Calling the Stone Within

John 11:38-40 - A Neville Goddard interpretation

Read John 11 in context

Scripture Focus

38Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the grave. It was a cave, and a stone lay upon it.
39Jesus said, Take ye away the stone. Martha, the sister of him that was dead, saith unto him, Lord, by this time he stinketh: for he hath been dead four days.
40Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
John 11:38-40

Biblical Context

Jesus returns to the tomb and invites the stone to be moved. He speaks of belief unlocking the glory of God.

Neville's Inner Vision

To Neville, this scene is not a memory to fetch but an invitation to inner revision. The tomb represents your present state of consciousness—a cave of familiar stories you have accepted as real. The stone is your stubborn habit of doubt, the outer resistance that says, It is too late. Jesus’ cry—move the stone, and his assurance, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God—is a directive to shift your attention from appearance to the I AM within. Believe is not belief in something distant; it is an acknowledgment of the life already alive in you. When you imagine the stone rolled away, you are not conjuring something new but awakening what you already are: the resurrection and the life. Feel the life force rise, envision the cave filling with light, and rest in the certainty that God’s glory is your present perception. Your belief is the open doorway; the tomb becomes a doorway to your realized state here and now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and stand before the tomb of a present limitation. In that moment, roll away the stone and declare I AM the resurrection and the life—feeling it real now.

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