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| − | The '''Tribulation''' is a period expected by | + | The '''Tribulation''' is a period of global [[disaster|catastrophe]] and [[war]] that is expected by [[Christian]]s to occur during the [[Last Days]]. It is related to the [[Rapture]] and the [[Second Coming]]. It is expected to last seven years, and will end with the return of [[Christ]] to [[Earth]].<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=4mwEAAAAQAAJ&dq=darby+revelations&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=hhhmq6Ve6j&sig=fiwxmaksyRXLsYcl8DKLc5YmmFE&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result Google Books: Notes on the Book of Revelations], by [[John Nelson Darby]]</ref> |
| − | The [[Left Behind]] books and computer games take up this theme. | + | The [[Left Behind]] books and computer games and much [[Christian]] [[Survivalist fiction]] take up this theme. |
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| + | See [[Book of Revelation]] and [[Historical exegesis of the Book of Revelation]] | ||
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| + | The Tribulation is divided into two periods of 3.5 years. The first period is simply called the Tribulation. The second period is called the Great Tribulation. | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
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| + | ==External links== | ||
| + | * [http://www.countdown.org/armageddon/tribulation.htm The Great Tribulation] | ||
| + | * [http://leftbehind.com/ LeftBehind.com] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Christianity]] | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Survivalist fiction]]: [[Dystopia]] | ||
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| + | [[Category:Survivalist Fiction]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Survivalism]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Dystopian Fiction]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:03, February 9, 2020
The Tribulation is a period of global catastrophe and war that is expected by Christians to occur during the Last Days. It is related to the Rapture and the Second Coming. It is expected to last seven years, and will end with the return of Christ to Earth.[1]
The Left Behind books and computer games and much Christian Survivalist fiction take up this theme.
See Book of Revelation and Historical exegesis of the Book of Revelation
The Tribulation is divided into two periods of 3.5 years. The first period is simply called the Tribulation. The second period is called the Great Tribulation.