Neville Goddard on Mark 10:46-52 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

46And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho with his disciples and a great number of people, blind Bartimaeus, the son of Timaeus, sat by the highway side begging.

47And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou son of David, have mercy on me.

48And many charged him that he should hold his peace: but he cried the more a great deal, Thou son of David, have mercy on me.

49And Jesus stood still, and commanded him to be called. And they call the blind man, saying unto him, Be of good comfort, rise; he calleth thee.

50And he, casting away his garment, rose, and came to Jesus.

51And Jesus answered and said unto him, What wilt thou that I should do unto thee? The blind man said unto him, Lord, that I might receive my sight.

52And Jesus said unto him, Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole. And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

Mark 10:46-52

Biblical Context

In Jericho, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, hears that Jesus is nearby, cries out for mercy, and refuses to be silenced by the crowd. Jesus tells him his faith has made him whole, and the man gains sight and joins the way.

Neville's Inner Vision

Bartimaeus stands as a symbol of a hidden state of consciousness, blind to a greater reality. When he hears Jesus is near, he does not beg for external help but awakens the I AM presence within and cries out with conviction. The crowd's attempt to hush him mirrors resistance from a former self; yet the call for mercy persists until the inner master responds. Jesus standing still represents the inner Call—the awareness that halts the habitual pattern and invites genuine healing. The act of casting away his garment signifies shedding the old identity of lack. Jesus’ question, 'What wilt thou that I should do unto thee?' invites a precise articulation of the new reality you intend to inhabit. 'Go thy way; thy faith hath made thee whole' reveals that healing arises from a state of consciousness attended to with unwavering belief. As he receives sight, Bartimaeus chooses the path of awareness rather than the old road of limitation. The healing, then, is the birth of inner sight—the alignment of perception with truth, through faith and inner action.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Tonight, assume the feeling of already seeing; sit by your inner Jericho road, hear the Call, cast off the old garment of limitation, and declare, 'I am whole.' Then walk your path in the certainty of sight.