answersLogoWhite

0

A:

The 'Tribulation' is a nineteenth-century theological invention of John Nelson Darby, a British evangelical preacher and founder of the Plymouth Brethren, and is not prophesied or even mentioned in the Book of Revelation.

Barbara R. Rossing (The Rapture Exposed) says that the 'Tribulation' has its origins in 1830, when fifteen-year-old Margaret MacDonald attended a healing service, where she was said to have seen a vision of a two-stage return of Jesus Christ. The story of her vision was adopted and amplified by John Nelson Darby, founder of the Plymouth Brethren. The belief that Jesus will come again was not new, and Christians have always taught that Jesus will return to earth and that believers should live in anticipation of his second coming. Darby's new teaching was that Christ would return twice. The first return would be in secret, to "Rapture" his church out of the world and up to heaven, before the Tribulation. Christ would return a second time after seven years of global tribulation for non-believers, to establish a Jerusalem-based kingdom on earth.

Revelation does use the word 'tribulation', but always in the sense of affliction and hardships, and never in the sense that Darby proposed. Revelation also frequently uses

the number seven, but never mentions a future seven-year period of tribulation. Like the Rapture, the timetable of a seven-year period of tribulation is a recent development that dates back only to Darby's nineteenth-century system. It does not actually fulfil anything in the Book of Revelation.

Answer:

Broadly, The Revelation to John teaches us that God will send a great tribulation on the earth (8:1-9:21); God's message will be heard and His kingdom revealed (10:1-11:19); Satan's war against Christ will fail (12:1-13:18); Christ will come to claim faithful believers but will execute vengeance on unbelievers (ch. 14); the last judgment will reveal God's justice (ch. 15-16); earthly powers who support the antichrist face God's judgment (17:1-19:5); Christ's coming will bring in a new heaven and a new earth (19:6-22:21).

User Avatar

Wiki User

11y ago

What else can I help you with?

Continue Learning about Religious Studies

What island was the apostle john on when he wrote revelation?

John was on the island of Patmos "Revelation 1:[9] I John, who also am your brother, and companion in tribulation, and in the kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was in the isle that is called Patmos, for the word of God, and for the testimony of Jesus Christ."


What is the meaning of a time and times and half a time Revelation twelve verse 14?

In Revelation 12:14, the phrase "a time, times, and half a time" symbolizes a period of time associated with persecution and tribulation. It is often interpreted to mean three and a half years, which is seen as a symbolic representation of a time of trial and adversity before a period of restoration or deliverance.


Is revolution in the book of revelation?

The Book of Revelation does not depict a political or social revolution. Instead, it is a prophetic text that describes apocalyptic events and the ultimate triumph of good over evil as part of religious prophecy.


Can you please explain to me what is tribulation?

The Tribulation is a seven-year period in which great disasters occur and MANY people die. Post-trib people believe this happens before the Rapture, when God calls the saved to heaven instantly. The more Biblical argument, Pre-trib is that the Rapture will take place before the Tribulation.


Is Jesus going to take the church home before the tribulation or after it?

This depends on which version of the Rapture you decide to believe in. The Rapture was a theological invention of to John Nelson Darby, a nineteenth-century British evangelical preacher and founder of the Plymouth Brethren. John Nelson Darby has sunk into obscurity, apart from the Plymouth Brethren and his predictions.Those who still believe in the rapture hold different views, including a 'pre-tribulation' rapture, a 'post-tribulation' rapture and even a 'mid-tribulation' rapture. Similarly, they hold a wide range of opinions about when it will happen or what signs will precede the rapture. You can only be certain it will not happen in your lifetime or the lifetimes of your children or grandchildren.

Related Questions

What are the release dates for Pure Bible Study - 2010 Revelation 1 Our Companion in Tribulation?

Pure Bible Study - 2010 Revelation 1 Our Companion in Tribulation was released on: USA: 26 January 2011


How many years is the Tribulation Period in revelation?

If I remember right its 7 years


To Whom was the Book of Revelation written for?

The book of revelation is doctrinally written to seven churches that will be on the earth during the time of the great tribulation. The Church of today will not be on the earth during the time that revelation unfolds on the earth. These tribulation churches will be required to believe and express faith in different ways much of the time than the Church of today. That is why much of what Christ says when speaking to these seven churches in revelation is somewhat different than what Paul wrote to the church of today in Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, ect.


How long will the triblation take place?

the tribulation will last for 7 years. the bible says so in various places in revelation i am currently studying it....


What does the book of Revelation supposed to encourage us to do?

The way I understand, it, the Book of Revelation is more about prophecies about the future (from the point of view of the writer; some of the prophecies may have been fulfilled in the meantime), than about what you are supposed to do.


What does the number 224 mean in the Bible?

For something to have a meaning in the Bible, it must appear in the Bible. In the King James version the number - 224 - does not appear at all.


Did the Catholic Church institute the pre-trib rapture?

No. The Catholic Church has never acknowledged a pre-tribulation rapture as imagined by the Pentecostal religions. The Catholic Church has remained tight lipped on the subject of Revelation preferring to let the lessons of Jesus and the warnings of Revelation speak for themselves.


The technique whereby a visual is displayed one part at a time?

Progressive revelation


Have all prophetic visions been fulfilled?

The bible still has many unfulfilled prophecies that are said to happen in the last days. most of them are in the Book of Revelation.


What part of speech is revelation?

Revel is a verb.


What part of speech is the word revelation?

Noun


Why did Enoch not see death and did he return from his trip?

Enoch was taken by translation because he walked with God and was faithful to him. He has not come back yet, but could be one of the two witnesses in Revelation during the Tribulation.