The Tribulation will be a time of unprecedented trouble, primarily for Israel, involving both God's and Satan's wrath.
According to Les Feldick's teaching, the Tribulation is a seven-year period focused on God's renewed dealings with Israel after the Church is removed. It will be marked by horrifying events, including the outpouring of God's wrath and Satan's wrath, making it the worst time in human history.
Matthew 24:21 — Jesus directly describes the Great Tribulation as the worst time ever, which is central to the question.
Jeremiah 30:6 — This verse uses the imagery of childbirth to portray the intense fear and distress of the Tribulation.
The Bible describes the Tribulation as a period of unparalleled distress and trouble. In Matthew 24:21, Jesus says, "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be." Similarly, Jeremiah 30:6-7 uses the metaphor of a man in labor to depict the overwhelming fear and pain: "Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it." These verses highlight the physical and mental anguish that will characterize this period.
Les Feldick teaches that the Tribulation is primarily a time of God's dealing with Israel after the Church (the Body of Christ) is raptured. It is a seven-year period, but the last three and a half years will be especially severe. Les emphasizes that the final half will involve both the wrath of Satan and the wrath of God, making it incomprehensibly awful. He connects this to Israel's spiritual blindness, which will be removed only when the fullness of the Gentiles is brought in. Additionally, Les points out that the Tribulation will be centered in the Middle East and will involve intense persecution of the Jews, as described in Matthew 24.
Les explains that Israel has been blinded to Jesus as their Messiah, and this blindness will continue until the fullness of the Gentiles (the Body of Christ) is complete. Once that happens, God will take the Church out of the way and resume His dealings with Israel, making the Tribulation a time focused on the Jewish nation.
Les teaches that the last three and a half years will be the most awful time in human history, combining the wrath of God and the wrath of Satan. He notes that even the Holocaust and other horrors cannot compare. Jesus Himself said this in Matthew 24:21, emphasizing that it will be worse than anything ever seen or ever to come.
According to Les, the Tribulation will bring intense persecution upon the Jewish people. Jesus' words in Matthew 24 indicate that they will be delivered up, afflicted, and killed, and hated by all nations. Les warns that anti-Semitism will become even worse than anything seen before.
Les points to Jeremiah 30:6 and other verses to show that the terrors of the Tribulation will cause people to experience intense fear and physical distress, akin to a man experiencing labor pains. They will be so overwhelmed that their faces turn pale, and their mental capacity will be tested beyond limits.
Israel's Blindness and the Fullness of the Gentiles
Les explains that the Tribulation is primarily Jewish because Israel remains blind until the Body of Christ is complete, then God resumes dealing with Israel.
Jeremiah 30: Labor Pains of the Tribulation
Les uses Jeremiah 30 to show that the Tribulation will be characterized by intense fear and distress, using the imagery of a man in labor.
Worst Time in History
Les emphasizes that the last three and a half years of the Tribulation will be the most awful time in human history, as Jesus stated in Matthew 24:21.
Horrors Centered in the Middle East
Les reiterates the fear and paleness described in Jeremiah, connecting the Tribulation's horrors to the Middle East.
Outpouring of God's and Satan's Wrath
Les teaches that the Tribulation, especially the latter half, will involve both Satan's wrath and God's wrath, making it an incomparably difficult time.
Incomprehensible Suffering in the Final Half
Les highlights that the final three and a half years will be worse than any previous suffering, combining the wrath of God and Satan.
Earth's Devastation During the Tribulation
Les references Isaiah 24 to describe the earth being made empty and wasted during the Tribulation, affecting all people, including the rich.
Persecution of Jews
Les explains that the Tribulation will bring severe persecution upon the Jews, as they will be delivered up, afflicted, and hated by all nations.
Matthew 24:21: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
This verse is Jesus' explicit statement about the unprecedented severity of the Great Tribulation.
Jeremiah 30:6: Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness?
This verse vividly depicts the physical and mental anguish of the Tribulation.
Romans 11:25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
This explains why the Tribulation is primarily Jewish: Israel's blindness lasts until the fullness of the Gentiles.
The Tribulation lasts seven years, as Les explains, but the last three and a half years will be especially severe.
The Tribulation will primarily affect the nation of Israel, but the whole world will experience God's wrath and Satan's wrath.
The Tribulation will begin after the Church is raptured and God resumes His dealings with Israel.
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