Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 15:45-49 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 15 in context

Scripture Focus

45And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.

46Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.

47The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.

48As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy: and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are heavenly.

49And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly.

1 Corinthians 15:45-49

Biblical Context

The passage contrasts the first man, Adam, as a living soul with the last Adam, a quickening spirit, and calls us to bear the heavenly image rather than the earthly one.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of the two Adams as two modes of consciousness, not distant men. The first is the earthly, natural self, the living soul bound to sensation and form. The second is the Lord from heaven, the quickening Spirit, awakening when you notice the I AM within and revise your sense of self. As you dwell in the heavenly image, your inner life energizes your outer world; the body and circumstances reflect your inner state. You and your world are shaped by what you imagine and feel to be true. By acknowledging the inner Spirit as your life, you cease identifying with the earthy self and begin bearing the heavenly image. Resurrection becomes the waking of consciousness to a higher order of life, not a mere event, but an ongoing inner renewal that re-creates reality from the inside out.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, claim 'I am the quickening Spirit' and imagine you already bear the heavenly image; feel the inner life energize every cell and surrounding world.