Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 44:8-9 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 44 in context

Scripture Focus

8And ye have not kept the charge of mine holy things: but ye have set keepers of my charge in my sanctuary for yourselves.

9Thus saith the Lord GOD; No stranger, uncircumcised in heart, nor uncircumcised in flesh, shall enter into my sanctuary, of any stranger that is among the children of Israel.

Ezekiel 44:8-9

Biblical Context

Verse Ezekiel 44:8-9 says the rulers failed to guard the holy things and set keepers in the sanctuary for themselves. It declares that no stranger, uncircumcised in heart or flesh, shall enter God's sanctuary.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within Ezekiel’s vision, the sanctuary is not a place to post external gatekeepers but an inner state of alignment with the I AM. The charge of mine holy things refers to the daily discipline of your thoughts and imaginal acts within your own consciousness. To set keepers in my sanctuary for yourselves is to outsource spiritual authority and pretend holiness while the heart remains untouched. The prohibition of the uncircumcised in heart or flesh reveals that entry depends on the inward circumcision of awareness, trimming away belief in separation. The true gatekeeper is your awareness—the I AM you are. When you cease clinging to appearances and yield to that inner ruler, you find the sanctuary already present and accessible. Entry becomes a felt reality here and now as you revise any thought of separation and affirm your unity with God.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Close your eyes and imagine you are already inside the sanctuary, guarding the sacred charge with the I AM as your presence. Feel the reality of unity and revise any belief of separation.