Neville Goddard on Luke 7:11-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Luke 7 in context

Scripture Focus

11And it came to pass the day after, that he went into a city called Nain; and many of his disciples went with him, and much people.

12Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow: and much people of the city was with her.

13And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.

14And he came and touched the bier: and they that bare him stood still. And he said, Young man, I say unto thee, Arise.

15And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak. And he delivered him to his mother.

16And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his people.

17And this rumour of him went forth throughout all Judaea, and throughout all the region round about.

Luke 7:11-17

Biblical Context

Jesus arrives at Nain with a crowd. He sees the widow's son dead and, moved by compassion, commands him to rise.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Luke 7, the city gate marks the boundary between the old consciousness and the new life that springs from awareness. The dead man is not a corpse but the image of your former self, seemingly carried out to the world because you believed it was finished. When the Lord (your I AM, the eternal watcher) looks on the widow’s pain, compassion stirs, and the command, Arise, is spoken into your awareness. The touch of the bier is the moment you refuse to identify with lack by shifting your attention from doubt to life. The man sitting up and speaking is the inner realization waking and declaring itself alive within you, and he is returned to his mother—the mind that bore him—restoring wholeness to your inner life. Fear dissolves as the miracle is recognized as your own inner visitation; the people’s awe becomes your own reverent knowing that God has visited your consciousness. From this moment the rumor travels, not through Judaea, but through your entire being, announcing a life that was never truly dead.

Practice This Now

Imaginative practice: close your eyes and declare 'I AM life now.' Visualize the dead son rising, being handed to his mother, and feel the gratitude and peace that follows, allowing the old sorrow to depart.