Neville Goddard on Jude 1:8-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jude 1 in context

Scripture Focus

8Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

9Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

10But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

Jude 1:8-10

Biblical Context

Jude 1:8-10 warns of moral corruption and ignorance among those who defile sacred life, despise rightful authority, and speak ill of what they do not understand; even Michael does not rail, but leaves judgment to the Lord.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's language, the filthy dreamers are states of consciousness that run on pride and ignorance, defiling the flesh by forgotting the unity of life and the inner order. Despising dominion signals an inner rebellion against rightful authority—the I AM within—while speaking evil of dignities mirrors the habit of belittling the sacred realities of being. Michael the archangel appears as your higher self or the governed I AM, who does not engage the ego in railing but allows the soul to be corrected by the Lord’s rebuke—an inner boundary, not a quarrel. When you identify with these inner movements, you corrupt yourself by following natural, brute impulses rather than aligning with the divine law within. The lesson is not to condemn others, but to awaken your own state of consciousness so that inner authority, represented by the Lord’s rebuke, protects and codifies your life with integrity. Realize that true power flows from alignment with God within, not from attacking shadows outside.

Practice This Now

Imaginatively assume the role of the I AM as the inner Michael, gently rebuking stray thoughts; tonight, revise one judgment into a calm correction, and feel the boundary of inner order forming around you.