Neville Goddard on John 21:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 21 in context

Scripture Focus

1After these things Jesus shewed himself again to the disciples at the sea of Tiberias; and on this wise shewed he himself.

2There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disciples.

3Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They say unto him, We also go with thee. They went forth, and entered into a ship immediately; and that night they caught nothing.

4But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood on the shore: but the disciples knew not that it was Jesus.

5Then Jesus saith unto them, Children, have ye any meat? They answered him, No.

6And he said unto them, Cast the net on the right side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast therefore, and now they were not able to draw it for the multitude of fishes.

7Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto Peter, It is the Lord. Now when Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto him, (for he was naked,) and did cast himself into the sea.

John 21:1-7

Biblical Context

In John 21:1-7, Jesus appears by the Sea of Tiberias, instructs the disciples to cast their net on the right side, and the miraculous catch reveals the Lord's Presence.

Neville's Inner Vision

See that the sea and the boat are symbols of your inner state. The fishermen have toiled all night, but the moment they listen to the Stranger's instruction and cast to the right side, the inner energy shifts. The right side of the ship equals the right side of consciousness—the place where belief is aligned with I AM awareness. When the disciple says, It is the Lord, he is not naming a distant person but recognizing the I AM standing on the shore of your awareness. The miraculous net is your belief in abundance, drawn not by effort but by obedience to inner instruction. Peter's rash leap represents surrendering to the Presence rather than clinging to the old self; when you hear the invitation, you immediately cast yourself into the sea of God-awareness, becoming whom God already is. The scene invites you to practice: start with a quiet assurance that the Presence is with you now, and revise any sense of lack into full realization. This is resurrection and new life: you awaken to the Lord within, and the feed of life comes as you listen and act from awareness.