Neville Goddard on Jude 1:11-13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jude 1 in context

Scripture Focus

11Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

12These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Jude 1:11-13

Biblical Context

Jude exposes inner states of corruption—greed, rebellion, and self-seeking—that corrupt communal life. The imagery shows how such minds wither, drift, and darken into darkness.

Neville's Inner Vision

These words are not merely historical warnings; they expose the states of your own consciousness. The 'way of Cain' is the habit of separation, blaming life, and cutting yourself off from the flow of good. 'Greedily after the error of Balaam for reward' is the impulse to seize a prize in your imagination, to manipulate outcomes for personal gain. 'Gainsaying of Core' is the rebellion of your inner being against truth, a refusal to yield to God within you. When you sit at your 'feast of charity' with others, you may notice spots—selfish feeding, fear, or indifference. The clouds you see around the table are your thoughts promising sustenance while delivering nothing unless you decide otherwise. The remedy is this: assume a new state of consciousness. I am the I AM here, the source of every gift, and I revise the scene until these images dissolve. Picture yourself and your companions as living water, fruit that ripens within, and stars that guide inward, not outward. Feel the reality of oneness under all appearances, and you will awaken from the dream of darkness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In a moment of quiet, assume the feeling of the feast as charity now; imagine you are the source of living water flowing through the gathering. Revise any lack by silently declaring I am the I AM, and watch the scene soften into abundance.