How do current events compare to the future tribulation?
Current events—increased earthquakes, unruly weather, and wars even the United Nations cannot handle—are already visible, but they are nothing compared to what will break loose once the tribulation begins. Jesus prophetically described this final seven-year period in Matthew 24, so present upheavals do not yet equal that future period.
Les explains that Matthew 24 is all tribulation, with Jesus speaking strictly and prophetically about the final seven years. He notes that we are already seeing a great increase in earthquakes, a phenomenon of unruly weather, and wars that even the United Nations can’t handle. Yet he stresses that it is nothing compared to what will break loose once the tribulation begins.