Tag: tribulation

Thousand

Appears 394 times (352 Old Testament) in the KJV and most of the time it refers to amount of Money, men in army, people who died, people in a tribe, animals, cubits, chariots, number of angles for example.
The New Testament has 42 occurrences of thousand.
Two unique occurrences are found in the Book of Psalm:
Psalm 84:10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.
Psalm 90:4 For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past, and as a watch in the night.
Peter, in his 2nd epistle, to Jewish believers, he reminds them of Psalm 90:4.
2 Peter 3:8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day.

John has 20 references in Revelation:
These verses are only where “thousand” is mentioned. The first reference: he tells of the number of angels in heaven:
Revelation 5:11 And I beheld, and I heard the voice of many angels round about the throne and the beasts and the elders: and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands;
The remainder of the references occur during the Tribulation (7 years) and into the millilumen (1000 years). He reports on the number of Jewish young men who will preach the kingdom of God during the Tribulation:
Revelation 7:4-8 And I heard the number of them which were sealed:
He then names each tribe and 12,000 from each one = 144,000.
Then the size of an army released during the 6th trumpet:
Revelation 9:16 And the number of the army of the horsemen were two hundred thousand thousand: and I heard the number of them.
He then gives the number of days the two witnesses who will have power to on earth (3 1/2 years):
Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
Continuing with the destruction and tragedy during Tribulation.
Revelation 11:13 And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
Another mention of time, 3.5 years. The length of time Israel will hide from the Antichrist, while God protects her:
Revelation 12:6 And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
Another reference to the young Jewish men who will Preach the Gospel of the Kingdom during the Tribulation:
Revelation 14:1 And I looked, and, lo, a Lamb stood on the mount Sion, and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father’s name written …
Revelation 14:3 And they sung as it were a new song before the throne, and before the four beasts, and the elders: and no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand, which were redeemed from the earth.
Just think, blood 4-5 feet deep (in the valley of Megiddo:
Revelation 14:20 And the winepress was trodden without the city, and blood came out of the winepress, even unto the horse bridles, by the space of a thousand and six hundred furlongs.
Events at the end of Tribulation and the tart of millilumen (God’s kingdom reign on earth) Revelation 20:2-7 And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season. …. And when the thousand years are expired, Satan shall be loosed out of his prison,
And the last reference is to the size of the new Jerusalem.
Revelation 21:16 And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs…

Psalm 2

This Psalm fore tells of the Tribulation, when mankind is in complete rebellion of God
(while being religious).

Psalm 2 - John 14:6


Psalm 2:1-3 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us.

This was fulfilled during the earthly ministry of Jesus.

Psalm 2:4-5 He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh: the LORD shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure. The 7 year Tribulation. Isaiah 24:5-6 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left. Joel 2:29-31 And also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my spirit. And I will shew wonders in the heavens and in the earth, blood, and fire, and pillars of smoke. The sun shall be turned into darkness, and the moon into blood, before the great and terrible day of the LORD come.
Psalm 2:6-7 Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion. I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.
Psalm 110:1 The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool. The 1000 Kingdom is established. LUKE 1:32-33 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Psalm 2:8-11 Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession. Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel. Be wise now therefore, O ye kings: be instructed, ye judges of the earth. Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling. Joel 2:32 And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the LORD shall be delivered: for in mount Zion and in Jerusalem shall be deliverance, as the LORD hath said, and in the remnant whom the LORD shall call.
Psalm 2:12 Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.

Remember, there are many, many verses to reference. Too many to list here.

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TRIBULATION – Questions about

24 Bible verses that warn us about God's wrath to come ...

The dictionary describes tribulation as:

tribulation [ˌtribyəˈlāSH(ə)n]
NOUN (tribulations) a cause of great trouble or suffering.
“the tribulations of being a megastar”, “his time of tribulation was just beginning“
synonyms: problems · troubles · difficulties · misfortunes · strains · trials · tribulations · worries · anxieties · concerns · pain · suffering · hardship · misery · woe · affliction · distress · disquiet · malaise
a state of great trouble or suffering.

But what does the Bible say about tribulation?

What is the tribulation? A period of time when the earth will be under the rule of the antichrist. Daniel 9:27,11:21-37 see study “Antichrist – 666”.
How long does it last? One week! A week is 7 years. See Daniel 9:27; 12:7,11
Will the Temple be rebuilt and when? Has to be for animal sacrifice to be performed. see Daniel 12:11 It will be built just before the tribulation begins as a treaty needs to be signed Daniel 9:27
Is animal sacrifice being performed? Yes, these can only be performed in the temple. see Daniel 12:11
Is the Jewish Law in effect? Yes, as the temple will have been rebuilt for Daniel 9:27 to be fulfilled.
Who are the two witnesses? Revelation 11:3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth. As stated in Hebrews 9:27 And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment: it is thought these men could be Enoch, Genesis 5:24 and Elijah, 2 Kings 2:1,11 since neither man died.
Who are the 144,000? Virgin, Jewish Men♱
When are they saved? At the beginning of the tribulation♱
What is their Message? The King of Heaven (on Earth) with Messiah as King♱
To whom do they preach it to? Revelation 14:6 having the everlasting gospel to preach unto them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people,♱
What is the new song? Revelation 14:3 no man could learn that song but the hundred and forty and four thousand♱
Why can’t they be harmed? They are sealed (protected) by God. Revelation 14:1 having his Father’s name written in their foreheads♱
Who gets saved during Tribulation? Those who believe the message of the 144,000 Revelation 7:14 These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
What happens when someone gets saved? Many will be beheaded. Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held: Revelation 20:4 … and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God …
Who are the people under the throne in heaven? Those who are saved during tribulation. Revelation 6:10-11 And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth? And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellow servants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.
What happens at the end of the tribulation? The second coming of Christ Revelation 19:11-16, Matthew 24:29-30, Revelation 16:16 And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
Does anyone survive the Tribulation? Yes. They will repopulate the earth during the 1000 years. Revelation 20:4 … and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
What happens to those who are currently saved? They are removed from the earth before the wrath begins! 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 2 Thessalonians 2:1-4

♱Some of these questions are answered in the study “144,000 Called by God” .