The Tribulation

TRIBULATION, GREAT Considered by some interpreters to be a period of seven years of intense suffering that culminates in the establishment of the millennial reign of Christ (Matt 24:21, 29; 25:31–46; Rev 19:11–16).

Barry, J. D., Bomar, D., Brown, D. R., Klippenstein, R., Mangum, D., Sinclair Wolcott, C., … Widder, W. (Eds.). (2016). Tribulation, Great. In The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.

According to Grudem

Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine (Second Edition) b. Great Tribulation

Great Tribulation. Once again, it seems likely that the language of Scripture indicates a period of suffering coming to the earth that is far greater than anything that has yet been experienced. But it must be realized that many interpreters throughout history have understood Jesus’ warnings about great tribulation to refer to the Roman siege of Jerusalem in the Jewish War of AD 66–70. The suffering during that war was indeed terrible and could be what was described by Jesus in predicting this tribulation. In fact, since the first century, there have been many periods of violent and intense persecution of Christians, and even in our lifetimes much of it has occurred over large portions of the globe, with Christians being horribly persecuted in the former Soviet Union, in communist China, in North Korea, and in Muslim countries. It would be difficult to convince some Christians today, who have undergone decades of persecution for their faith and have known that persecution to affect thousands of other Christians throughout large segments of the world, that such a great tribulation has certainly not yet occurred. They have longed and prayed for years for Christ to come and rescue them from the tribulation that they are enduring.

First Hint

Daniel 9 (the Great Dismal Swamp of the Old Testament )

vv 24 ff, conversation with Gabriel

The Bible Knowledge Commentary 9:26a. the 62 “sevens”

The present Church Age is the interval between the 69th and 70th “sevens.”

Bible Knowledge Commentary

A Covenant Made & Broken

Daniel 9:27 ESV

And he shall make a strong covenant with many for one week, and for half of the week he shall put an end to sacrifice and offering. And on the wing of abominations shall come one who makes desolate, until the decreed end is poured out on the desolator.”

The Revelation’s Contribution

Everything from 4-19 can be placed into the time of the tribulation