Neville Goddard on Malachi 4:5-6 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Malachi 4 in context

Scripture Focus

5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:

6And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.

Malachi 4:5-6

Biblical Context

Malachi foresees a change of the heart, where the father and the child inside you turn toward one another, creating harmony and avoiding the curse that follows from division.

Neville's Inner Vision

Elijah is the inner herald of your consciousness. The 'fathers' and 'children' represent opposing streams in you—the old loyal self and the youthful, reactive self. The turning of hearts is the turning of your attention, the revision that makes mercy the rule rather than judgment. When you assume the state of the one I AM, you experience the miracle: the inner split closes, forgiveness flows, and the fear of a curse loses its grip. The 'great and dreadful day' you fear becomes a day of clear seeing, a dawn when you recognize that God is the awareness you dwell in. No external reform can heal until your inner posture shifts; once the heart is reconciled, your world mirrors that harmony: loved ones respond with love, and the law of cause and effect serves mercy instead of punishment. The practice is simple: in imagination, invite the other part of you to speak, listen with compassion, and declare that you bless and integrate it. Do this until you feel the whole self resting in a single, blessed I AM.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, breathe, and imagine the inner Elijah appearing. Greet the inner father and inner child with a blessing, and feel the unity of your heart as already real.