Neville Goddard on Revelation 18:12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 18 in context

Scripture Focus

12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

Revelation 18:12

Biblical Context

The verse catalogs luxurious goods—gold, silver, gems, fabrics, woods, and marble—exposing the outward abundance of a fallen world. It points to a commerce that promises security through material idols.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 18:12 presents a procession of every prized material—the glitter of gold and silver, pearls, fine linens, purple, silk, costly woods, ivory, brass and marble. It is not a shopping list detached from life; it is the mirror of a consciousness clinging to external appearances. In Neville's terms, the city and its riches are inner states—beliefs about value, security, and worth. The moment you identify with the I AM as the source, you see that these commodities are only symbols, not realities. The true wealth is the quiet awareness that you are already complete, that provision flows from within as imagination imagined into form. When weight is given to appearance rather than to consciousness, you worship a subtle idol; when you revise that image, you reverse the order: you feel now that you exist as the living, generous God of your own experience. The merchandise belongs to the dream of contrast; wake into the I AM, and see the riches of spirit replacing the lure of matter.

Practice This Now

Sit quietly with eyes closed and revise the scene by declaring, 'I AM the source of all wealth.' Then feel the abundant supply now as if it already exists in your life.