Inner Sanctuary Cleansing
Ezekiel 9:6-7 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Ezekiel 9 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Judgment begins at the sanctuary and moves outward; the marked are spared while the rest are slain. The passage marks a boundary between holiness and defilement, signaling inner purification.
Neville's Inner Vision
In Neville's view, Ezekiel's words are a map for inner change, not distant punishment. The sanctuary is your mind; the directive to begin there asks you to purge the old self before the world reflects new life. The old and young, maid and child, woman symbolize fixed states of consciousness—habits, fears, attachments—that must be slain for holiness to enter. The mark upon whom one should not draw near represents the I AM, the invincible awareness you actually are. When you acknowledge that I AM remains, the old conditions die as a natural consequence, making room for wholeness. The call to defile the house and fill the courts with the slain becomes a story of letting go appearances that no longer serve your true nature. As you revise your inner script and feel it real, the outer life rearranges to mirror the inner order, beginning with the sanctuary. This is the law Neville teaches: imagination creates reality, and true power rests in the deliberate renewal of consciousness from within.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and declare, 'I am the I AM; my sanctuary is clean.' Then revise: 'Old self, depart; I am the sanctified now.' Imagine stepping from the sanctuary into a life that reflects that cleansing.
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