Sore of Idolatry, Inner Awakening

Neville's Inner Vision

Revelation 16:2 speaks to the inner judgment that follows when I mistake outward symbols for reality. The 'earth' is my current state of consciousness—a surface of appearances—where the image I worship (whether person, thing, or doctrine) becomes a hidden idol. The vial, poured upon that ground, uncovers a noisome sore not in the body alone but in the mind that clings to separation. When I identify with the beast’s mark—signs of fear, need, or power flickering in form—I experience discomfort as if the outer world were punishing me. Yet the scene is entirely mental: the soreness is the release of old identifications. As I turn within and claim the I AM as my sole reality, the imagined threat loses its grip, and the so-called sores fade because I am no longer the one worshiping the image. The judgment is not punishment but a correction in consciousness, aligning me with the truth that God is awareness, not a symbol.