What is the travail in Matthew 24 connected with?
The travail is connected with delivery—specifically the delivery of the planet from the curse. The coming seven-year period is designed to bring the earth to that delivery, and creation has awaited the lifting of the curse since it was subjected to vanity.
Les explains that when Jesus spoke of the days of travail in Matthew 24, the travail is connected with delivery. In this instance, it is the delivery of the planet from the curse. The seven terrible years are meant to bring the world, the earth, to a delivery. Since creation was made subject to vanity and the curse, God immediately promised restoration; all creation is looking for that day when the curse will finally be lifted.
More Questions
Is Matthew 24 about the tribulation period?
In Matthew 24, Jesus is speaking about the tribulation, because all the events he refers to take place in the final seven years of prophecy.
What kind of trouble will the last three and a half years bring according to Jesus in Matthew 24?
The last 42 months will be a time of trouble surpassing anything the world has ever seen or will ever see, so great it is beyond human comprehension, as Jesus said in Matthew 24.