Neville Goddard on Revelation 16:2-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 16 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

Revelation 16:2-4

Biblical Context

Revelation 16:2-4 depicts a sequence of judgments: sores fall on those who bear the mark and worship the image, the sea becomes blood, and the rivers also turn to blood. These images reveal inner consequences of false worship and point toward true worship of the I AM.

Neville's Inner Vision

In the Neville Goddard vein, the first vial is a symbol of your consciousness; the earth represents your solid self-concept, and the grievous sore shows the discomfort that arises when you cling to fear-based images—the mark and the image—rather than the truth. The second vial, turning the sea to blood, mirrors the emotional life, where feeling is tainted by the same belief in separation and idolatry, revealing the cost of false worship as the vitality of life ebbs in the emotional currents. The third vial upon rivers and fountains turning to blood speaks to the life-force and beliefs that flow through you—your thoughts, words, and communications—being corrupted by fear-based worship. The invitation is to awaken to the I AM, dissolve attachment to external symbols, and allow true worship—union with God—to purify earth, sea, and source from within.

Practice This Now

Imaginatively revise: assume I am the I AM; declare that the belief in separation and idol worship dissolves. Sit with the feeling of oneness until the sense of fear ebbs and peace remains.