Neville Goddard on Revelation 8:10-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 8 in context

Scripture Focus

10And the third angel sounded, and there fell a great star from heaven, burning as it were a lamp, and it fell upon the third part of the rivers, and upon the fountains of waters;

11And the name of the star is called Wormwood: and the third part of the waters became wormwood; and many men died of the waters, because they were made bitter.

12And the fourth angel sounded, and the third part of the sun was smitten, and the third part of the moon, and the third part of the stars; so as the third part of them was darkened, and the day shone not for a third part of it, and the night likewise.

Revelation 8:10-12

Biblical Context

A great star falls and makes a third of the rivers and waters bitter; the sun, moon, and stars are darkened for a third. This illustrates how events are movements within consciousness and not merely external judgments.

Neville's Inner Vision

Seeing Revelation 8:10-12 through Neville’s lens, I recognize the star Wormwood as a belief arising in consciousness. A star from heaven is a thought that enters the streams of life—my rivers and fountains of waters—and turns them bitter. The third part signifies that only a portion of my experience is affected, leaving the rest untouched by the story I am telling myself. The darkening of a third of the sun, moon, and stars represents the dimming of certain faculties within awareness—memory, judgment, or joy—while the rest of my night and day continue in some light. These appearances are not external judgments but movements of inner state. If I accept them as real, they begin to define me; if I revise them, I am free. To apply Neville’s practice, I do not resist the storm but rewrite the premise. I assume the end: I AM whole, light returns to every stream, bitterness dissolves. I feel it real: the waters become sweet again, the sun and stars brighten in my inner sky.

Practice This Now

Impose a simple assumption now: 'The streams of my life are clear and sweet; I AM Light within me.' Feel it as real in your gut, letting the bitterness drain away.