Tribulation

both the Dispensational and Covenantal camps, the Messiah (Jesus) is cut off (crucified) after the 7 and 62 (7+62=69) weeks. These are weeks of years, not days. Dispensationalists teach a parenthesis (2000-year gap) between the 69th and 70th week, which becomes the church age of grace, essentially starting from Christ’s resurrection and extending all the way until the rapture of His Church just prior to His second coming. The future 7-year tribulation period is Daniel’s final 70th week of years (7 years). The Old Testament refers to this period as “the time of Jacob’s (Israel’s) trouble”. In that time, God will again turn His focus to The Nation of Israel, thus fulfilling eternal and unconditional promises spanning throughout the Old Testament, staring with Abraham.…

Therefore, the church age is a parenthesis in this plan, as God turned to the Gentiles until the Jewish people find national revival (Rom. Rom. 11:1;25-32). At the end of that period, the church will be raptured, inaugurating a seven-year tribulation period in the middle of which the Antichrist will make himself known (Rev. Rev. 13:1+) and instigate the “great tribulation” . . . At the end of that period . . . Christ returns in judgment, followed by a literal millennium (Rev. Rev. 20:1-10+),…

relation to the tribulation is one of the most controversial issues in the church today. The three primary views are pre-tribulational (the rapture occurs before the tribulation), mid-tribulational (the rapture occurs at or near the mid-point of the tribulation), and post-tribulational (the rapture occurs at the end of the tribulation). A fourth view, commonly known as pre-wrath, is a slight modification of the mid-tribulational position. In eschatology, it is important to remember that…

Galileo’s Tribulations and Success: Rome and Recantation The seventeenth century introduced enormous changes and advances in science, nature, and revolutionary ideas. Galileo Galilei, a controversial figure in the 1600s, was a famous scientist, writer, and researcher. He was born February 1564 in Pisa Italy, the oldest of six children. His father was a composer and musician. Throughout his life, Galilei thoroughly studied topics such as speed, pendulums, and telescopes. Galilei concluded after…

The time of the end of the age of man spans from the book of Genesis in the Old Testament to the book of Revelation, which is the last book of the New Testament. Most people only consider the books of Daniel and Revelation as apocalyptic discernment to a future period known as the Great Tribulation. To fully understand where we are in the prophetic structure of the time that was allotted to the age of man, you must go back to the very beginning. You must look deep into the Scriptures for…

Every child has numerous trials and tribulations when they are younger whether it be the death of a parent or a volatile relationship. The way that these struggles are interpreted will determine the degree of success and happiness that will follow the rest of their lives. For me, my struggle was that my parents got divorced before I was one. This could have been the beginning of two paths for me. One could have been an unsuccessful, heartbroken life style where I would see myself as a victim and…

The Trials and Tribulations of the 1930’s Intense dust storms and droughts plagued the Southwest and Midwest regions. These natural disasters were referred to as the Dust Bowl, in which numerous families in farming were completely eliminated by the rough circumstances surrounding the climate. The Great Depression was a global, economic downfall in the 1930’s, ranking as the longest and most damaging time of job loss and business collapse in the 1900’s (McDaniel 22). The Great Depression began in…

The Bible tells us to expect tribulation. The book of John states, “I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.” John 16:33 (English Standard Version (ESV)) As Robert Dees reminds us, the result of tribulation many times is trauma (Dees, 2011, p. 47). PTSD PTSD is a psychiatric condition that can occur following the experience or witnessing of a traumatic event. PTSD has been around for…

Between the Lines The recorded history of the Caribbean reveals how the trials and tribulations faced by its people have manifested in the present. Constantly oppressed, underestimated, and abused, the people of the Caribbean have developed a unique culture marked by the exploitation of the natives and slaves by the European colonizers and North American imperialists. The lines drawn by the North Atlantic powers have created an image of what is wrong or right, good or bad, high or low, worthy…

The Trials of Apollo is a fiction book about a Greek god named Apollo who lost his godly powers because he unintentionally started a war between gods and demigods Therefore, the Greek god Zeus took his powers away as punishment. The book starts in upper Manhattan, where Apollo is dropped from the sky and hits a garbage can where he meets Meg a demigod. What happens next is a series of events that helps the reader understand their own trials and tribulations. Everyone has two sides to them,…