Neville Goddard on Daniel 8:23-25 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read Daniel 8 in context

Scripture Focus

23And in the latter time of their kingdom, when the transgressors are come to the full, a king of fierce countenance, and understanding dark sentences, shall stand up.

24And his power shall be mighty, but not by his own power: and he shall destroy wonderfully, and shall prosper, and practise, and shall destroy the mighty and the holy people.

25And through his policy also he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and by peace shall destroy many: he shall also stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.

Daniel 8:23-25

Biblical Context

Daniel 8:23-25 presents a late-stage rise of a fierce king whose power comes from belief rather than personal power, destroying both mighty and holy people and prospering through cunning. It ends with the inner sovereignty dissolving the illusion, signaling the fall of egoic power without hands.

Neville's Inner Vision

Viewed through Neville’s lens, the ‘king’ is not a man but a state of consciousness that arises when the transgressions of the mind have reached fullness. The ‘fierce countenance’ is the image your imagination projects when you believe in power outside your I AM. ‘Power shall be mighty, but not by his own power’ indicates this force lives by borrowed belief—an illusion that prospers through collective agreement, not real strength. It magnifies itself in the heart and uses ‘peace’ as a tool to destroy those who would stand in sacred presence. Yet the closing note—‘he shall stand up against the Prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand’—points to the inner law: when you awaken to the I AM, refuse identification with that ego, and affirm your true source, the power of the illusion dissolves. The inner Christ, the Prince of princes, resides in you as sovereign awareness and defeats the illusion by recognition, not resistance.

Practice This Now

Assume the I AM as your sole ruler in this moment. See the fierce ego-king arise, then affirm inwardly, 'I AM that I AM,' watching its power dissolve into peace.