Neville Goddard on John 11:38-43 - Mystical Bible 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?

41Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead was laid. And Jesus lifted up his eyes, and said, Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me.

42And I knew that thou hearest me always: but because of the people which stand by I said it, that they may believe that thou hast sent me.

43And when he thus had spoken, he cried with a loud voice, Lazarus, come forth.

John 11:38-43

Biblical Context

Jesus arrives at the tomb, asks for the stone to be moved, and thanks the Father for hearing him. He then commands Lazarus to come forth.

Neville's Inner Vision

Picture the tomb as a closed belief within your mind; the stone is the stubborn sense of separation between life and you. Jesus, the I AM within, groans as it wakes; it comes to the cave of your consciousness. 'Take away the stone' is your practical instruction to revise what you accept as real. Martha’s objection—‘he stinketh’—is the resistance of the old state clinging to decay; yet the master asserts, 'If you would believe, you would see the glory of God.' When they remove the stone, Jesus lifts his eyes to the Father and thanks Him—this is your inner acknowledgment that God, the I AM within, always hears. The people standing by represent the general mind who must witness before it believes; but the true miracle is inner. Then he cries, 'Lazarus, come forth'—a command to bring forth a living state from the tomb of your former thoughts. The resurrection is not an event in time but a state entered by faith; as you believe, you see the glory of God within.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM presence is here; roll away the stone of limitation by saying, 'I AM consciousness is free and alive now.' Then call forth the life you seek, and feel the revived state as if it is already yours.