Daniel writes that a power will speak great words against God, will wear out the saints of God, and think to change “times and laws”:
Daniel 7:25 King James Version (KJV)
25 And he shall speak great words against the most High, and shall wear out the saints of the most High, and think to change times and laws: and they shall be given into his hand until a time and times and the dividing of time.
The only commandment in the Bible that refers to honoring “times and laws” is the 4th commandment, which asks us to “remember the sabbath day” and that “the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God” whereby “in it thou shalt not do any work”:
Exodus 20 King James Version (KJV)
8 Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.
9 Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
10 But the seventh day is the sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
11 For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.
The only institution to “think to change times and laws” was the Catholic Church, and they boldly claim, “I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week”:
“Prove to me from the Bible alone that I am bound to keep Sunday holy. There is no such law in the Bible. It is a law of the Catholic Church alone. The Catholic Church says, by my divine power I abolish the Sabbath day and command you to keep holy the first day of the week. And lo! The entire civilized world bows down in reverent obedience to the command of the Holy Catholic Church.”
Thomas Enright, CSSR, President, Redemptorist College [Roman Catholic], Kansas City, MO, Feb. 18, 1884
In order to foretell future events, the Bible gives us Prophecy, and in this specific prophecy of the Sunday Law, there are Four Beasts identified in the Bible:
Daniel 7:3 King James Version (KJV)
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
The Four Beasts identified are “like a lion, and had eagle’s wings”, the second was “like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it”, the third was “like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads;” and the fourth beast was “dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns”:
Daniel 7:4-7 King James Version (KJV)
4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
These Four Beasts represent Four “Kings” or “Kingdoms”, with verse twenty three in the book of Daniel explicitly stating that “The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon the earth”:
Daniel 7:17-18 King James Version (KJV)
17 These great beasts, which are four, are four kings, which shall arise out of the earth.
18 But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
Daniel 7:23 King James Version (KJV)
23 Thus he said, The fourth beast shall be the fourth kingdom upon earth, which shall be diverse from all kingdoms, and shall devour the whole earth, and shall tread it down, and break it in pieces.
These Four Beasts representing Four Kingdoms are the same as a Four Metal Statue or “Great Image”, in a dream that king Nebuchadnezzar had, in which he saw that the “head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay”:
Daniel 2:31-34 King James Version (KJV)
31 Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. This great image, whose brightness was excellent, stood before thee; and the form thereof was terrible.
32 This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
34 Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces.
These Four Metals each represent Four Kingdoms; the first being Nebuchadnezzar’s Kingdom, evident when Daniel informed him “thou art this head of gold”, the second being “inferior to thee” referring to being inferior to Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom, “and another third kingdom of brass”, and lastly “the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron” however “the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay”:
Daniel 2:37-44 King James Version (KJV)
37 Thou, O king, art a king of kings: for the God of heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, and glory.
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
40 And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
41 And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of potters’ clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be divided; but there shall be in it of the strength of the iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with miry clay.
42 And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, and partly broken.
43 And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men: but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron is not mixed with clay.
44 And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
It’s interesting to note that the Fourth Beast representing the Fourth Kingdom, is paralleled perfectly with the Fourth Metal, because the beast has 10 horns, while the statue’s feet is made of iron and clay (take note that human feet also have 10 toes):
Daniel 7:4-7 King James Version (KJV)
7 After this I saw in the night visions, and behold a fourth beast, dreadful and terrible, and strong exceedingly; and it had great iron teeth: it devoured and brake in pieces, and stamped the residue with the feet of it: and it was diverse from all the beasts that were before it; and it had ten horns.
These four kingdoms, who are described as four beasts, are also depicted as a statue, with a head of “fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass, his legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay”:
Daniel 2:32-33 King James Version (KJV)
32 This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
33 His legs of iron, his feet part of iron and part of clay.
The first beast or kingdom was Babylon, since Daniel writes that “four great beasts” came up, with the first being “like a lion” and had “eagle’s wings”:
Daniel 7:3-4 King James Version (KJV)
3 And four great beasts came up from the sea, diverse one from another.
4 The first was like a lion, and had eagle’s wings: I beheld till the wings thereof were plucked, and it was lifted up from the earth, and made stand upon the feet as a man, and a man’s heart was given to it.
