Neville Goddard on Luke 9:60 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 9 in context

Scripture Focus

60Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.

Luke 9:60

Biblical Context

Jesus urges immediate movement toward the Kingdom, putting inner reality before outward concerns. 'Let the dead bury their dead' signals releasing old patterns, while 'preach the kingdom' means embodying and sharing the inner truth.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Luke 9:60 the phrase 'Let the dead bury their dead' is not about corpses but about states of consciousness—the dead are the unawakened thoughts clinging to outward duties. The Kingdom of God is your I AM awareness, the present reality you truly inhabit. When Jesus says 'go and preach the kingdom,' you are being called to shift your inner weather, to claim the end as already accomplished, and let your outer life reflect that inner truth. Do not wait for perfect conditions; move as if the kingdom is established within you now. Your imagination becomes the shovel that buries the dead, while your current feeling seeds that awakening into form. Do not bargain with time; assume the state of the end today, and speak from that end into your world. The world will respond to your inner reality, not the other way around. This is radical discipleship: a private victory that radiates outward through consistent inner posture toward the I AM, toward the kingdom you already are.