Neville Goddard on John 20:24-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 20 in context

Scripture Focus

24But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, was not with them when Jesus came.

25The other disciples therefore said unto him, We have seen the LORD. But he said unto them, Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.

John 20:24-25

Biblical Context

Thomas, not present when Jesus appeared, demands physical proof; the others report the risen Lord, but Thomas insists on touching the wounds to believe.

Neville's Inner Vision

Thomas's demand for proof mirrors a state of consciousness clinging to external verification. In this reading, the resurrection is an inner event, not a historical fact to be proven by touch. Jesus here represents the I AM within you—the awareness that creates reality by its attention. When the others say, 'We have seen the LORD,' they describe an inner shift, a trust that comes from turning toward Presence rather than chasing senses. Thomas embodies the impulse that wants physical proof, yet what seems external is only a symbol of beliefs crucified by awareness itself. The so-called proof you crave is already within: a quiet sense that you are seen, a felt reality of life as God’s presence in you. So revise your stance: believe now by assuming the Presence. Imprint in imagination, 'I am with the Lord within, and I am living a new life from this I AM.' In such inner recognition, resurrection occurs here and now, as your consciousness awakens to its own divine source.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the I AM as your present awareness. Repeat and feel, 'I am with the Lord within, and this inner Presence revives my life now.'