Dictionary term
Great Tribulation
Direct answer
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.
Great Tribulation means an intensified period of distress and testing.
A symbolic reading aid; dates, predictions, and supernatural certainty are deliberately excluded.Quick reference
- Use when
- Use Great Tribulation when explaining Matthew 24, Daniel, Revelation, rapture views, persecution, and eschatological testing.
- Do not use it for
- Do not use Great Tribulation language to intensify anxiety.
- Reference category
- Prophecy & Apocalypse
- Related terms
- Book of Revelation, Day of the Lord, Second Coming, New Earth
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The story behind Great Tribulation
Preterist, futurist, historicist, and idealist readings place the Great Tribulation differently.
Great Tribulation in spiritual tradition
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.
Great Tribulation at work: an example
A page can present the main views calmly without claiming one headline proves the timeline.
Safety note
Sources and editorial method
This concise reference separates established definitions from historical, symbolic, or interpretive claims. Entries without external references are presented as editorial summaries rather than primary-source scholarship.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Prophecy & Apocalypse
- Also appears in
- Prophecy & Apocalypse
- Aliases
- None listed
- Last updated
- 2026-07-15
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Common questions
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.
How should Great Tribulation be interpreted prophetically?
Use Great Tribulation when explaining Matthew 24, Daniel, Revelation, rapture views, persecution, and eschatological testing.
What should I avoid when interpreting Great Tribulation?
Do not use Great Tribulation language to intensify anxiety.
