The Worthy Opening Angel
Revelation 5:2 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Revelation 5 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
The strong angel proclaims the question of worthiness to open the book, pointing to an inner gate of consciousness. The book and its seals symbolize inner truth awaiting release through a worthy self.
Neville's Inner Vision
The strong angel is not an outside messenger but the unwavering I AM within you. When the cry, 'Who is worthy to open the book?' arises, it is your old sense of unworthiness flaring up to test whether consciousness is ready to receive its own record. In Neville's world, the book is the record of your life as God experiences it through you; the seals are your limiting beliefs, habits, fears. To loose them, you must decide, in imagination, that you are the one who has the right to know the hidden pages. The moment you assume that you are worthy—really feel that the I AM in you is equal to the authority of the book—doors begin to move inwardly. Judgment dissolves as you stand in the awareness that you already possess the truth you seek. The Kingdom, salvation, and prophecy are not future events but present states of consciousness, accessible by aligning with the assumption that you are the one who can open the book here and now.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare, 'I am worthy to open the book now.' Feel the inner seals loosen as you imagine turning its pages.
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