Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 35:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 35 in context

Scripture Focus

8And I will fill his mountains with his slain men: in thy hills, and in thy valleys, and in all thy rivers, shall they fall that are slain with the sword.

9I will make thee perpetual desolations, and thy cities shall not return: and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

Ezekiel 35:8-9

Biblical Context

The verses describe a divine judgment that brings desolation to the land, signaling the inner consequences of clinging to hostile or fixed states. It points to the knowing of the I AM within when old inner orders are dissolved.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through the inner vision Neville teaches, the mountains and rivers are the movements of your own consciousness; the slain are yesterday's fears and hostile habits that die when confronted by a present, unconditioned I AM. The sword stands as the disciplined idea of truth that cuts through denial, and perpetual desolations symbolize the lasting results of not changing your inner state. When you align with the I AM, you awaken to the true LORD within and recognize that the inner ruler governs every place of your life. This is not punishment but the natural consequence of misidentification; your life mirrors your inner state. By choosing a higher consciousness, the desolations dissolve and a new interior country emerges that remains permanent because it is a state you continually live from.

Practice This Now

Imaginative Act: Close your eyes, breathe into your chest, and declare I AM as the sovereign I inside you. Then revise a persistent belief by picturing the old, slain self erased from your inner hills and replaced with a bright, spacious landscape of peace and purpose; feel it real.