Oh, and one more thing...
Daniel 7:20-21,25[27] -
20 I also wanted to know about the ten horns on its head and the other horn that came up, before which three of them fell—the horn whose appearance was more imposing than the others, with eyes and with a mouth that spoke words of arrogance. 21 As I watched, this horn was
waging war against the saints and prevailing against them, [...]
[...]
25 He will speak out against the Most High
and oppress the saints of the Most High, intending to change the appointed times and laws;
and the saints will be given into his hand for a time, and times, and half a time.
[v.27 thereafter showing the END of the trib; the above and verse 25 showing the mid-point to the end-point (i.e. "the second half of the 7-yr trib")]
... ^ corresponding with
Revelation 13:5-7 (beast was given a "mouth"... "was given unto him
to make war with the saints and to overcome them"... and then see v.15b-16 "[second beast] cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast
should be killed. And he causeth all... to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads..." [Rev20:4 informs us that
not all do receive it, and many are KILLED due to this])...
so that,
this
"prevailed against [the saints]" is what is taking place IN/DURING the trib yrs (primarily the second half), and this does
not pertain to "the Church which is His body" (we are
not awaiting a future 7-yr period in order to experience such/
persecutions... the persecution of "the Church which is His body" has been taking place ever since its existence on the earth
in [and since] the first century!
see 2Th1:4, for example); the above-mentioned passages take place in the specific, limited, future time period (
FOLLOWING "our Rapture/Departure"), and pertain specifically to the "saints"
of that time period [having come to faith WITHIN/IN/DURING the trib yrs, FOLLOWING our Rapture/Departure], that future, specific, limited time-period which leads UP TO His Second Coming
to the earth FOR the promised and prophesied EARTHLY Millennial Kingdom
[Dan7:27 following the specific time-period referenced in v.25 (second-half trib), just before this v.27 END]