Neville Goddard on Mark 15:21-47 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

21And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.

22And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.

23And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.

24And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.

25And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.

26And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.

27And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.

28And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.

29And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,

30Save thyself, and come down from the cross.

31Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.

32Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.

33And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.

34And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

35And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.

36And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.

37And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.

38And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.

39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.

40There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;

41(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.

42And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,

43Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.

44And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.

45And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.

46And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.

47And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.

Mark 15:21-47

Biblical Context

The passage describes Jesus' crucifixion at Golgotha, the mockery of onlookers, the darkness, and his death, followed by Joseph of Arimathea burying him and the women witnessing his burial. It centers on the claim of kingship, the end of an old order, and the dawn of new life expressed through witness and burial.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the crucifixion is a drama of consciousness, not distant history. The man bearing the cross is your own sense of burden—an old belief you are willing to surrender. Golgotha, the place of a skull, stands for the mind's fixed ideas that must be laid down. The superscription 'The King of the Jews' marks the inner decree you now accept: I AM the King of Israel in your inner life, the undying ruler within. The two thieves are the clashing thoughts in you—despair and brave hope—both crucified to the cross of attention until you turn to the one I AM within. Darkness at the sixth hour is the fading of your old vision as you awaken. The veil of the temple torn in two is the revelation that separation is a dream dissolved by awareness. The centurion's cry, 'Truly this man was the Son of God,' is your own witnessing self recognizing its divine nature. The burial, the laying in the stone tomb, signals the end of the old story. Now you rise as the King and the God of your inner kingdom, freely alive in imagination.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the I AM as king of your inner life now; revise a limiting belief by declaring, 'I am the King within,' and feel that reality saturating your chest. Then walk through the cross to the tomb and rise into a new sense of self.