Neville Goddard on Revelation 9:3-5 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 9 in context

Scripture Focus

3And there came out of the smoke locusts upon the earth: and unto them was given power, as the scorpions of the earth have power.

4And it was commanded them that they should not hurt the grass of the earth, neither any green thing, neither any tree; but only those men which have not the seal of God in their foreheads.

5And to them it was given that they should not kill them, but that they should be tormented five months: and their torment was as the torment of a scorpion, when he striketh a man.

Revelation 9:3-5

Biblical Context

The passage describes locust-like torment unleashed on earth, affecting only those without the seal of God on their foreheads; the environment remains unaffected by this inner disturbance, and the torment lasts a symbolic five months.

Neville's Inner Vision

Locusts rising from smoke are not literal insects but the swarm of thoughts and fears moving within your consciousness. Their power, borrowed from the scorpion’s sting, is only as real as you believe it to be—until you remember the seal of God imprinted on your forehead, the constant I AM that you are. The command that they harm only those without the seal points to inner discrimination: the outer world carries the storm of your own inner weather, but your surroundings do not impose it. The five months of torment symbolize a finite season of mistaken identification with fear; you can shorten or end it by turning attention away from the imagery of doom and toward the truth of your unity with God. When you affirm I AM, when you feel the reality of God within, the power of the swarm dissolves, and the mind’s landscape brightens. This is an invitation to revision: reframe the scene as your consciousness choosing alignment with God, and watch the inner climate shift to peace.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and affirm I AM, feel the seal of God taking hold in your chest. Hold that feeling until the imagined torment loosens its grip and your inner weather settles into quiet confidence.