Neville Goddard on Revelation 20:3-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 20 in context

Scripture Focus

3And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.

4And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

5But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished. This is the first resurrection.

6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Revelation 20:3-6

Biblical Context

Satan is bound so deception ceases, and Christ's reign begins with the faithful. The dead awaken to a first resurrection, while others remain until that season ends.

Neville's Inner Vision

Behold this chapter as a map of inner life. The bottomless pit is not a dungeon outside you; it is the deep subconscious where fear pretends to govern the nations of your mind. Casting him in and sealing him up is a deliberate act of inner sovereignty: you refuse to feed the ego its authority and you seal that belief with the certainty of I AM. The thousand years is not a countdown of time but a season in which your awareness rests in the throne of Christ—the Christ within, the higher self that judges with discernment and loves unconditionally. The souls beheaded for the witness of Jesus are those old concepts that no longer worship the beast of fear, and they live and reign with Christ in this new state. The rest of the dead who do not rise represent habit-energy and memories still clinging to old identities; they wait until you choose the first resurrection. Blessed is the one who enters this state, for the second death has no power over the awakened mind. You are priest and king in God and Christ, now.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare, 'I AM reigning now with Christ.' Feel that throne of awareness settle within you and seal away deceptive thoughts with certainty, staying in that felt-reality for several minutes.