Unveiling Inner Prophets

Neville's Inner Vision

In this passage, the names Ahab and Zedekiah are symbols for inner states of consciousness that prophesy lies to you in the name of God. Your exile becomes the present condition of believing you are powerless, confined by circumstance. The hand of Nebuchadrezzar represents the unavoidable, clarifying witness of reality that reveals the lie you’ve entertained. The curse spoken over the false prophets becomes the natural consequence of clinging to deceitful thoughts; the roasting in the fire is the burning away of those poisonous voices, leaving you as the observer—your I AM—unharmed. God here is your awareness, the witness that knows what you are thinking and choosing. When you recognize you have listened to lies in the name of truth, you can choose the discipline of true imagination. The remedy is revision: identify the lie, refuse to identify with it, and replace it with a living, truthful claim aligned with the I AM. The captivity thus becomes a crucible through which your inner prophet is purified, and the true you—your Judah—returns to conscious life.