Neville Goddard on Revelation 4:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 4 in context

Scripture Focus

2And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and one sat on the throne.

3And he that sat was to look upon like a jasper and a sardine stone: and there was a rainbow round about the throne, in sight like unto an emerald.

Revelation 4:2-3

Biblical Context

John's vision in Revelation 4:2-3 reveals a heavenly throne where God sits, the One on the throne appearing with radiant stones and a rainbow encircling it, signaling the sovereign presence within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the throne as the throne of your own consciousness. The line 'immediately I was in the spirit' signals a shift from ordinary perception into the awareness that governs experience. The One on the throne is your I AM, the steadfast ruler of all events. Jasper and sardine refer to inner hues: jasper for clear truth, sardine for vital energy. The rainbow round the throne, emerald in sight, marks a living covenant of life surrounding your ruling awareness. This vision teaches that the Kingdom of God is not a distant place but the order of your being when you align with the I AM. True worship is the conscious acknowledgment and consent to that presence, not ritual from without. When you dwell in that state, your thoughts and feelings flow from the throne rather than from lack or fear, and outer happenings come into alignment with the inner order you affirm.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and declare, I AM on the throne of my mind now. Visualize the jasper and sardine stones and an emerald rainbow circling the throne, and rest in the feeling of sovereign calm for a minute.