en_tw/bible/other/tribulation.md

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."

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

Bible References:

• Mark 04:16-17
• Mark 13:17-20
• Matthew 13:20-21
• Matthew 24:9-11
• Matthew 24:29
• Romans 02:8-9