Neville Goddard on Mark 4:11-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

11And he said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mystery of the kingdom of God: but unto them that are without, all these things are done in parables:

12That seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest at any time they should be converted, and their sins should be forgiven them.

Mark 4:11-12

Biblical Context

Jesus tells his disciples that the mystery of the kingdom is for the inward seeker, while those outside hear only in parables; seeing without perception and hearing without understanding keep people from conversion and forgiveness.

Neville's Inner Vision

To you is given the mystery of the kingdom, not as a distant treasure but as the proclamation that you are the I AM, the awareness through which all is formed. The parables in the outside world announce inner movements; when you enter the inner chamber and assume the state you desire, sight and hearing shift toward truth. People who live by appearances remain outside because they refuse the inner conversion; they hear words yet fail to understand because their consciousness is still waiting for proof rather than knowing. The word converted means turning from lack to fullness—the pivot is an inward assumption. If you dwell in the feeling that the kingdom is already yours, and you feel it real now, your senses begin to reorganize around that truth and forgiveness becomes natural, not earned. The mystery is not hidden from you but awaiting your inward consent. Practice: close your eyes and declare, I am the I AM. I now inhabit the kingdom within and forgive as I awaken to that truth.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, declare I am the I AM, and assume the state of the kingdom as already mine; feel it real for a minute and observe one small area of life rear itself to match.