Neville Goddard on Mark 6:14-29 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

14And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

15Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

16But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

17For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias' sake, his brother Philip's wife: for he had married her.

18For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother's wife.

19Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

20For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

21And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

22And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

23And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

24And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

25And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

26And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath's sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

27And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

28And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

29And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

Mark 6:14-29

Biblical Context

Herod’s reports of Jesus stir the court while John the Baptist’s truth confronts Herod’s life; out of oath and fear, John is beheaded and laid in a tomb.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your inner kingdom is not moved by the crowd; it is moved by the I AM. Herod represents the ruler in you who fears the truth your inner John speaks, clinging to appearances and oaths. John the Baptist embodies the holy standard within, the simple command that it is not lawful to bend truth to suit desire. When the inner scrutiny comes, that standard is imprisoned by attention, and the world applauds the outward pageantry—the dance of desire, the king’s vow, the rumor that sustains an old identity. The beheading is not the death of life but the release of a story that no longer serves you. As you refuse to identify with the ego’s spectacle, the head of fear falls away and the deeper life, the seed of resurrection, begins to awaken. The disciples carrying the body into the tomb symbolize the soul’s quiet acceptance of the old self’s death, making room for new life to arise from within. Practice now by assuming the I AM as ruler of your inner kingdom and revising the scene so life, not fear, governs your world.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, repeat, 'I am the I AM—the ruler of my inner kingdom.' In vivid imagination, revise the scene so John rises alive within you and the beheading of fear becomes the birth of life; feel the resurrection now.