Neville Goddard on Philippians 2:10-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Philippians 2 in context

Scripture Focus

10That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth;

11And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:10-11

Biblical Context

Philippians 2:10–11 speaks of every knee bowing to the name of Jesus in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, and every tongue confessing Jesus is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. In plain terms, it signals the universal acknowledgment of Christ's lordship beginning in the inner realm of consciousness.

Neville's Inner Vision

To the reader, the 'name of Jesus' is the awakening I AM within you, the one who rules your inner weather. When Paul says every knee shall bow in heaven, on earth, and under the earth, he is naming the three folds of consciousness bowing to the truth of Christ as Lord in you. Heaven is your highest aspirations; earth your daily thoughts; what lies under the earth are your hidden habits and fears. The bowing is not external ritual but the inner consent of your mind to the ruling presence of the Lord. And 'that every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father' becomes a present proclamation of your inner monarch: the Christ in you is Lord; the Father’s glory streams through consciousness as your awareness expands. The act is achieved by one thing: assume the feeling that you no longer exist apart from Christ; you are one with the I AM; the world rearranges to reflect that Lordship.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, place your hand on your chest, and declare inwardly, 'Jesus Christ is Lord in me now,' feeling the I AM as the source of authority; hold that feeling until it fills your whole being.