Neville Goddard on John 7:3-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 7 in context

Scripture Focus

3His brethren therefore said unto him, Depart hence, and go into Judaea, that thy disciples also may see the works that thou doest.

4For there is no man that doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

5For neither did his brethren believe in him.

6Then Jesus said unto them, My time is not yet come: but your time is alway ready.

7The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that the works thereof are evil.

8Go ye up unto this feast: I go not up yet unto this feast: for my time is not yet full come.

9When he had said these words unto them, he abode still in Galilee.

John 7:3-9

Biblical Context

Jesus' brothers urge him to depart publicly and reveal his works, but he maintains that his time and method are governed by an inner truth, while the world resists the testimony that springs from that inner state.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville Goddard doorway: the scene is not about distance but inner states. The brethren urge him to go to Judaea to be seen; the impulse to be known openly is an impulse of the outer world. Yet the I AM within Jesus knows that time is an inner law, not a schedule of others. Your 'time' has nothing to do with their calendar. When you declare, 'My time is not yet come,' you guard your inner revelation until your consciousness has fully felt the truth as fact. The world may hate or resist that testimony because it threatens the old beliefs; but your function is not to win their favor by public display, but to keep faith with the inner light that creates the scene. The secrecy is not denial but the discipline of perception, allowing your imagination to perfect the state before it is manifested. So, your feast comes when you have embodied the certainty that makes the outward event unnecessary to prove.

Practice This Now

Assume the inner state: the time is now; revise the scene in your mind until you feel it real. See yourself unhurried, yet fully present at the feast of life, guided by the I AM.