Neville Goddard on Hebrews 4:1-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1Let us therefore fear, lest, a promise being left us of entering into his rest, any of you should seem to come short of it.

2For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.

3For we which have believed do enter into rest, as he said, As I have sworn in my wrath, if they shall enter into my rest: although the works were finished from the foundation of the world.

4For he spake in a certain place of the seventh day on this wise, And God did rest the seventh day from all his works.

5And in this place again, If they shall enter into my rest.

6Seeing therefore it remaineth that some must enter therein, and they to whom it was first preached entered not in because of unbelief:

7Again, he limiteth a certain day, saying in David, To day, after so long a time; as it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

8For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

9There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God.

10For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.

11Let us labour therefore to enter into that rest, lest any man fall after the same example of unbelief.

Hebrews 4:1-11

Biblical Context

The passage invites reverent fear lest we miss the rest promised to God’s people, explaining that faith opens that rest while unbelief keeps it away; those who believe enter, and we are urged to labor to enter it.

Neville's Inner Vision

You stand not in a distant land but in a state of consciousness called rest. The promise of entering into his rest is the invitation to set your mind and heart into a completed state—the end from the beginning. When faith awakens, the outward world aligns with the inner conviction: the works already finished from the foundation of the world become your present experience, not by toil but by acknowledgment. The labor urged in the text is not struggle but the discipline of remaining still in the state of the assumption. If you hear of doubt, do not argue with it; revise the scene to reflect the end already accomplished. Repeat to yourself that you are now resting in divine rhythm, free from striving, and let the emotions testify to this truth. As you persist in this inner rest, the sense of separation dissolves, and your life naturally flows from the rest you have freely entered.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes and declare, 'I am resting now in God,' and feel calm as if the day’s ends are already finished; when doubt arises, repeat, 'I have already entered my rest' until belief becomes breath.