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What is Tribulation? Why is it gonna happen?
For who is it gonna happen?


What is Tribulation?

Tribulation [trib-yuh-ley-shuhn]
1. grievous trouble; severe trial or suffering.
2. Severe affliction, distress, deep sorrow.

Why is it gonna happen?

We know how loving God is, but we have to remember that God punishes sin.
If God didn’t need to punish sin, there would have been no reason for Jesus to die on the cross.
We’ve all sinned against God, and nothing that isn’t holy can enter Heaven.
(Romans 3:10) “As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one”.
So, because He knew we could never follow exactly His laws, we would all break them at one time or another, Jesus (God’s only begotten Son) was sent into the world to die for us on the cross at Calvary and pay the penalty for every sin we would ever commit. All of our wicked sins were put on Him. He died in our place.
God demands perfection from us. Nothing less.
When we accept Jesus’ Gift He gave us on the cross, we are washed in His shed Blood, we are forever washed as white as snow. (Praise Jesus!)
But there are some people who don’t want His gift. Some who say they don’t need Him.
God knows who they are because He knows the hearts of every one of us.

The ‘Tribulation’ will be the ‘Wrath’ of God.

Matthew 24:21-
“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.”

For who is it gonna happen?

Nahum 1:2 -
“God is jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and is furious; the LORD will take vengeance on His adversaries, and He reserveth wrath for His enemies.”

(Are you an enemy of God?)




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After God had Noah, his family, and the animals all locked away safely in the ark, when it started raining, I bet that the unbelievers were banging on the ark saying, "let us in, you were right! We don't want to die!" But it was too late. I bet Noah cried. Like we cry for our unsaved friends and loved ones who we warn and they won't listen. I bet they'll try to get a hold of us after we're already gone, Rapture will already have happened and they'll have been left.
I wish more were ready.

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