Neville Goddard on Jude 1:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Jude 1 in context

Scripture Focus

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 1:9-10

Biblical Context

Michael the archangel refrains from railing against the devil; the passage contrasts disciplined, humble speech with those who speak evil from ignorance.

Neville's Inner Vision

Observe that Jude's scene is not a history but a map of inner warfare. Michael, the archangel, is your higher self—the I AM—standing in light, contending with the lower nature not by railing, but with quiet authority: The Lord rebuke thee. When you take this above-nature stance, you stop arguing with what you do not understand. The body of Moses symbolizes a belief you defend in memory; your work is to stop the habit of speaking evil about what you cannot know. To be free is to allow divine order to correct what is out of alignment, not to police others with force of argument. Practice this now: assume the I AM presence, revise your inner speech to a calm rebuke of discord, and feel the truth as real. Let the inner voice do the rebuking, and you will discover your outer words grow gentler, your disputes fade, and your discipline awakens.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In moments of judgment, assume your I AM presence and quietly repeat, 'The Lord rebuke thee' toward the restless thought, then revise the scene to one of disciplined, compassionate correction.