Daniel 7:25
“He will speak words against the Most High, and will wear out the saints of the Most High. He will plan to change the times and the law; and they will be given into his hand until a time and times and half a time.”
What does Daniel 7:25 mean?
Daniel describes a future ruler who opposes God's people through both words and actions, wearing them down over time. This passage speaks to seasons when believers face real hostility, persecution, or pressure to abandon their faith and values, yet it frames these struggles within God's larger plan where such opposition has limits and an endpoint. The specific timeframe (one time, two times, and half a time) appears throughout Daniel as a way of saying the suffering is real but ultimately temporary and contained by God's sovereignty. For anyone enduring hardship or feeling worn down by opposition to their faith, this verse offers both acknowledgment that such struggles are real and true, and an anchor in the belief that God remains in control and will have the final word.