Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 9:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 9 in context

Scripture Focus

1For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

2All things come alike to all: there is one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as is the good, so is the sinner; and he that sweareth, as he that feareth an oath.

Ecclesiastes 9:1-2

Biblical Context

It declares that the righteous and the wicked are under the hand of God, and outward signs cannot reveal true love or hate. All things come alike to all; the same event touches the good and the sinner.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within the I AM, God’s hand moves as your awareness. The verse means the righteous, the wise, and their works are held by your inner consciousness, and outward appearances do not disclose inner dispositions. All things come alike to all; the one event is a universal law of consciousness that touches both the good and the unclean. This does not judge others but reveals the power of your state of mind. When you accept that all events arise from one inner source, you can shift any experience by a simple change of assumption. Practice the fundamental Neville move: claim I am the I AM; consider your life and others as manifestations of your current state; revise as needed, and feel it real. Providence becomes intimate guidance, a personal hand within you guiding you toward harmony by your awakened belief.

Practice This Now

Sit, close your eyes, and assume the inner state that all events are one by the I AM. Revise any judgment about others' fortunes and feel it real that you are the author of appearances.