Neville Goddard on Revelation 10:1-11 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

1And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:

2And he had in his hand a little book open: and he set his right foot upon the sea, and his left foot on the earth,

3And cried with a loud voice, as when a lion roareth: and when he had cried, seven thunders uttered their voices.

4And when the seven thunders had uttered their voices, I was about to write: and I heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, Seal up those things which the seven thunders uttered, and write them not.

5And the angel which I saw stand upon the sea and upon the earth lifted up his hand to heaven,

6And sware by him that liveth for ever and ever, who created heaven, and the things that therein are, and the earth, and the things that therein are, and the sea, and the things which are therein, that there should be time no longer:

7But in the days of the voice of the seventh angel, when he shall begin to sound, the mystery of God should be finished, as he hath declared to his servants the prophets.

8And the voice which I heard from heaven spake unto me again, and said, Go and take the little book which is open in the hand of the angel which standeth upon the sea and upon the earth.

9And I went unto the angel, and said unto him, Give me the little book. And he said unto me, Take it, and eat it up; and it shall make thy belly bitter, but it shall be in thy mouth sweet as honey.

10And I took the little book out of the angel's hand, and ate it up; and it was in my mouth sweet as honey: and as soon as I had eaten it, my belly was bitter.

11And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.

Revelation 10:1-11

Biblical Context

A mighty angel stands with one foot on the sea and one on the earth, holding an open little book; John is told to eat it, finding sweetness in the mouth and bitterness in the belly, and to prophesy again.

Neville's Inner Vision

In Neville's terms, the angel is your higher imagination stepping into your ordinary world. The sea and earth symbolize outer life and inner habit, while the cloud and sun reflect the light of I AM shining through. The little book is the truth you already carry within your being; eating it shifts your state, making the words of truth taste sweet while the subconscious resists, showing as a bitter belly. The decree that time should be no longer invites you to live fully in the present, where the mystery of God is finished as you hold the certainty of its completion in your consciousness. When you are told to prophesy again, you are not predicting external events but giving voice to your inner revelation in the world. Some inner truths remain sealed for those who have not yet aligned with their I AM, so your task is trust and persistence. The practical path is to take the open book in your imagination, absorb its truth, and let its reality spring forth in your speech and actions.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine an open little book in your hand; read a line and taste its sweetness as honey, then declare I AM this truth and walk as its messenger.