Neville Goddard on Daniel 12:5-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 12 in context

Scripture Focus

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 12:5-7

Biblical Context

Daniel sees two figures by the river and asks how long these wonders will endure. A linen-clad man answers that it will last for a time, times, and a half, after which the holy people's power is scattered and everything will be finished.

Neville's Inner Vision

Daniel’s vision is not a timetable but a map of your inner weather. The river is the steady current of your attention; the two on its banks are the opposing thoughts you entertain about yourself. The man clothed in linen on the waters represents a higher consciousness—the I AM—that lifts up your awareness and makes a vow to heaven. When he says 'it shall be for a time, times, and an half,' he invites you to recognize that length is a mental construct, a phase your current state of mind must pass through. The scattering of the power of the holy people is the dissolving of your false sense of separation—the moment you align with the Living One within and cease resisting. Then, all these things shall be finished not by some external change but by a radical shift in consciousness. Your end is not a distant event; it is the switch of state in which you know that you are already complete, that the apparent long wait has been your own imagination giving you the experience of duration. Hold to the I AM, and the drama collapses into peace.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes, settle into stillness, and assume the end is now; feel the relief of complete wholeness as if the long period has passed. Repeat, 'I AM' consciousness is here, and allow that awareness to saturate your sense of self.