Neville Goddard on Ezekiel 9:4-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Ezekiel 9 in context

Scripture Focus

4And the LORD said unto him, Go through the midst of the city, through the midst of Jerusalem, and set a mark upon the foreheads of the men that sigh and that cry for all the abominations that be done in the midst thereof.

5And to the others he said in mine hearing, Go ye after him through the city, and smite: let not your eye spare, neither have ye pity:

6Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

Ezekiel 9:4-6

Biblical Context

In Ezekiel 9:4-6, the Lord marks those who sigh and cry over abominations and orders judgment on the rest, beginning with the sanctuary. The passage presents a division between those aligned with the divine life and those who remain unmarked.

Neville's Inner Vision

Your mind is the city; God is the I AM within, the awareness that never changes. The mark is not a seal upon a physical brow but a state of consciousness—a settled, compassionate attention that refuses to consent to illusion. Those who sigh and cry for the abominations are the awakened, the inner call to repentance; their yearning is recognition of an unreal world. The sword that follows is the sharpening of your discernment by the light of awareness, cutting through old identities and fear-based thoughts. Beginning at the sanctuary means you begin with your sacred center—the place where you know you are the I AM. The unmarked ones represent beliefs still clinging to separation, to time, to lack; when you revise your assumptions and align with the truth of being, they fall away as you would outgrow outdated patterns. The mark becomes your continual stance: I AM, therefore this is; the inner city moves in obedience to your elevated conviction. The result is not punishment from an external deity, but the natural consequences of living from the I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe deeply, and imagine the mark of I AM shining on your forehead; say, 'I am awake now.' Then feel the unity of all thought as you dwell in the truth of being.