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John_C said:
Personally, I see tribulation for believers occuring from the 1st century to the Second Coming. Though, I can see that this tribulation will be more intense toward the end.
I certainly would concur that there will be a period of tribulation just before the Lord returns that will exceed any and all tribulation which this world has ever experienced before. (cf. Matt 24:22; Rev 11:7-9; 20:3b, 4-9a) That which immediately precedes the Lord's return is described by the Lord Himself as:


Matthew 24:29-31 (ASV) "But immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken: and then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. And he shall send forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other."


In His grace,

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