25 Through his policy he shall cause craft to prosper in his hand; and he shall magnify himself in his heart, and in [their] security shall he destroy many: he shall also stand up against the prince of princes; but he shall be broken without hand.
he shall cause deceit to prosper – Satan deceived the nations, perverted the truth, and overpowered the saints, as explained in Dan 12:7. The saints were no longer allowed to read the Bible, and the corruption of the truth had no opponents.
and shall exalt himself in his heart – Satan through the Beast, the fourth King, would desire to be as high as the Most High (Isa 14:14).
against the Prince of princes – this should read “captain of captains.” Captain and prince are the same Hebrew word “sar” [שַׂר־]. Throughout Daniel, captain should have been used for this word, which was first used in Dan 8:11: the Captain of the host, being Yihvah of the armies who appeared to Joshua, who became as “the Captain of captains” – “the Archangel” when Christ was made Lord of heaven and earth.
he shall be broken without human means – see Dan 2:34, “a stone cut without human hands.” The work of Satan was “broken without human means,” when “the Stone” (of Christ) hit the statue (of the beast) (Dan 2:35), and Satan was bound for 1,000 years.