. Judgment becomes discernment that guides you toward truth, not punishment; justice becomes the natural order of your life under one law. By claiming the inner king or queen, you awaken to a life governed by consciousness rather than by contested belief.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare I AM the sovereign observer in your Jerusalem. Feel the shift as you revise the inner council with that one authority, and let the sense of victory and calm fill your entire being.