Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 38:13-16 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 38 in context

Scripture Focus

13Sheba, and Dedan, and the merchants of Tarshish, with all the young lions thereof, shall say unto thee, Art thou come to take a spoil? hast thou gathered thy company to take a prey? to carry away silver and gold, to take away cattle and goods, to take a great spoil?

14Therefore, son of man, prophesy and say unto Gog, Thus saith the Lord GOD; In that day when my people of Israel dwelleth safely, shalt thou not know it?

15And thou shalt come from thy place out of the north parts, thou, and many people with thee, all of them riding upon horses, a great company, and a mighty army:

16And thou shalt come up against my people of Israel, as a cloud to cover the land; it shall be in the latter days, and I will bring thee against my land, that the heathen may know me, when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes.

Ezekiel 38:13-16

Biblical Context

Israel dwells safely while Gog with a northern army approaches; the prophecy shows that the coming conflict serves to reveal God's holiness to the nations.

Neville's Inner Vision

Gog represents a stubborn belief arising in mind, a thought that you are threatened. The merchants and the northern host are your external voices of doubt. When Israel dwells safely you are called to prophesy inwardly that the power you fear is only a projection designed to wake you to your true I AM. The cloud that covers the land is the habit of fear thickening when you neglect present awareness. In that moment the heathen know me when I shall be sanctified in thee, O Gog, before their eyes, meaning your awareness is tested, not defeated. As you acknowledge the I AM, the sense of separation dissolves and the inner Israel rests in peace. The spoils and horses become symbols of inner riches and dynamic life available in consciousness. The latter days are not distant; they are your present alignment when you treat every thought as a signpost pointing to the one reality you are, awareness itself.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare I AM consciousness here and now. Revise the scene by letting Gog dissolve into air as you stand in awareness, dwelling in peace and abundance.