Daniel's Inner Kingdom Vision
Daniel 7:23-24 - A Neville Goddard interpretation
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Biblical Context
Daniel 7:23-24 describes a new, fourth kingdom whose ten horns rise; another king will arise and subdue three kings.
Neville's Inner Vision
Daniel’s words speak of a fourth beast and ten horns, yet the still small voice of inward truth tells me the kingdom is not out there; it is a state of awareness I inhabit. The 'beast' and its horns are not external rulers but my own shifts of consciousness—powers that rise from my imagination as I persist in an inner mood. When I imagine the ten—ten thought-feelings, ten versions of myself—each arises to challenge the old kings I have believed myself to be. But the prophecy does not end in fear; another arises, a greater ruler who subdues three kings, meaning I can lay down three limiting scripts—lack, fear, doubt—and replace them with a single sovereign idea: I AM. The diverse kingdom will devour the world only as I yield to it; by refusing to react to appearances, I allow my inner hierarchy to reorder events. The outer becomes an echo of the inner state; my life reflects the consciousness I assume and feel.
Practice This Now
Imaginative Act: Sit quietly, close your eyes, and repeat I AM the ruler of my life until that feeling feels real; revise a current situation by mentally declaring the inner kingdom already established and observe one small outward shift as if it already happened.
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