Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 8:1-4 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 8 in context

Scripture Focus

1And it came to pass in the sixth year, in the sixth month, in the fifth day of the month, as I sat in mine house, and the elders of Judah sat before me, that the hand of the Lord GOD fell there upon me.

2Then I beheld, and lo a likeness as the appearance of fire: from the appearance of his loins even downward, fire; and from his loins even upward, as the appearance of brightness, as the colour of amber.

3And he put forth the form of an hand, and took me by a lock of mine head; and the spirit lifted me up between the earth and the heaven, and brought me in the visions of God to Jerusalem, to the door of the inner gate that looketh toward the north; where was the seat of the image of jealousy, which provoketh to jealousy.

4And, behold, the glory of the God of Israel was there, according to the vision that I saw in the plain.

Ezekiel 8:1-4

Biblical Context

Ezekiel is carried in a vision to examine the inner gate of Jerusalem, where the image of jealousy sits beside the glory of God. The message is that true worship reveals the I AM within, not by outward idols, but by inner transformation.

Neville's Inner Vision

Take the scene as a map of consciousness. The hand that falls upon Ezekiel is the touch of the I AM awakening in you, lifting you between earth and heaven into the visions of God. The fire and brightness are not weather phenomena on some distant horizon; they are the inner radiance you call forth when you refuse to entertain mere images. The north gate is your mental doorway, the place you decide what thoughts may enter and what must be burned away. The 'image of jealousy' represents any belief that keeps you attached to lack, fear, or separation. When, in that inner chamber, the glory of the God of Israel appears—the undeniable sense of being attended by the One who is All—you realize that God was never outside your room but as your own I AM awareness. Thus, the entire scene becomes a practice in true worship: awaken to your inner altar, align with the living flame of your own consciousness, and let the idolatrous pictures dissolve into the light you already are.

Practice This Now

Imaginative act: Sit in stillness, anchor yourself in I AM, identify one inner idol (a recurring fear or lack). Revise it by declaring the I AM presence now, and imagine the inner gate opening as the glory fills your mind.