Neville Goddard on John 18:33-38 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

33Then Pilate entered into the judgment hall again, and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the King of the Jews?

34Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thyself, or did others tell it thee of me?

35Pilate answered, Am I a Jew? Thine own nation and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me: what hast thou done?

36Jesus answered, My kingdom is not of this world: if my kingdom were of this world, then would my servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the Jews: but now is my kingdom not from hence.

37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.

38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.

John 18:33-38

Biblical Context

Pilate questions Jesus about kingship; Jesus explains that his kingdom is not of this world and that truth is heard by those who belong to it.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the quiet room of your imagination, the scene pivots from a Roman hall to the throne room of your own consciousness. Jesus reveals that true kingship is not political power but an inward jurisdiction—the kingdom that exists wherever your awareness dwells. When Pilate asks, 'What is truth?' you hear the echo of your own unsettled beliefs about reality. The answer is not a distant doctrine but an inner alignment: the kingdom comes from within, not from any external realm. If you would hear the truth, you must enter the realm of the I AM and assume its sovereign presence. Your power lies in your capacity to conceive and to feel the truth as real now. As you inhabit the inner kingly state, the world without begins to reflect the order you have assumed inside; the dynamic of belief becomes the movement of your life, governed by inner truth rather than outward force.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, 'My kingdom is within me now.' Then imagine yourself as the king of your inner life, feeling the truth until your outer world begins to align.