Neville Goddard on John 18:3-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 18 in context

Scripture Focus

3Judas then, having received a band of men and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither with lanterns and torches and weapons.

4Jesus therefore, knowing all things that should come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, Whom seek ye?

5They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed him, stood with them.

6As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, they went backward, and fell to the ground.

John 18:3-6

Biblical Context

Judas arrives with a band to arrest Jesus; Jesus steps forward and, by declaring 'I am he,' reveals the true Self's authority, causing them to fall back.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe this moment as a mirror of your inner kingdom. The band of men, the torches, the weapons are not 'out there' but within you as thoughts, fears, and judgments moving like soldiers under priests of limitation. Jesus steps forward in the exact knownness of the I AM—a consciousness aware of what is to come and unmoved by it. When he asks 'Whom seek ye?' and then declares 'I am he,' the power of identity disarms the noise of appearance. The crowd recoils and falls backward, not by force, but by the undeniable presence of self-awareness. This is prophecy in action: earthly authority fades before the living truth of being. The betrayal of Judas is the reminder that even within your own mind, split loyalties yield to the single, sovereign I AM. Practice: in distressing moments, pretend nothing will change but your sense of being; affirm 'I AM' and feel the ground of your awareness steady the scene, and watch fear and chaos yield to the light of your inner kingship.