Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 9:1-2 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 9 in context

Scripture Focus

1He cried also in mine ears with a loud voice, saying, Cause them that have charge over the city to draw near, even every man with his destroying weapon in his hand.

2And, behold, six men came from the way of the higher gate, which lieth toward the north, and every man a slaughter weapon in his hand; and one man among them was clothed with linen, with a writer's inkhorn by his side: and they went in, and stood beside the brasen altar.

Ezekiel 9:1-2

Biblical Context

Ezekiel 9:1-2 describes a divine summons to bring near the rulers of the city, six men with weapons arrive from the north, and a linen-clad scribe stands by the brass altar.

Neville's Inner Vision

In your mind’s city, the cry to draw near is the I AM calling you to observe. The six men with slaughter weapons are the restless thoughts and old fears trying to assert control over your inner realm. The linen-clad man with the inkhorn is your inner scribe, the living Word who writes a new decree on your heart. The brazen altar represents the steadfast presence of consciousness where you stand as observer. When these actors enter and stand by the altar, you witness that the scene is a preparation for inner revision, not punishment. The aim is to reappoint power to the I AM, to re-script the self with a loving, creative order. You are the city and the ruler of its thought-life; by your assumption you authorize what remains and what dissolves. Treat the incoming judgments as invitations to purify; let imagination do the work of transforming belief into lived reality. Your inner kingdom is a state of awareness you sustain by a deliberate, faithful act of consciousness.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and affirm, 'I AM the I AM; I clear my mind of fear and destructive thoughts.' Imagine a linen-clad scribe writing a new decree on your heart at the inner altar, sealing your wholeness with each stroke.