Daniel 7:25

“And he shall speak great words against the most High, etc.] Or, “at the side of the most High”f303; setting himself up as a rival, and upon an equality with him; taking the names and characters of holiness, infallibility, yea, of deity itself, unto him; claiming a power to forgive sin, which is peculiar to God; and preferring his own laws, doctrines, and traditions, to the word of God: and shall wear out the saints of the most High; by his wars with them, and murders and massacres of them; by taking away their lives and their substance; so lessening their numbers, and weakening their strength and power, wear them out, as a garment is wore out, as the wordf304 signifies; utterly consume and…”

“Three attributes of Antichrist are specified: (1) The highest worldly wisdom and civilization. (2) The uniting of the whole civilized world under his dominion. (3) Atheism, antitheism, and autotheism in its fullest development (Jo1 2:22). Therefore, not only is power taken from the fourth beast, as in the case of the other three, but God destroys it and the world power in general by a final judgment. The present external Christianity is to give place to an almost universal apostasy. think--literally, "carry within him as it were the burden of the thought." change times--the prerogative of God alone (Dan 2:21); blasphemously assumed by Antichrist. The "times and laws" here meant are those of…”

“Thus he said ... - That is, in explanation of the fourth symbol which appeared - the fourth beast, and of the events connected with his appearing. This explanation embraces the remainder of the chapter; and as the whole subject appeared difficult and momentous to Daniel before the explanation, so it may be said to be in many respects difficult, and in all respects momentous still. It is a question on which expositors of the Scriptures are by no means agreed, to what it refers, and whether it has been already accomplished, or whether it extends still into the future; and it is of importance, therefore, to determine, if possible, what is its true meaning. The two points of inquiry which are…”

“Until a time and times - The numbers of Daniel and John seem to agree. Daniel was certainly prophetical in these things, and his prophecy reacheth to the end of times, even of antichrist's reign. Daniel 7:28”

“he shall speak: In assuming infallibility, professing to forgive sins, and to open and shut heaven, thundering out bulls and anathemas, excommunicating princes, absolving subjects from their allegiance, and exacting obedience to his decrees in open violation of reason and Scripture. Dan 7:8, Dan 7:20, Dan 8:24, Dan 8:25, Dan 11:28, Dan 11:30, Dan 11:31, Dan 11:36, Dan 11:37; Isa 37:23; Th2 2:4; Rev 13:5, Rev 13:6, Rev 13:11 shall wear out: By wars, crusades, massacres, etc. Rev 6:9, Rev 6:10, Rev 11:7-10, Rev 13:7-10, Rev 14:12, Rev 16:6, Rev 17:6, Rev 18:24 and think: Appointing feasts and fasts, canonizing saints, etc. Dan 2:21, Dan 11:31, Dan 11:36-38, Dan 12:11; Th2 2:4; Ti1 4:1-3; Rev…”