Inner Victory Over Reproach
Daniel 11:18 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
Read Daniel 11 in context
Scripture Focus
Biblical Context
Daniel 11:18 depicts turning outward toward distant isles and gaining many things, yet true cessation of reproach comes from an inner ruler; if the inner self does not release its own reproach, it returns upon the self.
Neville's Inner Vision
Within the Neville lens, the face turned toward the isles is your mind turning from limitation to the rich scenery of imagination. The taking of many is not outward conquest but the expansion of your awareness into possibility. The 'prince for his own behalf' is the inner I AM, the sovereign within you who speaks with authority and refuses to entertain self-judgment. The reproach he offers is the old memory of failure—the belief you are not enough. When you declare that this reproach is ceased by your inner decree, you awaken the law that the outer world must answer to your inner state. If you cling to reproach, you invite it to rebound upon you; if you revise it in imagination, it dissolves and the appearances align with your new sense of worth, freedom, and victory. The principle is simple: consciousness creates form; when you assume the end, the end becomes real. You are the prince who rules, and the reproach disappears into your realized peace.
Practice This Now
Close your eyes and assume the feeling that reproach has ceased; imagine the inner prince lifting a veil and view distant isles of opportunity appearing around you, while your I AM stands sovereign and untroubled.
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