Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 10:16-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 10 in context

Scripture Focus

16The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

17For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

18Behold Israel after the flesh: are not they which eat of the sacrifices partakers of the altar?

19What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?

20But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils.

21Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils.

1 Corinthians 10:16-21

Biblical Context

Paul shows the cup and bread symbolize communion with Christ, binding believers into one body; he warns that sharing in idols is fellowship with devils and cannot be with the Lord at once.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville's lens, the blessing cup and bread become states of consciousness rather than external rites. The cup of blessing is the life-blood of Christ flowing through awareness; the bread is the awareness of being one body, an unbroken, shared life with all. We are many in form, yet we are one loaf, indivisible as we participate in that one bread. When you speak of Israel after the flesh, you are reminded that the many forms you wear are still part of the altar you choose to honor. Idol or idolater, the thing sacrificed is not simply stone or wood, but belief. The Gentiles’ sacrifices signify thoughts you offer to fear, ego, or separation; to fellowship with devils is to concede to those thoughts. You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils in the same moment; you cannot be at both tables with living faith. The moment you acknowledge the unity of your being with Christ, you release the old altar and awaken to the single loaf of life—the I AM that you are.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine holding the cup of blessing; declare, 'I am one with Christ consciousness' and feel the sense of separation dissolve; then feast on the bread of unity in your mind.