The Rock of Inner Kingdom

Matthew 16:13-20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read Matthew 16 in context

Scripture Focus

13When Jesus came into the coasts of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?
14And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
15He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
17And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
18And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
19And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
20Then charged he his disciples that they should tell no man that he was Jesus the Christ.
Matthew 16:13-20

Biblical Context

Jesus asks what people think of his identity, and Peter answers that he is the Christ. Jesus then reveals that this insight comes from the Father in heaven, naming Peter the rock and promising the church and the keys of the kingdom.

Neville's Inner Vision

Peter’s confession is not a historical report but a turning of your inner sight. The question, Whom do you say I am? asks you to align your sense of self with the Living Christ within. The voices of John the Baptist, Elijah, or Jeremiah on the surface are only echoes; the real revelation comes from your Father in heaven, the I AM that knows itself as the one Reality. When you say you are the Christ, you are naming a fact about your own being, not flattering a person. This is the rock upon which the inner church is built. The gates of hell—fear, lack, confusion—cannot prevail against awareness that stands in its own light. The granting of the keys signals your innate authority to bind and loose states in your life, to declare a certain feeling as true and to revoke what does not serve the kingdom. Do not seek proof outside; awaken to the rock within and let your life flow from that steady consciousness. The church and the kingdom are states of consciousness, forever anchored in the Father in heaven.

Practice This Now

Imaginative_act: Assume the truth now: you are the rock of consciousness. Close your eyes and feel the I AM rising as your inner church, then imagine turning the keys and entering the kingdom within.

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