# 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](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/04/16) * [Mark 13:17-20](rc://en/tn/help/mrk/13/17) * [Matthew 13:20-21](rc://en/tn/help/mat/13/20) * [Matthew 24:9-11](rc://en/tn/help/mat/24/09) * [Matthew 24:29](rc://en/tn/help/mat/24/29) * [Romans 02:8-9](rc://en/tn/help/rom/02/08) ## Word Data:## * Strong's: H6869, G2346, G2347