Neville Goddard on John 11:38-44 - 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.

44And he that was dead came forth, bound hand and foot with graveclothes: and his face was bound about with a napkin. Jesus saith unto them, Loose him, and let him go.

John 11:38-44

Biblical Context

Jesus comes to the tomb, asks for the stone to be removed, and then calls Lazarus to come forth; the event unfolds as the power of belief awakening within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Here the tomb is not a graveyard but a tomb of belief in your own awareness. Lazarus stands for life consciousness buried beneath days of fear, habit, and opinion. The stone represents fixed assumptions about what cannot be changed. When Jesus asks for the stone to be removed and says, 'if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God,' he points to the inner power you possess in this very moment. The prayer 'Father, I thank thee that thou hast heard me' is the clear acknowledgment that your I AM is always answered. 'Lazarus, come forth' is your consciousness waking its own inner life and calling it forth from bondage. The removal of the grave clothes and the command 'Loose him, and let him go' are the acts of unbinding the mind from identifications with death. If you believe, the tomb yields a new you—the vitality, health, or change you seek. The glory of God is the inner demonstration of life breaking through belief, here and now, within you.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and assume 'I am the resurrection and the life now.' Imagine the stone rolling away and Lazarus stepping forth, and feel the inner life awakening.