In the World Ye Shall Have Tribulation

These words of Jesus in John 16:32 perhaps conjure up in our minds pictures of saints suffering severe physical persecution. Physical persecution is certainly one way that those who confess the name of Jesus Christ suffer tribulation. The disciples to whom Jesus spoke these words suffered physical persecution. They were arrested, beaten, exiled, and martyred. And throughout history many who believe the gospel of Jesus Christ handed down by those disciples have endured like physical persecution....