Neville Goddard on Luke 22:3-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 22 in context

Scripture Focus

3Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve.

4And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them.

5And they were glad, and covenanted to give him money.

6And he promised, and sought opportunity to betray him unto them in the absence of the multitude.

Luke 22:3-6

Biblical Context

Judas yields to an inner impulse to betray Jesus for money, colluding with the religious authorities while the crowd remains unaware. The sequence reveals how inner fear and attachment to material security can drive outward events.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your Luke passage is not about a man named Judas alone; it is a vibration within consciousness. The 'Satan' that enters Judas is the stubborn voice of separation inside you, the part of you that believes you can betray your own harmony for a morsel of security. The twelve are not a historical council but the twelve faculties of awareness in you, and their 'number' signals the wholeness that fear can disturb. When Judas goes to the chief priests and captains, he is simply negotiating with the habit patterns of materiality—the outer authorities of your mind that applaud a perceived gain. Coveting money shows up as a belief that wealth confirms worth. The verse closes with the double promise to betray 'in the absence of the multitude'—a secret inner moment when you trust appearances over the I Am. Yet the truth remains: the I AM is always the unchanging governor of your scene; Jesus within stands in unity with God, untouched by any plot. The moment you cease identifying with the betrayal scenario and return to the I AM, the inner drama loses its force and life flows in harmony with divine order.

Practice This Now

Assume the feeling of inner unity now: affirm 'I am one with God' and revise Judas's choice as loyalty to the whole, letting the inner Jesus govern the scene.