Neville Goddard on Acts 9:26-27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Acts 9 in context

Scripture Focus

26And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

27But Barnabas took him, and brought him to the apostles, and declared unto them how he had seen the Lord in the way, and that he had spoken to him, and how he had preached boldly at Damascus in the name of Jesus.

Acts 9:26-27

Biblical Context

Saul arrives in Jerusalem seeking fellowship with the disciples, but they fear him and doubt he is a disciple. Barnabas vouches for him, recounting the Lord's encounter and Saul's bold preaching in Damascus.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, this scene is not history but states of consciousness. Saul’s fear to join the disciples is the mind clinging to an old identity, a sense of separation from the I AM. Barnabas appears as a vivid inner assumption, a gracious idea that sees the truth behind appearances and brings Saul into the circle of the Apostles’ awareness. When the text says Saul had seen the Lord in the way and had spoken to Him, Neville reads it as proof that the inner self has met the I AM and has been revised by that meeting. Damascus preaching is the new motion of that clarified center into expression; it is inner belief becoming outer form, not a change of place but a change of belief. Thus unity arises as fear dissolves into recognition, and the community becomes right thought surrounding the awakened one. The lesson for you: invite an inner Barnabas—an intelligent, loving assumption that you are already recognized by your inner Lord. Trust the visitation inside, and your outer world follows.

Practice This Now

Assume you are already accepted by your inner circle. In a quiet moment, revise the scene: feel the I AM warmly welcoming you, and let that feeling of belonging move your outer actions.