Neville Goddard on Acts 8:25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 8 in context

Scripture Focus

25And they, when they had testified and preached the word of the Lord, returned to Jerusalem, and preached the gospel in many villages of the Samaritans.

Acts 8:25

Biblical Context

They testify and preach the word of the Lord, then return to Jerusalem, continuing to preach in many Samaritan villages. This movement hints at an inner shift: carry truth back to the heart and extend it outward wherever consciousness can reach.

Neville's Inner Vision

Acts 8:25 can be read as a map of inner life. The acts of testifying and preaching are the inward assertion of the Word—the I AM speaking as you. Their return to Jerusalem is a returning to the center of awareness, the source of all power and mission. From that center, they preach in many Samaritan villages, symbolizing wider regions of the inner world now ready to be claimed by the same truth. This is not geography but psychology: belief realized becomes reality as you revise your inner state; your outer life follows. When you live as the Word within, your voice, choices, and faith act as healing agents, uniting what once seemed separate. The discipline is simple: awaken to the Word in you, assume you are that Word, and watch your world bend to reflect your inner conviction.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes for five minutes. Assume you are the Word you preach—feel the I AM alive as your center—and imagine returning to that center and sending the Gospel into every corner of your life.