Neville Goddard on Matthew 12:25-27 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 12 in context

Scripture Focus

25And Jesus knew their thoughts, and said unto them, Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation; and every city or house divided against itself shall not stand:

26And if Satan cast out Satan, he is divided against himself; how shall then his kingdom stand?

27And if I by Beelzebub cast out devils, by whom do your children cast them out? therefore they shall be your judges.

Matthew 12:25-27

Biblical Context

Jesus notes that a kingdom divided against itself cannot stand, and counters the accusation by pointing to internal division. He suggests that if Satan were casting out Satan, his own realm would collapse; thus the claim is unfounded, and the power used against devils must be understood as a matter of inner state, not external warfare.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, the 'kingdom' is the one and only state of consciousness you inhabit. The splitting of a kingdom mirrors the mind’s belief in opposing powers within—one part resisting another, one part fearing the other. Jesus exposes that inner warfare by showing the absurdity of a divided realm, for the real power lies in a unified I AM. Beelzebub and devil-casting are not external forces to be battled but misperceptions arising from a mind imagining separation. The judge is the inner voice that declares power over others while denying it within. When you see temptation and conflict as inner motions, you recognize that your true kingdom remains intact only when you refuse to entertain multiplicity. The test is not to conquer others, but to collapse the illusion of division by consciously returning to the single, undivided awareness that you are the I AM, here and now.

Practice This Now

Practice: Assume the entire kingdom of your mind is already united—‘I am the I AM.’ Revise the sense of inner division by quietly affirming, 'There is only one mind, one kingdom, and I am it,' then feel the unity as you breathe.