Dan 7:21-22 | JFB | e4.org | 21. made war with the saints —persecuted the Church ( ). prevailed —but not ultimately. The limit is marked by "until" ( ). The little horn continues, without intermission, to persecute up to Christ's second advent ( ).

‏ Daniel 7:21-22

21. made war with the saints—persecuted the Church (Re 11:7; 13:7).

prevailed—but not ultimately. The limit is marked by "until" (Da 7:22). The little horn continues, without intermission, to persecute up to Christ's second advent (Re 17:12, 14; 19:19, 20).

22. Ancient of days came—The title applied to the Father in Da 7:13 is here applied to the Son; who is called "the everlasting Father" (Isa 9:6). The Father is never said to "come"; it is the Son who comes.

judgment was given to . . . saints—Judgment includes rule; "kingdom" in the end of this verse (1Co 6:2; Re 1:6; 5:10; 20:4). Christ first receives "judgment" and the "kingdom," then the saints with Him (Da 7:13, 14).