That is a reference to the elect believing remnant of Israel, not the Church. The Great Tribulation will probably be shortened by about eight months according to Daniel.
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. (Dan 8:13,14)
2,300 days = 6.39 years = approximately 6 years, 4 months, and 21 days. The total is 7 years, which then excludes about 8 months.
Then I heard one saint speaking, and another saint said unto that certain saint which spake, How long shall be the vision concerning the daily sacrifice, and the transgression of desolation, to give both the sanctuary and the host to be trodden under foot? And he said unto me, Unto two thousand and three hundred days; then shall the sanctuary be cleansed. (Dan 8:13,14)
2,300 days = 6.39 years = approximately 6 years, 4 months, and 21 days. The total is 7 years, which then excludes about 8 months.
Before any of us ever accepted God, God had already chosen us. If that is not Elected, then the definition is incorrect to begin with. We are grafted in. We are Israelites to God. We are the Elect!