Neville Goddard on Matthew 26:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 26 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass, when Jesus had finished all these sayings, he said unto his disciples,

2Ye know that after two days is the feast of the passover, and the Son of man is betrayed to be crucified.

3Then assembled together the chief priests, and the scribes, and the elders of the people, unto the palace of the high priest, who was called Caiaphas,

4And consulted that they might take Jesus by subtilty, and kill him.

5But they said, Not on the feast day, lest there be an uproar among the people.

Matthew 26:1-5

Biblical Context

Jesus states that in two days the Passover will occur and that the Son of Man will be betrayed to be crucified; the chief priests and elders plot to kill him, choosing not to act on the feast day to avoid an uproar.

Neville's Inner Vision

All that is recorded here is not a history lesson but a map of your inner life. The 'Son of Man' stands for your I AM awakening to purpose, while the priests, scribes, and elders are the inner fears that seek to preserve the ego's safety. They gather in the inner palace and devise subtleties to 'kill' the next leap, to postpone transformation so as not to disturb the crowd of ego. The note about two days marks the timing of a breakthrough within consciousness, and the insistence on not acting on the feast day shows how the mind protects the crowd from disturbance. Yet prophecy and promise abide: a higher life is meant to be revealed through the crucifixion of old beliefs. Your task is to refuse complicity with those inner counselors and align with the I AM by holding the vision that transformation is already done, and by living as if the higher life is present here and now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the inner council dissolving its plot against your next leap. In the feeling of I AM, revise the scene so the higher self is protected and old fears fade as if already fulfilled.