Tribulation – Page 2 – Insights into Bible Prophecy

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TRIBULATION, KINGDOM, ENDURANCE

January 22, 2022 David R Maas

Exiled on Patmos, John was a “fellow-participant” in the tribulation, kingdom, and endurance that is in Jesus – Revelation 1:9.

At the start of his vision, John identified himself as the “fellow-participant” with the churches in “the tribulation and kingdom and endurance in Jesus.” He was banished to the isle of Patmos for his “testimony” for Jesus, and like the “seven churches” on the Asian mainland, he had endured “tribulation” for the sake of the “kingdom” of God and his witness.

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Beast from the Sea, Persecution, War

WAR AGAINST THE SAINTS

November 28, 2021June 13, 2022 David R Maas

The Beast from the sea is authorized to wage war against the “saints” for its overlord, the Dragon – Revelation 13:6-10.

Next, the “Dragon” tasked the “beast” with the annihilation of the “saints,” and to facilitate it, he received authority over all nations and peoples. Humanity is divided into two groups: Those who “render homage to the beast,” and those who “follow the Lamb wherever he goes,” that is, the “saints.”

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Dragon, Persecution

WAR ON THE EARTH

November 25, 2021 David R Maas

After his expulsion, Satan waged war against the “seed of the Woman” – Those who hold the “testimony of Jesus” – Revelation 12:7-17.

Having failed to destroy the messianic “son,” and thoroughly enraged, the “Dragon” vents his rage by pursuing the “woman” into the “wilderness,” and not by waging war against the unsaved “inhabitants of the earth.” Instead, prevented from destroying the “woman,” he persecutes her offspring.

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Short Season, Tribulation

FORTY-TWO MONTHS

November 10, 2021May 25, 2022 David R Maas

The “forty-two months” and “1,260-days” both refer to the same prophetic period when the saints are persecuted.

The period when the saints must endure persecution is presented in three different but equivalent forms – “forty-two months,” “1,260-days,” and the “season, seasons, and half a season.” The variations do not point to three separate periods. Instead, they link the several visions that describe specific points about the persecution.

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