Neville Goddard on Matthew 27:46 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 27 in context

Scripture Focus

46And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Matthew 27:46

Biblical Context

Jesus cries out in deep distress, asking why God has forsaken him at the ninth hour. This moment frames the crucifixion as a dramatic testing of faith.

Neville's Inner Vision

On the inner screen, the cry 'My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?' is not a report of external abandonment but a snapshot of a consciousness convinced it has wandered from the I AM. The word 'God' here points to the I AM within you, and 'forsaken' is the temporary dream that attention has forgotten the abiding presence you are. In Neville’s view, the Cross becomes a symbol for the moment a long-held story of separation is felt so intensely that you may choose to revise it. The feeling of abandonment arises not from without but from an imagined interior state; the remedy is to awaken to the truth that you are the author of your inner life. Assume the feeling of God’s presence now, revise the memory of forsakenness, and allow the truth to become your present experience. When you dwell in the I AM, the 'ninth hour' shifts from fear to the radiant recognition that God is the one consciousness you are.