In ancient Archaeology, Babylon had engravings of Lions with Wings:
The Lion of Babylon from a portion of the Processional Way leading to the Ishtar Gate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_of_Babylon
Daniel actually tells Nebuchadnezzar the King of Babylon, that he was the head of gold, or the first kingdom, in the dream that Nebuchadnezzar had:
Daniel 2:38 King James Version (KJV)
38 And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler over them all. Thou art this head of gold.
The second beast or kingdom is described as “like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it”:
Daniel 7:5 King James Version (KJV)
5 And behold another beast, a second, like to a bear, and it raised up itself on one side, and it had three ribs in the mouth of it between the teeth of it: and they said thus unto it, Arise, devour much flesh.
In another vision Daniel saw a “ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other” which is another interpretation of the “bear” that “raised up itself on one side” referring to two minor kingdoms, with one kingdom being stronger than the other:
Daniel 8:3 King James Version (KJV)
3 Then I lifted up mine eyes, and saw, and, behold, there stood before the river a ram which had two horns: and the two horns were high; but one was higher than the other, and the higher came up last.
The Bible plainly identifies this second beast as “Media and Persia” which explains the “bear” that “raised up itself on one side” as well as the “ram which had two horns”, “but one was higher than the other”:
Daniel 8:20 King James Version (KJV)
20 The ram which thou sawest having two horns are the kings of Media and Persia.
Media and Persia is described as “another kingdom inferior to thee”, meaning inferior to Nebuchadnezzar’s kingdom:
Daniel 2:39 King James Version (KJV)
39 And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which shall bear rule over all the earth.
This second kingdom, Media and Persia, is represented by the great image or statue with “his breast and his arms of silver”:
Daniel 2:32 King James Version (KJV)
32 This image’s head was of fine gold, his breast and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of brass,
The Bible mentions that the second kingdom of Media and Persia destroyed the first kingdom of Babylon:
Isaiah 13:17-19 King James Version (KJV)
17 Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.
18 Their bows also shall dash the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity on the fruit of the womb; their eyes shall not spare children.
19 And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
Daniel 5:30-31 King James Version (KJV)
30 In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.
31 And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being about threescore and two years old.
The third kingdom is identified as “Grecia” or Greece in today’s translation:
Daniel 8:21-22 King James Version (KJV)
21 And the rough goat is the king of Grecia: and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king.
22 Now that being broken, whereas four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power.
The statement in the previous verse “and the great horn that is between his eyes is the first king” represents Alexander the Great of Greece, and the other verses “four stood up for it, four kingdoms shall stand up out of the nation, but not in his power” represent the four Generals that replaced Alexander the Great, and they were “Cassander, Ptolemy, Antigonus, and Seleucus (known as the Diadochi or ‘successors’)”:
Plutarch says that, 14 days before his death, Alexander entertained his fleet admiral Nearcus and his friend Medius of Larissa with a long bout of drinking, after which he fell into a fever from which he never recovered. When he was asked who should succeed him, Alexander said, “the strongest”, which answer led to his empire being divided between four of his generals: Cassander, Ptolemy, Antigonus, and Seleucus (known as the Diadochi or ‘successors’).
https://www.ancient.eu/Alexander_the_Great/
This kingdom of Greece with Alexander the Great, and his four generals Cassander, Ptolemy, Antigonus, and Seleucus were described in the vision given to Daniel as “four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads”:
Daniel 7:6 King James Version (KJV)
6 After this I beheld, and lo another, like a leopard, which had upon the back of it four wings of a fowl; the beast had also four heads; and dominion was given to it.
The fourth kingdom is identified as Rome:
Lastly talk about Rome:
So there were ten kingdoms that came out of Rome when it was divided:
There are ten horns which represents “ten kings” that came out of the fourth beast, after which the eleventh “little horn” uprooted three horns or “three kings” or kingdoms:
Daniel 7:24 King James Version (KJV)
24 And the ten horns out of this kingdom are ten kings that shall arise: and another shall rise after them; and he shall be diverse from the first, and he shall subdue three kings.
This “little horn” uprooted three horns, and had eyes like the “eyes of a man” and a mouth speaking “great things”:
Daniel 7:8 King James Version (KJV)
8 I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.