Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 11:1-11 - 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.

2Then said he unto me, Son of man, these are the men that devise mischief, and give wicked counsel in this city:

3Which say, It is not near; let us build houses: this city is the caldron, and we be the flesh.

4Therefore prophesy against them, prophesy, O son of man.

5And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.

6Ye have multiplied your slain in this city, and ye have filled the streets thereof with the slain.

7Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Your slain whom ye have laid in the midst of it, they are the flesh, and this city is the caldron: but I will bring you forth out of the midst of it.

8Ye have feared the sword; and I will bring a sword upon you, saith the Lord GOD.

9And I will bring you out of the midst thereof, and deliver you into the hands of strangers, and will execute judgments among you.

10Ye shall fall by the sword; I will judge you in the border of Israel; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

11This city shall not be your caldron, neither shall ye be the flesh in the midst thereof; but I will judge you in the border of Israel:

Ezekiel 11:1-11

Biblical Context

The prophet is taken to the east gate where leaders plot mischief; God declares judgment and reveals a future deliverance from the city’s furnace. The image of the caldron shows the mind’s heat and the inner movements that shape your reality, signaling that true change begins within.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your Ezekiel is invited to observe not a political council but the inner voices that play at the gate of your attention. The lifting spirit is your awakening I AM, the constant awareness that sees every motive you entertain. The twenty-five men symbolize the many thoughts you allow to speak for you when you say the trouble is out there, forgetting you are the witness who commands the scene. Here the city is a caldron and the flesh the roles you wear under fear; yet the Lord’s word comes to cut through illusion and remind you that the heat is not your boss but a signal to revise. The sword represents the shedding of false self-beliefs, and you are promised to be led out toward the border of Israel—the realm of your true kingly nature. When you own I AM as your reality, you step beyond the old kingdom and know that the I AM governs your inner world. You can rise by revising, believing, and feeling the new you now.

Practice This Now

Choose one limiting thought and revise it by declaring, 'I AM the I AM, now rewriting this scene,' and feel the truth as you imagine stepping through the inner gate into a new, fearless life.