Neville Goddard on Hebrews 12:18-24 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Hebrews 12 in context

Scripture Focus

18For ye are not come unto the mount that might be touched, and that burned with fire, nor unto blackness, and darkness, and tempest,

19And the sound of a trumpet, and the voice of words; which voice they that heard intreated that the word should not be spoken to them any more:

20(For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

21And so terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I exceedingly fear and quake:)

22But ye are come unto mount Sion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to an innumerable company of angels,

23To the general assembly and church of the firstborn, which are written in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,

24And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

Hebrews 12:18-24

Biblical Context

Sinai represents fear and constraint, while Zion stands for grace and the presence of God. The passage invites you to dwell in God’s presence by faith, not by outward rules.

Neville's Inner Vision

Sinai is a state your old self inhabits—fire, darkness, a voice that shakes the senses. Now shift your awareness to Zion, the heavenly Jerusalem, which is not a place you go to but a state you assume. You are not come to a mount that can be touched; you are come to the living God within your own consciousness, to the general assembly of angels—the thoughts and inspirations you consent to as real. The blood of sprinkling that speaks better than Abel is your own inner acceptance of forgiveness and wholeness, spoken by the I AM that you are. Jesus the mediator is the inner harmony between your divided impulses and your higher self; the judge of all is your own recognizant awareness observing without judgment. This is inner geography: a switch of address, from fear to faith. When fear arises, refuse the old call; instead, realize you are already there, that Zion is your present state of awareness. Your task is to assume this reality until it becomes your living experience.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly now and assume you are already on Mount Zion, feeling the presence of God. Let the inner company of angels applaud your wholeness and let the blood of sprinkling speak peace within you.