The Greek word for âtribulationâ conveys the idea of distress or suffering resulting from the pressures of circumstances. Jesus spoke of an unprecedented âgreat tribulationâ that would come upon Jerusalem and especially of one that would later befall mankind in connection with his future âcoming with glory.â (Mt 24:21, 29-31) Paul described this tribulation as a righteous act of God against âthose who do not know God and those who do not obey the good newsâ about Jesus Christ. Revelation chapter 19 shows Jesus as the one leading heavenly armies against âthe wild beast and the kings of the earth and their armies.â (2Th 1:6-8; Re 19:11-21) âA great crowdâ is shown as surviving that tribulation. (Re 7:9, 14) that great crowd can be us if we keep searching with our whole souls and our whole hearts . 6 What will signal the start of the great tribulation? Jesus foretold: âWhen you catch sight of the disgusting thing that causes desolation, as spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in a holy place, (let the reader use discernment,) then let those in Judea begin fleeing to the mountains.â (Matt. 24:15, 16) In the first fulfillment, the âstanding in a holy placeâ occurred in 66 C.E. when the Roman army (âthe disgusting thingâ) attacked Jerusalem and its temple (a place holy in the eyes of the Jews). In the larger fulfillment, the âstandingâ will occur when the United Nations (the modern-day âdisgusting thingâ) attacks Christendom (which is holy in the eyes of nominal Christians) and the rest of Babylon the Great. The same attack is described at Revelation 17:16-18. That event will be the beginning of the great tribulation. Jesus also foretold: âThose days will be cut short.â In the initial fulfillment, this happened in 66 C.E. when the Roman army âcut shortâ its attack. Then, anointed Christians in Jerusalem and Judea fled, allowing for their âflesh, or life, to be saved.â (Read Matthew 24:22; Mal. 3:17) So, what can we expect will happen during the coming great tribulation? GOD will âcut shortâ the attack of the United Nations on false religion, not allowing true religion to be destroyed with the false. This will ensure that Godâs people will be saved. 8 What happens after the initial part of the great tribulation has passed? Jesusâ words indicate that there will be a period of time that will last until the start of Armageddon. What events will occur during that interval? The answer is recorded at Ezekiel 38:14-16 and Matthew 24:29-31. (Read.) * After that, we will witness Armageddon, the climax of the great tribulation, which parallels Jerusalemâs destruction in 70 C.E. (Mal. 4:1) With the battle of Armageddon as its climax, that coming great tribulation will be uniqueâan event âsuch as has not occurred since the worldâs beginning.â (Matt. 24:21) When it has passed, Christâs Millennial Rule will begin.
[–] 10777779? ago
There are several words and teachings that are used in religions that are found no where in the original Christian Greek scriptures . Trinity , cross , rapture , hell
[–] srayzie ago (edited ago)
Words are translated so that the modern world can understand it. So words we use now may be translated from a meaning in Hebrew.
The absence of a term used to describe a doctrine does not necessarily mean the term is not biblical. The issue is, does the term accurately reflect what the Scripture teaches?
[–] 10778933? ago
Why would a God of love , torture anyone in a place of fiery hell? He wouldn't . Satan likes to push that lie to scare us all into submission . I encourage you to discect everything piece by piece before you make your final analysis on the rapture . And I mean this from my heart . I'm not trying to say I know it all because I don't . I have come out of " Babylon the great " ( the world empire of false religion) however and it has been quite refreshing to learn the truth about hell and to think God used 1 angel to destroy 185k Assyrians in one night , shows he has the power to just think these evil people away , if he wanted to . I am happy to know that the Bible says all of these evil thoughts of people won't even come up in our minds anymore . The world will be at peace with the animals we won't need money ! We will be perfect and able to use our whole brains! This is Gods promise for eternity .. to live forever and make the earth a paradise like it was intended to be in the first place . đș
[–] 10777796? ago
It's called Confucianism we all live in a state of spiritual warfare right now but we can win!!