Neville Goddard on John 8:58 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read John 8 in context

Scripture Focus

58Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am.

John 8:58

Biblical Context

Jesus declares his existence as timeless, the I AM, existing before Abraham. This points to an eternal self rather than a historical moment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Jesus’ declaration is not a historical boast but a doorway into your own consciousness. When he says, Before Abraham was, I am, he is naming the timeless I AM that you are right now—the awareness that is prior to every name, memory, and event. Abraham represents lineage and history; the I AM is your living, eternal self that exists in the present, untouched by time. In Neville’s terms, your life is not molded by external conditions but by the inner state you inhabit. Claim the I AM, and you claim the faculty by which all things are created—the very God within. The Presence of God is your ongoing awareness, faithful to truth and unchanging in covenant with life. This is prophecy fulfilled in your own consciousness: once you align with that inner, unconditioned self, the promised future becomes your current experience. So kiss the past goodbye as a distant memory and dwell in the conviction that you are now the timeless I AM, in which all things are possible.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: In stillness, declare 'I AM' as your timeless self and feel it as the source of life; then revise any sense of limitation by dwelling in that present awareness until it is real here and now.