Neville Goddard on Mark 9:43-48 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

43And if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

45And if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:

46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

47And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:

48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

Mark 9:43-48

Biblical Context

These verses invite radical inner pruning: release anything within your consciousness that offends your wholeness, for life and the kingdom come through a purified state of awareness. The image of cutting away is a symbolic act, not brutality, signaling a decision to relinquish habits and tastes that keep your mind bound to fear, hurt, or tendency.

Neville's Inner Vision

The passage speaks to the inner man. Hand, foot, and eye are not literal limbs but faculties and patterns of desire; cutting them off is a decision to withdraw allegiance from the old impulses. Life enters as a state of consciousness you govern by imagination. The 'fire that cannot be quenched' and the 'worm that dieth not' reveal the stubborn habits of the old dream. Yet the Kingdom of God is within, accessible when you align awareness with your true I AM. As you assume the life that would not tolerate the old offenses—feel it real now—you redeem your perception and transform your circumstances. Judgment becomes awareness of choice, accountability a grace of self-governance, and salvation a reaffirmation of the one life you inhabit: your I AM.

Practice This Now

Practice: Sit quietly and imagine the I AM cutting away the habit that offends your life. State, 'I AM free; I enter life now,' and feel the new vibrational reality of a purified consciousness.