Neville Goddard on 2 Corinthians 4:17-18 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 2 Corinthians 4 in context

Scripture Focus

17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

18While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal.

2 Corinthians 4:17-18

Biblical Context

Paul teaches that our light affliction is momentary and works toward a far greater, eternal glory. He urges us to look not at the seen, but at the unseen, for the seen is temporal while the unseen is eternal.

Neville's Inner Vision

Let us reframe these lines as a lesson in inner construction. The 'light affliction' is not a punishment but a temporary state of your consciousness, a minor weight pressing upon the mind to train its capacity. It is permitted to remind you that the visible world is not the total truth; the unseen, where your I AM dwells, is the real substance. When you turn away from the seen and look to the unseen, you align with the eternal dimension that already contains you. The more vividly you imagine and feel the end desired, the more that unseen weight of glory presses into your present experience. It is not about denying pain but about healing the identification that you are merely this surface scene. You are the I AM, and the world is a mirror of concentric states within you. By dwelling in the awareness of the unseen, the external conditions reshape to reflect the new inner reality. The seen passes; the eternal remains, and your life becomes a resonance of that glory.