Two Olive Trees Within
Revelation 11:4 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Revelation 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Revelation 11:4 depicts two olive trees and two lampstands standing before the God of the earth, symbolizing steadfast inner sustenance and the inner worship that lights the mind.
Neville's Inner Vision
In this vision, the olive trees are your two enduring states of consciousness that continually feed the lamp of awareness. The oil they yield is the energy of Spirit—imagination, faith, and attention—poured into the candlesticks that you call your daily mind. The God of the earth is not a distant ruler; it is the I AM you, the aware presence that stands in your life. Your inner life holds its own supply, and the lamp shines not by chance but by this twofold endowment. Therefore, the Kingdom of God is not away from you; it rests within, sustained as you attend to these inner streams. When you recognize yourself as both the source and the light, your outer world becomes a faithful reflection of your inner posture. The 'two witnesses' are really the two constellations of attention and belief that keep your inner temple aflame. You are invited to live as this inner arrangement, here and now.
Practice This Now
Imaginative act: In quiet, imagine the two olive trees standing before your God within, pouring oil into two lampstands. Feel the warm, inner light rising as you affirm in the present tense: I AM the source of this light, and I illuminate my world.
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