The Great Tribulation
Engelsma examines the biblical doctrine of the Great Tribulation, particularly as prophesied by Jesus in Matthew 24, arguing that this future persecution of the church will be the most severe suffering God's people have ever endured. The pamphlet interprets the Olivet Discourse using a typological hermeneutic, connecting the destruction of Jerusalem in A.D. 70 to the final tribulation preceding Christ's return. This resource provides a Reformed perspective on eschatological prophecy and its application to the persecuted church.
Holy Scripture forewarns the church of Jesus Christ that she will suffer great tribulation in the days that lie ahead. Tribulation is suffering that a man endures because he confesses Jesus Christ by word and by life. It is suffering inflicted on the members of Jesus’ Church by the ungodly, unbelieving men who persecute them. In the future, there will arise a great kingdom headed by a mighty leader which the Scriptures name Antichrist (Rev.13; II Thess. 2:3-12; I John 2:18). This man and his...