Great Tribulation - Part 10

[@kenbreidenbach27]

Jack, I think I see your point. Let me know if this is correct: Our sin nature is the cause, tribulation is the effect. As in birth pangs, it intensifies towards the end prior to birth, then it is a sudden great pain when the 'child' is birthed. Seems that there could still be a, well, 'greater' tribulation to come? Yes, a hard study, but an interesting perspective requiring much reflection and thought. Stay blessed my Brother and friend.

[@grainofwheatpublishing]

Correct! Birth pains typify a steady increase. What we are dealing with today is far different due to the increase of population and technology. And yes, as we get to the end of this cycle, it will get worse before it gets better, a "greater" tribulation as you said. This may well be the "hour of trial" Jesus spoke of in Revelation 3:10. The fact that this is in the sixth church correlates with the "great day of his wrath" (sixth seal), therefore, we have both the "day" and "hour" Jesus spoke of in Matthew 24:36, 42, 44, and 50.