Neville Goddard on Revelation 16:1-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 16 in context

Scripture Focus

1And I heard a great voice out of the temple saying to the seven angels, Go your ways, and pour out the vials of the wrath of God upon the earth.

2And the first went, and poured out his vial upon the earth; and there fell a noisome and grievous sore upon the men which had the mark of the beast, and upon them which worshipped his image.

3And the second angel poured out his vial upon the sea; and it became as the blood of a dead man: and every living soul died in the sea.

4And the third angel poured out his vial upon the rivers and fountains of waters; and they became blood.

5And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.

6For they have shed the blood of saints and prophets, and thou hast given them blood to drink; for they are worthy.

7And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.

8And the fourth angel poured out his vial upon the sun; and power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.

9And men were scorched with great heat, and blasphemed the name of God, which hath power over these plagues: and they repented not to give him glory.

10And the fifth angel poured out his vial upon the seat of the beast; and his kingdom was full of darkness; and they gnawed their tongues for pain,

11And blasphemed the God of heaven because of their pains and their sores, and repented not of their deeds.

12And the sixth angel poured out his vial upon the great river Euphrates; and the water thereof was dried up, that the way of the kings of the east might be prepared.

13And I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet.

14For they are the spirits of devils, working miracles, which go forth unto the kings of the earth and of the whole world, to gather them to the battle of that great day of God Almighty.

15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.

16And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.

17And the seventh angel poured out his vial into the air; and there came a great voice out of the temple of heaven, from the throne, saying, It is done.

18And there were voices, and thunders, and lightnings; and there was a great earthquake, such as was not since men were upon the earth, so mighty an earthquake, and so great.

19And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to give unto her the cup of the wine of the fierceness of his wrath.

20And every island fled away, and the mountains were not found.

21And there fell upon men a great hail out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.

Revelation 16:1-21

Biblical Context

Seven bowls symbolize inner states being purified. Outer judgments mirror inner conditions, inviting a shift in consciousness toward awareness.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this vision, the bowls are not outer punishments but the outflow of your inner states. The earth and sea represent the conditions of your life as you have believed in separation; when fear, pride, or attachment are exposed, the old patterns dry up and their color drains away. The beast, the image, and the false prophet symbolize fixed identifications—stories you still take as real about who you are in the world. Their 'judgments' call for revision until only the I AM remains, the timeless awareness that you are the power behind all you see. As you acknowledge the waters as your streams of life and declare the Lord righteous, you begin the purifying process that dissolves resistance. The three unclean spirits are thoughts that urge external warfare; when you truly identify with your inner Watcher, they lose force and reveal themselves as illusion. Behold, I come as a thief—the moment of inner awakening when night yields to knowing. The seventh vial proclaims 'It is done': the mind assigns authority to truth, Babylon falls, and Armageddon becomes the inner alignment of King and kingdom, your awareness reigning as I AM.

Practice This Now

Practice: Close your eyes, breathe, and assume the state 'I AM' as your ruling consciousness. Revise any belief in separation until you feel it real, then affirm 'It is done'.