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- Dictionarytribulation/ˌtrɪbjʊˈleɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a cause of great trouble or suffering: "the tribulations of being a megastar"
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The Bible’s answer. The great tribulation will bring the greatest time of trouble ever to come upon mankind. According to Bible prophecy, it will occur during “the last days,” or “the end time.” (2 Timothy 3:1; Daniel 12:4, New American Bible) It will be “a tribulation such as has not occurred from the beginning of the creation that ...
The Greek word for “tribulation” conveys the idea of distress or suffering resulting from the pressures of circumstances. Jesus spoke of an unprecedented “great tribulation” that would come upon Jerusalem and especially of one that would later befall mankind in connection with his future ‘coming with glory.’ (Mt 24:21, 29-31) Paul ...
8 During the great tribulation, the message that we proclaim will likely change. Currently, we are preaching the good news of the Kingdom and we are endeavoring to make disciples. But at that time, we may well deliver a message as hard-hitting as hailstones. (Rev. 16:21) We may proclaim the impending doom of Satan’s world.
The battle of Armageddon refers to the final war between human governments and God. These governments and their supporters oppose God even now by refusing to submit to his rulership. (Psalm 2:2) The battle of Armageddon will bring human rulership to an end. — Daniel 2: 44. The word “Armageddon” occurs only once in the Bible, at Revelation ...
Matthew 5:11, 12; Romans 5:3-5. “Endure under tribulation.”. In the Bible, the Greek verb rendered “endure” is often used in the sense of “remaining instead of fleeing; persevering; remaining steadfast.”. Christ’s followers are “no part of the world,” b so they expect persecution and thus need endurance. (John 15:18-20; 2 ...
Jul 15, 2013 · The prophecy itself gives the answer. Let us see how. 15 In the part of his prophecy that is recorded at Matthew 24:29–25:46, Jesus focuses primarily on what will happen during these last days and during the coming great tribulation. There, Jesus makes eight references to his “coming,” or arrival. * Regarding the great tribulation, he ...
In order to survive the great tribulation, the great crowd would have to be educated in Jehovah’s ways before the Millennium begins. They would need to show strong faith in order to “succeed in escaping all these things that must occur” before Christ’s Thousand Year Reign. —Luke 21:34-36. 11.
The great crowd are members of the other sheep who are alive when Christ judges mankind during the great tribulation, and they survive the great tribulation. ^ par. 4 EXPRESSION EXPLAINED: The word “remnant” refers to the remaining anointed Christians who are still alive on earth and who partake of the bread and the wine at the Lord’s Evening Meal.
The Bible’s answer. Michael, referred to by some religions as “Saint Michael,” is evidently a name given to Jesus before and after his life on earth. a Michael disputed with Satan after the death of Moses and helped an angel deliver God’s message to the prophet Daniel. (Daniel 10:13, 21; Jude 9) Michael lives up to the meaning of his ...
If so, you have lived your entire life during “the last days” of the present system of things. (2 Tim. 3:1) All of us have heard about the events that Jesus foretold for this time. These include wars, food shortages, earthquakes, pestilences, an increasing of lawlessness, and the persecution of Jehovah’s people.
