Great Tribulation


	Bible Prophecy Truth The Great Tribulation
	The prophesied tribulation and persecution of Christ's followers.

“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world.”
Matthew 24:21

The Great Tribulation

Signs of the End:
•Jerusalem Destroyed
•Great Tribulation
•Great Earthquake
•The Dark Day
•Shooting Stars
•Labor Troubles
•Wars and Commotions
•Unrest and Fear
•Increase of Knowledge
•Violence and Crime
•Moral Degeneracy
•Craze for Pleasure
•Disasters and Famines
•Warning Message
•Spiritualism
•Pride and Selfishness
•Drunkenness and Gluttony
•Desecration of Marriage
•Religious Skeptics

Prophecy: "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world." Matthew 24:21. "...they shall lay their hands on you, and persecute you, delivering you up to the synagogues, and into prisons, being brought before kings and rulers for my name's sake... And ye shall be betrayed both by parents, and brethren, and kinsfolks, and friends; and some of you shall they cause to be put to death." Luke 21:12,16

This prophecy points primarily to the long period of tribulation that took place during the Dark Ages and was instigated by the apostate Roman Catholic church.

"They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me." John 16:2-3

This prophesied tribulation is also mentioned in the books of Daniel and Revelation and lasted for more than 1,000 years.

Multitudes were tortured, burned at the stake, or both. Over 50 million Christians were slain for their faith during this terrible tribulation period.

During the Dark Ages of the Roman Catholic supremacy, you could be killed for possessing a Bible.

During the Dark Ages of the Roman Catholic supremacy, you could be killed for possessing a Bible.

One writer says the apostate church "has shed more innocent blood than any other institution that has ever existed among mankind." W.E.H. Lecky, History of the Rise and Influence of the Spirit of Rationalism in Europe, (Reprint; New York: Braziller, 1955) Vol. 2, pp. 40-45.

"From the birth of popery to the present time, it is estimated by careful and credible historians, that more than fifty millions of the human family, have been slaughtered for the crime of heresy by popish persecutors..." John Dowling, The History of Romanism, pp. 541-542