Neville Goddard on Luke 24:44-45 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 24 in context

Scripture Focus

44And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

45Then opened he their understanding, that they might understand the scriptures,

Luke 24:44-45

Biblical Context

Jesus explains that all prophecies about him must be fulfilled, and then he opens their minds to understand the scriptures.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here Luke presents a law of the inner life: the law of consciousness. The words 'must be fulfilled' refer not to external fate but to the inevitable results of your inner state. When you identify with the I AM—the unconditioned awareness—the prophecies written in Moses, the prophets, and the psalms are fulfilled within your experience. The 'opening' of understanding is not a future event but a shift of attention: you revise, you reframe, you claim the truth that was always present. The scriptures become a map of your inner movements—desire, doubt, faith, discernment—transformed by your recognition that God is I AM and that imagination fashions reality. Each line you read is a reminder that your present consciousness can satisfy the deepest promises; your inner temple is the site of fulfillment, where all proclaimed truths reveal themselves as now. In that sight, you live as the living scripture, fulfilled by your own awakened awareness.

Practice This Now

Imitate the opened mind: sit quietly, declare 'I AM the fulfillment of all scripture now,' and feel the surrounding awareness expand as if the pages were turning inside you.