Mystery Babylon Within You
Revelation 17:5 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Revelation 17 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Verse 17:5 presents Mystery Babylon the Great written on the forehead as a symbol of inner false worship, the source of corrupt attachments. It teaches that such inner beliefs, not external forces, govern behavior and perception.
Neville's Inner Vision
Read as a psychological truth, Revelation 17:5 shows that Mystery Babylon the Great on the forehead is not a distant city but a mental inscription—the self-concept you have accepted as you. The phrase the mother of harlots and abominations points to inner loyalties that exalt counterfeit power, status, fear, or ritual over the I AM and the living God within. These are movements of thought that, when believed, shape your world as if it were real. The work is interior: you do not conquer externals by force, but by revising the ruling idea of who you are. See every attachment to image, wealth, or control as a symbol of a belief in separation from the divine Presence. When you return your allegiance to the one I AM—your true identity—the symbolic city dissolves, not by striving, but by the realization that you are the awareness behind all images. In that dawn, Mystery is revealed as a signpost guiding you back to unity with God.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and imagine the word 'I AM' written boldly on your forehead; then feel the truth of your complete unity with the divine as the old inscription vanishes and restates your true identity.
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