Neville Goddard on Mark 8:32-33 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Mark 8 in context

Scripture Focus

32And he spake that saying openly. And Peter took him, and began to rebuke him.

33But when he had turned about and looked on his disciples, he rebuked Peter, saying, Get thee behind me, Satan: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but the things that be of men.

Mark 8:32-33

Biblical Context

Jesus rebukes Peter for clinging to human concerns, showing that worldly thinking opposes God's plan. The 'Satan' voice is the ego, and true sight comes when one aligns with the divine, inner intention.

Neville's Inner Vision

Notice how the scene is not about external authority but about your inner alignment. Peter speaks from the old not-self, the part of you that savours what appears to be safe, esteemed, and known. Jesus, turning, exposes the inner law: you are not to feed the old story; you are to let the I AM govern by divine purpose. The label 'Satan' is the last voice of the ego, the recall of fear dressed as rationale. When you hear Get thee behind me, Satan, you are being invited to place that voice behind your central consciousness—the awareness that you are one with God. To savor the things of God means to delight in the timeless, eternal order within; to savor the things of men means to chase appearances, reputation, and circumstance. Your imagination is the workshop of this choice: imagine yourself as the very self God intends, and maintain that conviction regardless of outward doubt. Do not argue with appearances; revise them until inner conviction becomes the felt reality, and the kingdom emerges from within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume the feeling of your divine I AM now. Mentally reframe a challenge as a test of your alignment with God’s purpose, and see Jesus turn toward you as the ego fades behind you.