Inner Betrayal And Healing Light

Luke 22:47-53 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Luke 22 in context

Scripture Focus

47And while he yet spake, behold a multitude, and he that was called Judas, one of the twelve, went before them, and drew near unto Jesus to kiss him.
48But Jesus said unto him, Judas, betrayest thou the Son of man with a kiss?
49When they which were about him saw what would follow, they said unto him, Lord, shall we smite with the sword?
50And one of them smote the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear.
51And Jesus answered and said, Suffer ye thus far. And he touched his ear, and healed him.
52Then Jesus said unto the chief priests, and captains of the temple, and the elders, which were come to him, Be ye come out, as against a thief, with swords and staves?
53When I was daily with you in the temple, ye stretched forth no hands against me: but this is your hour, and the power of darkness.
Luke 22:47-53

Biblical Context

Judas betrays by kiss, and the others prepare for violence; Jesus responds with mercy, healing the servant's ear. He then speaks of the hour of darkness, exposing a moment when consciousness chooses its direction.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the Neville lens, Luke 22:47–53 is not a report of events but a map of consciousness. Judas’s kiss is the moment a state of separation tries to pretend it’s reality; the crowd with swords marks the habit of fear when you forget the I AM. Jesus is your indwelling awareness, always present to correct perception. When He touches the ear, the healing is a symbol: perception is restored when you refuse to identify with attack and instead imagine harmony. The hour of darkness is the old weather of the mind, not a final doom; it is the signal that you may revise the scene from the I AM by assuming a new state. By claiming, 'I am that I am,' and feeling it with conviction, you displace the violence of the moment with mercy, and the external scene rearranges itself accordingly. Your task is to realize that every betrayal, every cut, every claim of power outside, is a projection of your own consciousness, and the healing shows the possibility of restoration through inner faith.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and revise the scene by assuming the I AM here and now. Feel the mercy flow to the mind’s ear and imagine the betrayal dissolving into understanding.

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