Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 47:7-12 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 47 in context

Scripture Focus

7Now when I had returned, behold, at the bank of the river were very many trees on the one side and on the other.

8Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go into the sea: which being brought forth into the sea, the waters shall be healed.

9And it shall come to pass, that every thing that liveth, which moveth, whithersoever the rivers shall come, shall live: and there shall be a very great multitude of fish, because these waters shall come thither: for they shall be healed; and every thing shall live whither the river cometh.

10And it shall come to pass, that the fishers shall stand upon it from Engedi even unto Eneglaim; they shall be a place to spread forth nets; their fish shall be according to their kinds, as the fish of the great sea, exceeding many.

11But the miry places thereof and the marishes thereof shall not be healed; they shall be given to salt.

12And by the river upon the bank thereof, on this side and on that side, shall grow all trees for meat, whose leaf shall not fade, neither shall the fruit thereof be consumed: it shall bring forth new fruit according to his months, because their waters they issued out of the sanctuary: and the fruit thereof shall be for meat, and the leaf thereof for medicine.

Ezekiel 47:7-12

Biblical Context

The vision shows waters flowing from a sanctuary along the riverbank, bringing healing to all life and creating abundant trees and fruit; some barren areas remain, but the overall image is one of renewal arising from the source.

Neville's Inner Vision

Imagine the river as your own stream of awareness, the waters issuing from the sanctuary as your imaginal acts—your thoughts, feelings, and declared assumptions. As you allow these waters to move toward the 'desert' of circumstance, they heal it and cause life to proliferate wherever they travel. The great multitude of fish and the trees with leaves for medicine and fruit for nourishment symbolize the immediate outcomes of a mind that accepts the end-state as already real. The miry places are the stubborn beliefs that refuse healing; they yield when you revise them with a stronger sense of being and purpose. The sanctuary is your I AM, the constant presence that sends forth living images. By dwelling in this inner stream, you align your outer world with the healing you have already assumed in consciousness. The fishers represent your attentive focus casting nets of intention, drawing toward you the desired renewal. This is not distant; it is an inner movement that creates outer life.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and affirm, 'I am the river of life flowing through my desert.' Then imagine the waters rising from your inner sanctuary, healing every barren spot and birthing fruit and vitality in your world today.