Neville Goddard on John 11:54 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 11 in context

Scripture Focus

54Jesus therefore walked no more openly among the Jews; but went thence unto a country near to the wilderness, into a city called Ephraim, and there continued with his disciples.

John 11:54

Biblical Context

Jesus withdraws from public life and stays in a quieter place near the wilderness, continuing with his disciples. This move signals a deeper inner work that precedes outward action.

Neville's Inner Vision

John 11:54 reveals that true power operates within. Jesus withdraws from the public scene and goes to a quiet region—the city near the wilderness, Ephraim—where he continues with his disciples. In Neville’s sense, the outer appearance is a reflection of an inner state. When noise or danger arise, you turn life inward, entering the wilderness of awareness and gathering your inner disciples: imagination, faith, memory, and will. There the Presence of God—the I AM—abides as continuous consciousness, not a distant event. The mission remains, but its demonstration becomes inward until it can be freely expressed in the world. Endurance comes from staying seated in this inner circle, trusting that the seen and unseen are governed by one mind. Your next expression of power is formed in that quiet, clarifying center; you revise by assuming the state and feeling it real, then let the outer world align with the inner sight. The inner retreat is not withdrawal from life, but a deliberate alignment with the source of life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Assume you are already dwelling in Ephraim—the inner city near the wilderness—surrounded by your inner disciples; feel the I AM as present and let your outer scene align with that inner state.