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How did Mark word it?įor in those days shall be affliction (Thlipsis), such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be. (*SIDE NOTE: Matthew gave us Jesus’ comment on the period of trouble as ‘ a tine of great tribulation’. The word affliction there is translated from the Greek word ‘thlipsis’ the exact same word which is translated 18 times as ‘tribulation’ including ‘great tribulation’ in Matthew 24! In the second one Paul had just spoken to them of receiving the Word in much *affliction (1Thess 1:6). Neither of these verses in the context which they were given speak of being removed from the danger of tribulation in this world. I would say damnation is the opposite of salvation, wouldn’t you? Also, is tribulation synonymous with damnation? I don’t think we could properly say that either.
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In the first verse we see wrath and salvation are presented as being diametrically opposed to each other: not WRATH but SALVATION. Now let’s ask ourselves: is ‘tribulation’ the opposite of salvation? No, it is not. One of the most popular reasons given for supposing that the Church could not possibly go through this time is that the ‘Great Tribulation’ is the wrath of God with one of the above verses of Scripture normally quoted as support for this line of thinking. … even Jesus, which delivered us from the wrath to come. Is Tribulation Wrath?įor God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ, 1Thessalonians 5:9 But where did anyone get the idea that when the Bible speaks about being saved from God’s wrath it is referring to the ‘great tribulation’? Is this a notion that is actually presented by the Scriptures? Let’s take a look. And that because God has promised to ‘save us from the wrath to come’ the Church will be taken to Heaven before this woe begins. Many Bible teachers are claiming this time of great tribulation is actually the wrath of God being poured out upon mankind. He described a coming time of war, famine, plague, natural disasters, great religious deception and persecution of the followers of Christ on a scale never seen before. When Jesus was teaching on the end-time events which would precede his Return he spoke of a period of tremendous woe upon mankind. For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.