Neville Goddard on Revelation 2:14-15 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 2 in context

Scripture Focus

14But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.

15So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes, which thing I hate.

Revelation 2:14-15

Biblical Context

The passage rebukes holding Balaam and Nicolaitanes doctrines, exposing idolatry and control as spiritual stumbling blocks. It urges purity, truthfulness, and faithful inner alignment.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within every soul there are two subtle teachers—the Balaam stumbling-block and the Nicolaitanes' urge to rule—appearing as beliefs that block full communion with your God-self. Balaam's doctrine is the habit of seeking compromise with pleasure, turning foods, rites, or appearances into idols that promise safety, yet only cast shadows on your true awareness. The Nicolaitanes symbolize the impulse to control, to substitute external forms for direct, personal knowing. The verse does not condemn people but points to states of consciousness that tempt you to worship by other hands than your own I AM. When you recognize these inner idols, you stop feeding them with attention and you return to the single truth: you are consciousness, the I AM, creating every experience. By refusing the stumbling-blocks and choosing fidelity to inner truth, you dissolve the illusion of separation and align with the Presence that animates all.

Practice This Now

Choose one belief that blocks your perception (for example, 'I must follow this doctrine to be safe'), and revise it by declaring, 'I am the I AM; no idol can bind my awareness.' Then rest in the felt sense of that truth until it saturates your entire sense of self.