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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 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 ...
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 ...
14 During the great tribulation, a change will take place regarding the brothers who take the lead on earth. At some point, all anointed ones who are still on earth will be gathered to heaven to share in the war of Armageddon. (Matt. 24:31; Rev. 2:26, 27) This means that the Governing Body will no longer be with us on earth.
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Jehovah assures us that he will protect his people. “God is our refuge and strength, a help that is readily found in times of distress,” says Psalm 46:1. Since God “cannot lie,” we can have absolute confidence in his promise of protection. (Titus 1:2) Let us consider some of the vivid word pictures that Jehovah uses to describe his ...
The First to the Corinthians 7:1-40. 7 Now concerning the things about which you wrote, it is better for a man not to touch a woman; 2 but because of the prevalence of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife + and each woman have her own husband. + 3 Let the husband give to his wife her due, and let the wife also do likewise to her ...
21 Jehovah shows similar loyalty to “a great crowd” who have the prospect of coming out of “the great tribulation” and of living forever on a paradise earth. ( Revelation 7:9, 10, 14 ) Although his servants are imperfect, Jehovah loyally extends to them the opportunity to live forever on a paradise earth.
