Neville Goddard on Daniel 12:4-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 12 in context

Scripture Focus

4But thou, O Daniel, shut up the words, and seal the book, even to the time of the end: many shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased.

5Then I Daniel looked, and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river.

6And one said to the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, How long shall it be to the end of these wonders?

7And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

Daniel 12:4-7

Biblical Context

Daniel 12:4-7 tells Daniel to seal the book until the end, and predicts knowledge will increase as time unfolds.

Neville's Inner Vision

Daniel’s command to seal the words is a map for your inner life: seal away the old stories that have governed you long enough. The end spoken of is the end of a certain state of consciousness, not a distant date. The restless crowd running to and fro represents your thoughts leaping from one outward appearance to another; as you refuse to chase them, knowledge increases—the fresh realizations, the quiet certainties of imagination becoming fact. The two figures across the river are your higher witnesses, the two sides of your awareness, the inner observer who stands with you. When the linen-clad man swears by the Ever-Living that it shall be for a time, times, and an half, he declares the rhythm of your life in consciousness—the season in which you scatter the power of the holy people, i.e., old sacred beliefs that bound you to limitation. When that scattering occurs, the future revelation finishes the old drama. Read this as a lesson in your own mind: awaken the inner vision, and the outward scene begins to shift in accordance with your inner assumption.