Neville Goddard on Matthew 27:50-53 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 27 in context

Scripture Focus

50Jesus, when he had cried again with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.

51And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

52And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,

53And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.

Matthew 27:50-53

Biblical Context

Jesus dies, the veil tears, and the earth shakes. Graves open and saints rise to appear in the holy city.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within you, the scene is a drama of consciousness. The death on the cross is not in space but in the end of a stubborn self-image you have mistaken for who you are. The rent veil is the collapse of a thought that you were separated from God; when it rents, the I AM stands revealed as the one aware witness. The earthquake and the rocks breaking are the collapse of old, fixed forms of belief—your mind yields to its own divine nature. The graves opened and saints arose are the awakening memories of truth stored in your psyche, surfacing as present experience. They go into the holy city, your inner metropolis of awareness, and appear to many, meaning your life begins to reflect the truth you have accepted inwardly. The sequence points to a single act: decide the innermost state and dwell there. Death and resurrection are not events in time but movements of your consciousness now, showing you that God’s life is your life, here and now.