Neville Goddard on Revelation 9:7-8 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Revelation 9 in context

Scripture Focus

7And the shapes of the locusts were like unto horses prepared unto battle; and on their heads were as it were crowns like gold, and their faces were as the faces of men.

8And they had hair as the hair of women, and their teeth were as the teeth of lions.

Revelation 9:7-8

Biblical Context

Revelation 9:7-8 presents an inner army: shapes like horses, crowned with gold, with human faces, hair like women, and teeth like lions. This vivid imagery points to forces within consciousness moving in disciplined power.

Neville's Inner Vision

All these figures are not external invaders but movements of your own consciousness in action. The horses prepared for battle are the swift energies of thought and imagination, mobilized by belief. The gold crowns on their heads signify crowned awareness—the I AM presence within you, the sovereign witness who sees without yielding to fear. The faces of men reveal your rational mind at work, actively choosing what to attend to and what to dismiss. The hair, like that of women, speaks of receptive, intuitive faculties—the softer currents that guide your will. The teeth of lions symbolize the sharp, protective judgment of your inner nature when you align with truth and stand firm. The entire formation is your inner army, not a doom but a map: when you acknowledge yourself as ruler of your state, these energies obey your inner decree and serve your fulfilled desire. Remember: every feature is a facet of your consciousness awakening through attention. By choosing where to place awareness, you shape the theater of your life from within.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, envision the army forming within your chest and moving in rhythm to your wish. Then crown yourself with the I AM and declare, I am the ruler of my inner world; my thoughts and impulses serve my realized good.