Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 11:1 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 11 in context

Scripture Focus

1Moreover the spirit lifted me up, and brought me unto the east gate of the LORD's house, which looketh eastward: and behold at the door of the gate five and twenty men; among whom I saw Jaazaniah the son of Azur, and Pelatiah the son of Benaiah, princes of the people.

Ezekiel 11:1

Biblical Context

Ezekiel is carried by spirit to the temple's eastern gate, where he observes twenty-five leaders standing at the entrance. Among them he recognizes Jaazaniah and Pelatiah, rulers of the people.

Neville's Inner Vision

Think of Ezekiel’s transport as a symbolic ascent of your own consciousness. The spirit that lifts him is the I AM awakening within you to a fresh, lucid awareness. The east gate represents the moment of decision where attention forms circumstance. The twenty-five men at the door are not a crowd outside you but twenty-five habitual thoughts, beliefs, and patterns pressing at the boundary of your life. Jaazaniah and Pelatiah, princes of the people, embody the authoritative voices that claim to govern your world. As you observe them in the sanctuary of your mind, you realize you are not their prisoner but the one who calls forth their scene. The power you crave is the power you already are when you revise from within. Assume the feeling of the I AM occupying that gate, and revise those princes into a single, harmonious governor of your life. Imagination creates the reality you witness, and God is the awareness you carry here and now.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: In stillness, affirm 'I AM' as the gatekeeper within you; visualize stepping through the east gate and replacing the twenty-five voices with one clear ruling thought. Feel it real now.