Neville Goddard on Revelation 9:19-21 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 9 in context

Scripture Focus

19For their power is in their mouth, and in their tails: for their tails were like unto serpents, and had heads, and with them they do hurt.

20And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:

21Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.

Revelation 9:19-21

Biblical Context

The plagues press outward, but the heart remains fixed on external idols. Many refuse repentance, clinging to outward power and harmful deeds.

Neville's Inner Vision

Verse 19 presents power as two-edged: the mouth that speaks rule and the tail that bites with the impression of separation. In Neville’s terms, these are inner movements of the ego: beliefs that life depends on outward devices—devils, idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, wood—things seen as strong because they are forgotten as inside jobs. The ‘plagues’ are the friction you experience when a state of consciousness clashes with its own assumption, waking you to the need to repent. Yet the rest refuse: they insist on worshiping hands that cannot see, hear, or walk, clinging to outward power as if it were real. The inner invitation is plain: turn away from these outward forms and return to the I AM within. The true worship is not ceremony but recognition that I am the power; the idols dissolve as you acknowledge that the Source alone is real. Your world will adjust to reflect the new state you entertain.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quiet, breathe, and assume the I AM as your only power. Revise the scene by seeing all idols dissolve into light and the 'plagues' vanish as your awareness anchors in the I AM.