Tribulation Period

In Matthew 24, the disciples asked Jesus, “When shall these things happen, and what will be signs of your coming and of the end of the world?” Jesus responded by listing many things that would happen prior to His return. He talks about a time of great distress in the earth where nations are at war with one another, famines and pestilences will be on the earth, and earthquakes in various places. He calls these the “Beginning of Sorrows”. He then goes on to identify a period known as the “Great Tribulation” that will be worse than at any other time in all of human history, and worse than there ever will be again. This is a three-and-a-half year period of time beginning when the Anti-Christ claims that he is God on the Third Jewish Temple (for more information, please review the Anti-Christ Section and the Third Jewish Temple sections).

When does will this time begin? We are not entirely sure. There is much speculation about when this will begin, and no one can say for sure. We do know a couple of things. It will be when the Anti-Christ claims that he is God in the temple, and we know that this event will be 3.5 years from an event called the “confirmation of the covenant” (see the Israel Peace treaty section).

We know many things about this period of time. We know that the Anti-Christ is going to declare “war” on the saints of Christ and will prevail against them for a while. We know that Christians will be beheaded for their faith, and that all people will be forced to take something the Bible calls the “Mark of the Beast” where no person will be able to buy or sell unless they take this mark. This period of time will be worse than the Nazi era and the gassing of the Jewish people. In fact, this period will be so bad that the Bible says no flesh would survive if God did not cut the days short. We must be prepared spiritually for the things to come because this period is probably just a few years away now. Trust in the Lord and He will guide you through this period. Read the articles in this section for more news on the “beginning of sorrows” mentioned by Jesus.

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be. (Matthew 24:21)

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  ISIS is indoctrinating children in Iraq by forcing them to behead dolls on 7/27/2015

  ISIS forced the children to convert to Islam from their ancient faith and then tried to turn them into jihadi extremist fighters.
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  74 children executed by ISIS for 'crimes' that include refusal to fast, report says on 7/2/2015

  The blood-soaked executioners of ISIS have spared neither women nor children since the jihadist army established its caliphate a year ago, putting an estimated 74 kids and even more women to death for such offenses as practicing "magic" and not fasting during Ramadan.
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  ISIS drowns, decapitates 'spies' in brutal new video on 7/1/2015

  An ISIS video released Tuesday showed the jihadis murdering 16 men by drowning them in a cage, decapitating them with explosives and firing a rocket-propelled grenade into a car
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  40 Volcanoes Are Erupting Right Now, And 34 Of Them Are Along The Ring Of Fire on 5/15/2015

  You may not have noticed, but our planet is becoming increasingly unstable.  According to Volcano Discovery, 40 volcanoes around the globe are erupting right now, and only 6 of them are not along the Ring of Fire.  If that sounds like a very high number to you, that is because it is a very high [...]
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  URGENT: Obama's Lawyer Just Made a Bombshell Admission in Front of the Supreme Court on 5/1/2015

  No one expected him to admit THIS publicly.
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  Nepal earthquake: Death toll rises above 3,000 - BBC News on 4/27/2015

  At least 3,617 people are now known to have died in a massive 7.8 earthquake which hit Nepal on Saturday, police say.
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  Chile's Calbuco volcano covers town of Ensenada in ash - BBC News on 4/27/2015

  Residents of the Chilean town of Ensenada are trying to save their livestock and their homes after tonnes of ash from the Calbuco volcano rained down.
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  Christians Mourn Their Relatives Beheaded by ISIS on 4/19/2015

  The 21 men have been declared martyrs by the Coptic Church
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  Boko Haram adopts ISIS' bloody religious cleansing strategy on 4/19/2015

  The Islamic militant group Boko Haram is adopting ISIS' bloody strategy of stamping out Christianity with a frightening fervor, putting Nigeria's 70 million followers of Jesus in danger for their lives, fearful human rights advocates say.