How will the tribulation begin according to Matthew 24?
According to Matthew 24, the tribulation will not break out suddenly from calm. It will begin with an introduction—a stirring and roaring of events already underway, like the days of Noah when people were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage in intense activity before the flood.
Les teaches that Matthew 24 is primarily tribulation ground, but the tribulation will not suddenly come out of a sea of calm and break loose. Instead, everything will start roaring and there will be a stirring of the so-called water, so that when the tribulation comes, it will simply be increased. We are already seeing the beginnings and the stage being set for the final seven years. Luke 21:26 speaks of the sea and waves roaring, men's hearts failing for fear, and the powers of heaven being shaken, which indicates the tribulation period. In Matthew 24:37-38, Jesus compares the time to the days of Noah: people were eating, drinking, marrying, and giving in marriage. That activity was not wrong in itself, but it was intense activity before the flood. So the tribulation begins as a gradual buildup and intensification of conditions already present, not as an instant change from tranquility.
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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.