# tribulation #

## Definition: ##

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

* It is explained in the New Testament that Christians will endure times of persecution and other kinds of tribulation because many people in this world are opposed to Jesus' teachings.
* “The Great Tribulation" is a term used in the Bible to describe a period of time just 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."


(See also: [earth](../other/earth.md), [teach](../other/teach.md), [wrath](../kt/wrath.md))

## 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)

## Word Data:##

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