Tribulation
Prophesied final judgment
Tribulation refers to severe distress or suffering, often with a religious or eschatological context.
In Christian theology, the Great Tribulation is a prophesied period of intense hardship and persecution preceding the Second Coming of Christ, described in the Book of Revelation and the Olivet Discourse.
Historically, interpretations of tribulation have influenced apocalyptic movements, such as millenarian sects predicting imminent world-ending events.
Tribulation can also denote personal trials, though its biblical usage emphasizes collective calamity.
The faithful prepared for the trials of the Great Tribulation.
Sustained experience of distress
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
- distressSevere anxiety or suffering
anguish · misfortune · trial · struggle · torment · difficulty · woe · burden
Total civilizational collapse
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- endtimesProphesied final era
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
- revelationSurprising disclosed truth
martyrdom · faith · deliverance · salvation · prophecy · antichrist · judgment · saints
Judicial examination of claims
- challengeTest of ability
- provingEstablishing validity through evidence
- refinementElegance of manner
- purificationRemoval of contaminants
crucible · fire · tempering · endurance · perseverance · resilience · growth · character
suffering
Sustained experience of distress
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- ordealDifficult, painful experience
- afflictionCause of ongoing distress
distress · anguish · misfortune · trial · struggle · torment · difficulty · woe · burden · calamity
apocalypse
Total civilizational collapse
- raptureOverwhelming ecstatic feeling
- endtimesProphesied final era
- persecutionSystematic mistreatment of groups
revelation · martyrdom · faith · deliverance · salvation · prophecy · antichrist · judgment · saints · scripture
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- challengeTest of ability
- provingEstablishing validity through evidence
- refinementElegance of manner
purification · crucible · fire · tempering · endurance · perseverance · resilience · growth · character · fortitude
- Metal Musicdeath metal, black metal, power metal, extreme metal, progressive metal
- Messianic HopeMessiah, Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven, New Covenant
- Sacred EventsChristmas, Easter, Lent, Advent, Pentecost
Tribulationjoy
Intense positive emotion
happiness · bliss · contentment · peace · comfort
Tribulationprosperity
Good fortune, success
ease · good fortune · blessing · abundance · success
Tribulationmillennium
Span of thousand years
paradise · redemption · restoration · New Jerusalem · eternal peace
tribe, tribal, tribalism, tribune, tribunal, tribute, tributary, contribute, contribution