# tribulation #

## Definition: ##

The term "tribulation" refers to a time of hardship, suffering, and distress.

* The New Testament says that Christians will endure times of persecution and other kinds of tribulation because many people in this world are opposed to Jesus' teachings.
* The Bible uses the term "the Great Tribulation" to describe a period of time before Jesus' second coming when God's wrath will be poured out on the earth for several years.
* The term "tribulation" could also be translated as, "time of great suffering" or "deep distress" or "severe difficulties."



## Bible References: ##

* [Mark 04:16-17](en/tn/mrk/help/04/16)
* [Mark 13:17-20](en/tn/mrk/help/13/17)
* [Matthew 13:20-21](en/tn/mat/help/13/20)
* [Matthew 24:9-11](en/tn/mat/help/24/09)
* [Matthew 24:29](en/tn/mat/help/24/29)
* [Romans 02:8-9](en/tn/rom/help/02/08)