The Rock of Inner Kingdom
Matthew 16:13-20 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Matthew 16 in context
Scripture Focus
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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