Neville Goddard on 1 Corinthians 16:5-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Corinthians 16 in context

Scripture Focus

5Now I will come unto you, when I shall pass through Macedonia: for I do pass through Macedonia.

6And it may be that I will abide, yea, and winter with you, that ye may bring me on my journey whithersoever I go.

7For I will not see you now by the way; but I trust to tarry a while with you, if the Lord permit.

8But I will tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost.

9For a great door and effectual is opened unto me, and there are many adversaries.

10Now if Timotheus come, see that he may be with you without fear: for he worketh the work of the Lord, as I also do.

11Let no man therefore despise him: but conduct him forth in peace, that he may come unto me: for I look for him with the brethren.

12As touching our brother Apollos, I greatly desired him to come unto you with the brethren: but his will was not at all to come at this time; but he will come when he shall have convenient time.

1 Corinthians 16:5-12

Biblical Context

Paul describes traveling through Macedonia and possibly wintering with the church, noting an open door for ministry amid adversaries. He also guides how Timotheus and Apollos should be received, in line with divine timing.

Neville's Inner Vision

All of the verses point to the scenes of movement and pause as symbolic states. To pass through Macedonia is to move through regions of mind; the winter with you is a time of rest in the conviction that your presence is needed and that your actions harmonize with the larger pattern of your life. When Paul says there is a great door opened unto me, see that as an inner door—the moment your I AM recognizes a suitability and multiplies it by feeling it real. The adversaries are not external foes but the resistance of old habits and fear demanding your attention. Saying 'the Lord permit' is your surrender to your own higher consciousness, not impersonal fate. To tarry at Ephesus until Pentecost signals a disciplined focus on the present effect of your ideas; to welcome Timotheus and Apollos is to invite the parts of you that work and inspire. The teaching is simple: keep your interior court prepared, and opportunities will respond to your clear, peaceful state.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume the door is already opened; feel yourself moving through it with a confident, peaceful pace. Invite your Timotheus—the trusted companion within you—to stand with you, and let the sense of brethren in consciousness accompany your every step.