Neville Goddard on Ecclesiastes 9:2-3 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ecclesiastes 9 in context

Scripture Focus

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.

3This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Ecclesiastes 9:2-3

Biblical Context

All people share the same outward fate; there is one event for the righteous and the wicked, the good and the unclean, even those who vow and those who do not. The heart of humanity is described as full of evil and madness, and death follows this life.

Neville's Inner Vision

Ecclesiastes seems to name a universal fate, but the Neville reading reveals that the 'one event' is the movement of your own consciousness. There is no separate, external destiny for the righteous or the wicked; what you call life, and what you label as evil or madness, springs from the activity of your awareness. The troubled heart is a sign of disturbed states within your being. Turn from judging the outer world to attending to the I AM that witnesses it. As you accept yourself as the author of the scene, you realize there is no distinct death or reward awaiting you—only a shift in state. Practice is the key: assume that the next moment aligns with perfection, and feel it as real. When you believe in a universal 'evil,' you empower it; when you reinterpret that motion as mental activity within the I AM, you dissolve its power. The same law governs all, not in judgment but in alignment with your current state. Choose a new state, and your experience will follow.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit quietly, declare 'I am the I AM; all events flow from my consciousness,' and softly revise a current troubling scene into the peaceful, unified field of your inner state.