Neville Goddard on Mark 15:12-20 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Mark 15 in context

Scripture Focus

12And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?

13And they cried out again, Crucify him.

14Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.

15And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.

16And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.

17And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,

18And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!

19And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.

20And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.

Mark 15:12-20

Biblical Context

Pilate asks what to do with Jesus as the crowd shouts for crucifixion. Barabbas is released and Jesus is scourged and led away to be crucified.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the scene as a stage within your own consciousness. Pilate, the voice that questions and doubts, asks, 'What shall I do with the I AM in me?' The crowd represents restless thoughts and fears pressing for a doom of limitation. The 'King of the Jews' title is your inner recognition of the I AM king in you. When they cry 'Crucify,' that is the old self insisting on death to your true self; when Barabbas is released, you are choosing to let old desires govern while the royal inner state is scourged by belief and appearances. The crown of thorns and the purple robe symbolize dramatic but illusory adornments of pain and status we clothe ourselves with in ignorance. Yet the act of being led to crucifixion shows the outer scene attempting to prove its reality; still, the inner king remains intact as the subtle I AM that witnesses it all. The mockery and worship at once reveal how perception wavers, yet 'the King' remains within, uncrushed by appearances. Your task is to realize that this inner king is the true reality, not the crowd's verdict.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In 2 minutes, close your eyes, breathe into the I AM, and silently declare, 'I am the King within.' See the crowd dissolve as your inner authority remains.