Neville Goddard on John 1:35-51 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

35Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;

36And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God!

37And the two disciples heard him speak, and they followed Jesus.

38Then Jesus turned, and saw them following, and saith unto them, What seek ye? They said unto him, Rabbi, (which is to say, being interpreted, Master,) where dwellest thou?

39He saith unto them, Come and see. They came and saw where he dwelt, and abode with him that day: for it was about the tenth hour.

40One of the two which heard John speak, and followed him, was Andrew, Simon Peter's brother.

41He first findeth his own brother Simon, and saith unto him, We have found the Messias, which is, being interpreted, the Christ.

42And he brought him to Jesus. And when Jesus beheld him, he said, Thou art Simon the son of Jona: thou shalt be called Cephas, which is by interpretation, A stone.

43The day following Jesus would go forth into Galilee, and findeth Philip, and saith unto him, Follow me.

44Now Philip was of Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter.

45Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

46And Nathanael said unto him, Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth? Philip saith unto him, Come and see.

47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

48Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee.

49Nathanael answered and saith unto him, Rabbi, thou art the Son of God; thou art the King of Israel.

50Jesus answered and said unto him, Because I said unto thee, I saw thee under the fig tree, believest thou? thou shalt see greater things than these.

51And he saith unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Hereafter ye shall see heaven open, and the angels of God ascending and descending upon the Son of man.

John 1:35-51

Biblical Context

Two of John's disciples follow Jesus after John points him out; Jesus asks what they seek and invites them to come and see, beginning the formation of the first disciples.

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage the scene is not a simple event but a demonstration of consciousness in action. The Lamb of God is your I AM, the awareness by which you discern truth. When John points to Jesus and the disciples follow, you are being invited to turn from external appearances to the inner dwelling place of your own mind. Jesus' question, What seek ye? is a reminder that every desire is a request your mind makes to its own being. To come and see is to assume the state of already being there, to dwell with the inner Jesus in your silent temple, your true home. As Andrew and Peter awaken, you awaken to Cephas—the stone-strong self-image that holds steady faith. Philip's bringing of Nathanael mirrors your own attracting of the evidence that dissolves guile. When Jesus promises greater things, it is the law of consciousness revealing that heaven opens within when you inhabit the unity of awareness and life. The Son of Man becomes your I AM made manifest on earth as you live from inner sight.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Sit quietly and declare, I am the follower of the inner Christ. In your mind's eye, hear Jesus say, Come and see, and dwell for a few minutes in the sense of fully inhabiting that inner room where heaven already opens.