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Originally Posted by mfblume
That is more the truth of the matter than anything. We must through much tribulation enter the kingdom of heaven. Acts 14:22. Rather than say THIS or THAT is the "Great Tribulation" foretold by Jesus, I claim it is long past, and everything we see now is simply the standard for every believer in one form or another. I think of THESE verses when I see troubles it the world today.
But we'll still see experts analyze the idiosyncrasies of each trouble in current times we happen to be in, and point to indications that it is THE "GREAT" one prophesied. |
There is a reason we cannot just leave the thought of the great tribulation in the past.
15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand
16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: 17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: 18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. 19And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days! 20But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. Matt 24:15-21
Christ Jesus said the great tribulation he was referring to would be the worst time of tribulation the world had ever known up until that time. Also there would
NEVER AGAIN be such a terrible time.
What happened to the Jewish people in Jerusalem in 70 ad does not qualify as the greatest tribulation the world has ever known. Other things in history were more intense and far more destructive and deadly than it.
Far more people died in both World War 1 and World War 2 than in 70 ad. Even far more
JEWISH PEOPLE died under the Nazi's in WW2 than died in Jerusalem 70ad.
With these facts established it should be clear that if the great tribulation would be such a terrible time and that such a time would
NEVER AGAIN occur I think we can leave the idea of it being fulfilled in 70 ad behind.
Tribulation far greater
HAS happened since then.
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