Neville Goddard on John 17:1-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 17 in context

Scripture Focus

1These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee:

2As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.

3And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

4I have glorified thee on the earth: I have finished the work which thou gavest me to do.

5And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was.

John 17:1-5

Biblical Context

Jesus prays that the Father will glorify the Son so the Son may glorify the Father. Eternal life is knowing the only true God and Jesus Christ, whom He sent; He has finished the work and asks to be glorified with the glory He had before the world.

Neville's Inner Vision

To you who read, John 17 is an invitation to awaken the one life within. The Father and the Son are not two distant persons but states of consciousness—your I AM. The hour is the moment you choose to identify with the living glory you already are. When Jesus asks to be glorified, he is teaching you to let the I AM reveal through your form; power over all flesh means you master appearances by knowing the One Life within. Eternal life is the realization that you already know the true God; this knowing is not future but present. The glory shared before the world is your timeless self returning to its original splendor by a conscious return to that inner identity. You finished the work the moment you decide to align with that essence. Pray, revise, and dwell in the present glory—your life will follow the inner state you hold. Your world is the echo of your inner state; let your inner glorification be your daily life.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes, breathe, and declare I AM the Glory of God now. Imagine you stand in that glory and let it color every thought and action.