Neville Goddard on Revelation 13:1-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 13 in context

Scripture Focus

1And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.

2And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.

3And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.

4And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

5And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

6And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

7And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.

8And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

9If any man have an ear, let him hear.

10He that leadeth into captivity shall go into captivity: he that killeth with the sword must be killed with the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

Revelation 13:1-10

Biblical Context

One sees a beast rising with power that people worship, a symbol of external control over the mind. The passage invites steadfast faith of the saints, contrasting worldly authority with the inner truth of God within.

Neville's Inner Vision

From the Neville Goddard perspective, the beast is a persistent state of thought in which the world appears to govern you. The dragon is the conditioning of belief that power resides outside the I AM, and the beast's seven heads and ten horns are the many faces of a mind ruled by opinion, status, and fear. When one head is wounded and heals, it signals the cycle of seeming defeat and revival that holds attention. The saints are those who refuse to worship the blasphemous idol and instead anchor attention in the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world—the inward truth that life is a reflection of consciousness. The call to hear and the directive 'patience and faith of the saints' become your inner discipline: stay with the self-aware I AM, do not chase the external spectacle, and revise every blasphemous story into a new scene of power that you freely create. The beast's power lasts only as long as you believe in it; by reversing assumption and dwelling in I AM, you heal the wound, dissolve the external authority, and reveal a kingdom within that cannot be moved.

Practice This Now

Practice: Sit quietly as I AM, observe the beast rising from the sea of thoughts, and then revise by declaring I AM the power. Feel the fear recede as awareness remains unmoved.