Prophecy
Great Tribulation
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Great Tribulation is language for an especially severe time of distress in biblical prophecy, interpreted through Daniel, Jesus teaching, and Revelation.
Great Tribulation means an intensified period of distress and testing.
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- Prophecy & Apocalypse
- Related
- Book of Revelation, Day of the Lord, Second Coming, New Earth
Great Tribulation means an intensified period of distress and testing.
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The story behind Great Tribulation
Preterist, futurist, historicist, and idealist readings place the Great Tribulation differently.
The spiritual meaning of Great Tribulation
Spiritually, Great Tribulation asks what faithfulness looks like when pressure becomes extreme.
Great Tribulation in the Bible
Jesus uses great-tribulation language in an apocalyptic discourse, and interpreters debate its relation to Jerusalem, history, and final events.
Why Great Tribulation matters
Great Tribulation matters because it is often used in timeline debates, but the biblical aim is endurance and faithfulness.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Prophecy & Apocalypse
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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What is Great Tribulation?
Great Tribulation is language for an especially severe time of distress in biblical prophecy, interpreted through Daniel, Jesus teaching, and Revelation.
Where does Great Tribulation come from?
Preterist, futurist, historicist, and idealist readings place the Great Tribulation differently.
What does Great Tribulation mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Great Tribulation asks what faithfulness looks like when pressure becomes extreme.
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