Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 33:13 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 33 in context

Scripture Focus

13When I shall say to the righteous, that he shall surely live; if he trust to his own righteousness, and commit iniquity, all his righteousnesses shall not be remembered; but for his iniquity that he hath committed, he shall die for it.

Ezekiel 33:13

Biblical Context

Righteousness here is an inner state, not a guaranteed outcome. If the righteous trusts in that self-image and sins, his past righteousness is forgotten and he faces consequence.

Neville's Inner Vision

Take Ezekiel 33:13 as a mirror of your inner life. The 'righteous' is not a moral trophy but a state of consciousness you inhabit when you believe your safety comes from past acts. To trust to that righteousness is to cling to a worn image, and in that grip you cut off the living I AM within, so your outer life cannot sustain you; hence, the 'die' is the death of the old self. The moment you hear 'he shall surely live' you are invited to revise the image, to awaken to a new act of imagination in which life flows from inner awareness rather than memory. Your future is not a repayment of deeds but a fresh demonstration of your I AM, here and now. Practice daily: assume you are already the life that you seek, not because of yesterday's deeds but because God, the I AM, is alive within. When you dwell there, the present mirrors that inner state, and what seems to die is the old sense of self.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM as your true self here and now; revise your self-image to 'I am alive by divine life, not by past works.' Feel this truth as a vivid sensation in your chest and stay with it until it moves your inner state.