Neville Goddard on Daniel 11:21-30 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 11 in context

Scripture Focus

21And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

22And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

23And after the league made with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

24He shall enter peaceably even upon the fattest places of the province; and he shall do that which his fathers have not done, nor his fathers' fathers; he shall scatter among them the prey, and spoil, and riches: yea, and he shall forecast his devices against the strong holds, even for a time.

25And he shall stir up his power and his courage against the king of the south with a great army; and the king of the south shall be stirred up to battle with a very great and mighty army; but he shall not stand: for they shall forecast devices against him.

26Yea, they that feed of the portion of his meat shall destroy him, and his army shall overflow: and many shall fall down slain.

27And both these kings' hearts shall be to do mischief, and they shall speak lies at one table; but it shall not prosper: for yet the end shall be at the time appointed.

28Then shall he return into his land with great riches; and his heart shall be against the holy covenant; and he shall do exploits, and return to his own land.

29At the time appointed he shall return, and come toward the south; but it shall not be as the former, or as the latter.

30For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.

Daniel 11:21-30

Biblical Context

These verses describe a vile leader who rises quietly by flattery, defeats the covenant's strength, and stirs conflict between rival powers, a portrait of inner warfare.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within every mind there rises a counterfeit ruler, the vile person, who seeks power not by force but by charming speech and smooth appearances. This inner figure does not need outward glory; he grows strong when fear is entertained and when loyalty to the I AM is traded for flatteries of circumstance. The king of the south and the covenant are not distant opponents but inner dynamics: allegiance to truth versus appetite for riches and control. The battles described are the storms of belief: plans take shape, alliances form, and distractions swirl. Yet the end is not defeat but a turning of attention toward the self that never wavers. The ego's schemes lose power when the consciousness refuses to feed them with belief, and the true self, the I AM, remains sovereign. The ships of Chittim represent outer pressures that illuminate the inner condition; when they arise, you may greet them as signals to return to inner stillness. Remain attentive to your true nature, and the kingdom within is silently restored to reign.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, rest in the I AM, and revise the tale of threat by affirming the I AM sovereign self. Then feel the realized Kingdom within, as if it is already so.