"A Great Tribulation"

June 19, 2014

“A Great Tribulation”

Blessings folk!

We saw yesterday that Jesus warned those in Judea to flee to the mountains when they see the abomination of desolation.

Read the passage again.
Note the intensity and the need for immediate action.

Matthew 24:15-20
15 “Therefore when you see the abomination of desolation which was spoken of through Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), 16 then those who are in Judea must flee to the mountains.
17 
Whoever is on the housetop must not go down to get the things out that are in his house.
18 
Whoever is in the field must not turn back to get his cloak.
19 
But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days!
20 
But pray that your flight will not be in the winter, or on a Sabbath.


Must flee to the mountains.
Must not go down to fetch thing from the house.
Must not turn back from the field to get things.

Now, we will look at these truths in small segments.
Consider each.
Meditate upon them.
The Lord has given us much information.
Too often we glance over truth.

The next verse states…

Matthew 24:21
21 For then there will be a great tribulation, such as has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.


Give heed to every word/phrase.

“For then…”
When?
When you see the abomination of desolation and those in Judea are to flee.

What will occur?
There will be a great tribulation.
Is this The Great Tribulation of which we hear so much?
I believe so.
Can I prove it?
Yep.
Proof by the Words of the Lord.
He tells us that this Great Tribulation will be of the kind that has not occurred since the beginning of the world until now, nor ever will.

This Great Tribulation is worse than all the evil acts prior to the time of the Great Tribulation.
This Great Tribulation is worse than anything after it.

Think on that.
Think on the evil of the current day.
Think on the evil of the near past.
Think on the evil of the distant past.

The Great Tribulation will be worse than any of these.

The question that always arises is “will I be here for the Great Tribulation?”
Or the statement is made, “I’m glad that we will not be here.”

What is the truth?

We will see.

Continue to press on in the Lord and in pursuit of His Kingdom and Righteousness.
We are being prepared for days to come.