Neville Goddard on Daniel 5:18-28 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

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Scripture Focus

18O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

19And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.

20But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him:

21And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.

22And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled thine heart, though thou knewest all this;

23But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of heaven; and they have brought the vessels of his house before thee, and thou, and thy lords, thy wives, and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them; and thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, nor know: and the God in whose hand thy breath is, and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified:

24Then was the part of the hand sent from him; and this writing was written.

25And this is the writing that was written, MENE, MENE, TEKEL, UPHARSIN.

26This is the interpretation of the thing: MENE; God hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it.

27TEKEL; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found wanting.

28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 5:18-28

Biblical Context

Belshazzar is reminded that the Most High God rules kingdoms and that pride leads to downfall. The writing Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin declares that his kingdom is numbered, weighed, and divided.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this tale you are Belshazzar, in your own dream of power. The 'Most High' is the I AM that rules your inner kingdom. When your heart lifts with pride, you step out of harmony with that inner ruler, and your outer life begins to falter—the vision dims, the breath tightens, and the sense of purpose dulls. The writing is not a threat but a mirror: Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin becomes your reminder that the inner state creates the outer scene. Mene means your world has been numbered and finished in its present form; tekel, you are weighed against the ideal you entertain; peres, the kingdom is divided when you refuse unity with the One. Yet this is Providence in action: the moment of awareness comes to turn you back to the inner ruler. By revising the story in imagination, by feeling as if the kingdom already belongs to you, you discover that the decree is not punishment but correction, restoring you to your rightful alignment with God within.

Practice This Now

Close your eyes and declare I am the ruler of my inner kingdom, governed by the I AM. Assume the state of already possessing your kingdom and revise any belief of lack by silently saying the kingdom is mine now until it feels real.