Neville Goddard on Revelation 2:9-10 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 2 in context

Scripture Focus

9I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.

10Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.

Revelation 2:9-10

Biblical Context

The verse acknowledges poverty and trial for Smyrna, yet declares inner richness through steadfast faith. It invites faithful endurance to receive the crown of life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your outer tribulation is the echo of an inward trial. The poverty you deem is a lack in outer senses; yet you are rich in the awareness I AM. The blasphemy you hear from the outer world is only the ego’s chatter, a voice that tries to define you as separate, but you are the I AM that cannot be touched. The devil casting you into prison is the mind clamped by fear; the ten days are not a literal deadline but a symbolic cycle of mental discipline. Fear none of the things you shall suffer; rather, remain faithful to the inner state of awareness until the impulse to doubt dissolves—until the external circumstance loses its power over you. When you walk in this realized consciousness, I will give you a crown of life: not earned by struggle, but awakened as your true condition, the perpetual life that cannot die. In this way, your seeming loss becomes the very ground of your abundance.