Neville Goddard on Luke 24:28-31 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 24 in context

Scripture Focus

28And they drew nigh unto the village, whither they went: and he made as though he would have gone further.

29But they constrained him, saying, Abide with us: for it is toward evening, and the day is far spent. And he went in to tarry with them.

30And it came to pass, as he sat at meat with them, he took bread, and blessed it, and brake, and gave to them.

31And their eyes were opened, and they knew him; and he vanished out of their sight.

Luke 24:28-31

Biblical Context

Two travelers invite the stranger to stay; during the meal, he blesses bread, their eyes open, and he vanishes.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the road of your inner life, the Emmaus village is your current state of consciousness. The stranger who would go on is your old definition; when you constrain him—'Abide with us'—you announce a deliberate shift: you decide to remain attentive to the I AM. The bread-breaking moment is the setting of an inner rite where your imagination blesses and feeds your awareness; as you feel the bread pass to you, you are tasting the truth that you have always known him. The eyes opening is inner sight, not a change of scenery; it is realizing that the Presence has always been the denizen of your being. Then the vanishing is the liberation of the old self, leaving you in direct union with awareness. In Neville's terms: your world is a state of consciousness; here, by the act of staying with the Presence and imagining the feast, you awaken to your divinity.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe, and declare, 'I am with you, I AM.' Imagine the bread being blessed and given to you, and feel inner sight opening as you dwell in the awareness that you have always known him.