Neville Goddard on Matthew 5:3-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Matthew 5 in context

Scripture Focus

3Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

6Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

7Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

8Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

9Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

11Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.

12Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Matthew 5:3-12

Biblical Context

These verses describe inner states that qualify a person for the kingdom: humility, mourning, meekness, righteous desire, mercy, purity, and peaceful living. Persecution and blessing point to the inner shift as the source of outward reality.

Neville's Inner Vision

Beloved, you are the I AM behind all perception. The Beatitudes are not external conditions to be earned but states of consciousness you inhabit. Poor in spirit is not poverty of wallet but the awareness that you lack nothing in God; the kingdom is not coming, it is your present condition. To mourn is to surrender attachment to the old picture of yourself, allowing a new sense of reality to form. Meekness is power quieted into trust—knowing true strength is love in action, not domination. Hunger and thirst for righteousness becomes a fiery longing to align with truth, so that your inner landscape matches the divine standard. Merciful, pure in heart, and a maker of peace are the creative acts of the I AM: you forgive, you see with the heart, you harmonize thought and word. Persecution and reviling arise as shadows of a belief contrary to this inner truth; rejoice, for they signal a shift. The kingdom is yours as you dwell in the awareness that all blessing is already established in consciousness.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In stillness, assume you are already the blessed; feel the I AM presence and let the Kingdom settle into your awareness. Repeat a single conviction: I am the I AM, and the Kingdom is mine now, until the feeling remains.