Neville Goddard on John 1:46-51 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

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 1:46-51

Biblical Context

Nathanael questions whether anything good can come from Nazareth, and Philip invites him to come and see. Jesus affirms Nathanael’s guileless nature, reveals inner sight, and promises that greater revelations—heaven opening and angels ascending—will follow.

Neville's Inner Vision

Nathanael's moment under the fig tree is the quiet of the inner man. He is seen not by Nazareth or outward signs, but by the I AM looking through the veil of appearances. When Jesus says, I saw thee, He reveals that true knowledge is a state of consciousness already present, not an event to be earned. Nathanael's confession that Jesus is the Son of God arises from that inner recognition, the birth of trust in the Kingdom of God within. The promise that you shall see greater things is a call to persist in the awareness of the Presence, to dwell in the inner sight where the angels of God ascend and descend upon the Son of Man; your own embodied I AM. Do not seek miracles outside; honor the inner revelation and let your life align with that divine vision. The greater things are simply the expansion of awareness and felt certainty that you are seen by the I AM here and now.

Practice This Now

Assume you are an Israelite indeed, without guile, and feel the I AM present now beneath your inner fig tree. Revise any doubt with 'I am' and 'I see,' and observe how heaven within opens to greater manifestations.