Neville Goddard on Revelation 12:1-17 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 12 in context

Scripture Focus

1And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars:

2And she being with child cried, travailing in birth, and pained to be delivered.

3And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.

4And his tail drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth: and the dragon stood before the woman which was ready to be delivered, for to devour her child as soon as it was born.

5And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.

6And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.

7And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels,

8And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.

9And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.

11And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.

12Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time.

13And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.

14And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.

15And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

16And the earth helped the woman, and the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed up the flood which the dragon cast out of his mouth.

17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.

Revelation 12:1-17

Biblical Context

Revelation 12:1-17 frames a spiritual birth: a woman clothed with sun and a child born to rule. Enemies and adversity press in, but victory comes as the heavenly realm is cast down and realized within the believer.

Neville's Inner Vision

Revelation 12:1-17 is a map of inner birth and victory. The woman represents your awakened consciousness, clothed with the sun of awareness, with the moon beneath her feet, crowned by twelve stars, the total faculties under heaven. The child she bears is the born idea, the truth you are ready to rule with a rod of iron—the firm grip of your inner decree. The dragon is the old serpent of doubt and habit, casting shadows to pull you from your center. Yet heaven sees a crisis that births a new order: Michael and the angels fight, the dragon is cast down, and salvation, power, and the kingdom appear as you accept the light within. The wilderness is your quiet place of nourishment, the two wings of a great eagle are your rising thoughts that fly from fear, and the flood of doubt is swallowed by Earth when you stand in the truth you have chosen. This is not history but psychology: a state of consciousness where God's kingdom is present now as you align with the I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and imagine the woman within you, clothed with the sun, the moon beneath your feet, crowned by twelve stars. Feel the birth of your inner idea, and declare the kingdom of God is within you; dwell in that feeling until it is real.