Tribulation *WhatistheTribulation? Thisisa7yearperiodduringtheend-times[referto"EndTimes"]wheretheAnti-ChristcomestopowerandreignsandSatanandhisfollowerswillbeatwaragainstGod.Thefirst3yearsarefilledwithprosperityandhappiness,followedbythesecond3yearsofwar,terror,deathandsufferingsometimesreferredtoasArmageddon'.Attheendofthis7yearsSatanandhisfollowers[referto"FallenAngels"]aredefeatedandthrownintotheLakeofFire[referto"Hell"].ThentheweddingfeastofJesusandHisbride(allbelieversinJesus)begins.Theweddingfeastincludesthethousandyearscalledthemillennium[referto"Millennium"].Formillionsofpeople,duringtheGreatTribulation,itwillmeandeathandsuffering. Essentially,theraptureofalltruebelieversinJesuswillmarkthebeginningofthetribulation,thentherewillbe31/2yearsofgoodtimesfollowedby31/2yearsofbattle.Attheendofthistribulation,SatanandallofhisfollowerswillbecastintotheLakeofFirefor1,000years[referto"Millennium"]. *Anti-Christ: text *BibleReferences: Matthew24:12-14"Becauseoftheincreaseofwickedness,theloveofmostwillgrowcold,13buthewhostandsfirmtotheendwillbesaved.(14)Andthisgospelofthekingdomwillbepreachedinthewholeworldasatestimonytoallnations,andthentheendwillcome."(NIV) Matthew24:21-24"Forthentherewillbegreatdistress,unequaledfromthebeginningoftheworlduntilnow-andnevertobeequaledagain.(22)Ifthosedayshadnotbeencutshort,noonewouldsurvive,butforthesakeoftheelectthosedayswillbeshortened.(23)Atthattimeifanyonesaystoyou,'Look,hereistheChrist!'or,'Thereheis!'donotbelieveit.(24)ForfalseChrist'sandfalseprophetswillappearandperformgreatsignsandmiraclestodeceiveeventheelect-ifthatwerepossible."(NIV) Matthew24:29"Immediatelyafterthedistressofthosedays'thesunwillbedarkened,andthemoonwillnotgiveitslight;thestarswillfallfromthesky,andtheheavenlybodieswillbeshaken.'"(NIV) Matthew24:30-31"AtthattimethesignoftheSonofManwillappearinthesky,andallthenationsoftheearthwillmourn.TheywillseetheSonofMancomingonthecloudsofthesky,withpowerandgreatglory.(31)Andhewillsendhisangelswithaloudtrumpetcall,andtheywillgatherhiselectfromthefourwinds,fromoneendoftheheavenstotheother."(NIV) 1Corinthians15:50-55"Ideclaretoyou,brothers,thatfleshandbloodcannotinheritthekingdomofGod,nordoestheperishableinherittheimperishable.(51)Listen,Itellyouamystery:Wewillnotallsleep,butwewillallbechanged-(52)inaflash,inthetwinklingofaneye,atthelasttrumpet.Forthetrumpetwillsound,thedeadwillberaisedimperishable,andwewillbechanged.(53)Fortheperishablemustclotheitselfwiththeimperishable,andthemortalwithimmortality.(54)Whentheperishablehasbeenclothedwiththeimperishable,andthemortalwithimmortality,thenthesayingthatiswrittenwillcometrue:Deathhasbeenswallowedupinvictory.'(55)Where,Odeath,isyourvictory?Where,Odeath,isyoursting?'"(NIV) 1Thessalonians4:15-17"AccordingtotheLord'sownword,wetellyouthatwewhoarestillalive,whoarelefttillthecomingoftheLord,willcertainlynotprecedethosewhohavefallenasleep.(16)FortheLordhimselfwillcomedownfromheaven,withaloudcommand,withthevoiceofthearchangelandwiththetrumpetcallofGod,andthedeadinChristwillrisefirst.(17)Afterthat,wewhoarestillaliveandareleftwillbecaughtuptogetherwiththeminthecloudstomeettheLordintheair.AndsowewillbewiththeLordforever."(NIV) Revelation7:13-14"Thenoneoftheeldersaskedme,Theseinwhiterobes-whoarethey,andwheredidtheycomefrom?'(14)Ianswered,Sir,youknow.'Andhesaid,Thesearetheywhohavecomeoutofthegreattribulation;theyhavewashedtheirrobesandmadethemwhiteinthebloodoftheLamb."(NIV) Revelation11:1-2"Iwasgivenareedlikeameasuringrodandwastold,"GoandmeasurethetempleofGodandthealtar,andcounttheworshipersthere.(2)Butexcludetheoutercourt;donotmeasureit,becauseithasbeengiventotheGentiles.Theywilltrampleontheholycityfor42months."(NIV) Revelation12:6-8"ThewomanfledintothedeserttoaplacepreparedforherbyGod,whereshemightbetakencareoffor1,260days[3years].(7)Andtherewaswarinheaven.Michaelandhisangelsfoughtagainstthedragon,andthedragonandhisangelsfoughtback.(8)Buthewasnotstrongenough,andtheylosttheirplaceinheaven."(NIV) Revelation13:5"Thebeast[Anti-Christ]wasgivenamouthtoutterproudwordsandblasphemiesandtoexercisehisauthorityforforty-twomonths[3years]."(NIV) Revelation16:16-17"ThentheygatheredthekingstogethertotheplacethatinHebrewiscalledArmageddon."(NIV) Revelation20:3"HethrewhimintotheAbyss,andlockedandsealeditoverhim,tokeephimfromdeceivingthenationsanymoreuntilthethousandyearswereended.Afterthat,hemustbesetfreeforashorttime."(NIV) *Non-BiblicalReferences: blank *Overview: blank *AdditionalLinks: blank