From the Book of Daniel    97 

the holy ones of the Supreme One, and the time arrived, and the holy ones 

obtained the kingdom.  (Dan 7:21 22). 

    Antichrist will make war against Christians, the Church, and Christianity. 

He is allowed to have power to destroy church buildings and to capture, 

torture, and kill Christians. These are the years of the Church's greatest 

suffering. This persecution of Christians is worldwide, with only a few 

isolated places escaping from it. This persecution of the Faith is the worst in 

all of human history. 

    Yet, in the same sentence, Holy Scripture tells us that there is a limit to 

how long Antichrist will have power. God rescues His people, punishes the 

wicked, and establishes His kingdom on earth. Therefore, after the end of 

Antichrist's reign, there will be first the judgment of the wicked, and then 

the establishment of the reign of Christianity over all the earth. This glorious 

time for the Faith is called the Millennium, because it lasts over a thousand 

years. 

     And he will speak words against the Supreme One, and will exhaust the 

holy ones of the Most High, and he will think about what it would take to 

change the times and the laws, and they will be given into his hand until a 

time, and times, and half a time. And a trial will begin, so that his power 

may be taken away, and be crushed, and be undone all the way to the end.  

(Dan 7:25 26). 

    Antichrist will speak words of blasphemy against God, and he will try to 

make himself worshipped as a god. He will be successful at persecuting 

faithful Christians, who are the saints of the Most High. 

    The phrase,  to change the times and the laws,  may mean that he will 

believe he is the cause of the changes in the seasons. The reign of Antichrist 

occurs at about the same time that the earth's spin begins to wobble, causing 

the seasons to be disrupted (Isaiah 24:19 20). This wobble is not caused by 

him, but is a punishment from God because of the many sins of Christians 

and others on earth. It is probably caused by a natural event under the 

Providence of God. 

    He will also change the laws. This does not merely mean that he will 

change human laws, but that he will make new religious laws. It may mean 

that he thinks about what it might take to alter the laws of nature. He cannot 

do so, but those are the years of false signs and wonders, as Jesus Himself 

warned.  For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs 

and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Lo, I have told 

you beforehand.  (Mt 24:24 25). 

    The phrase  a time, and times, and half a time  is usually interpreted to 

mean a period of 3  years. Antichrist reigns over almost the whole world 

for nearly seven years.  He has power over the kingdom of the North