What is Tribulation:
The tribulation is the affliction, sorrow or grief suffered by someone who has gone through or is going through an unfortunate event.
Tribulation can refer to internal suffering, related to the pain caused by shock or great anguish. For example: “A tribulation clouded his mind.”
For its part, tribulation can also be associated with adversities that a person suffers in achieving their goals. For example: “Despite all the tribulations he went through, José managed to set up his company successfully.”
Synonyms of tribulationOn the other hand, they would be: anguish, sorrow, affliction, bitterness, discontent, as well as adversity, calamity, misfortune, misfortune.
The word, as such, comes from Latin tribulation, tribulatiōnis.
Tribulation in the Bible
The tribulation, from the point of view of Christian doctrine, is the affliction, pain or anguish that is suffered on a spiritual level when we have strayed from the path of God. It is a suffering that looms over believers who have suffered the most diverse calamities (prison, persecution, illness, inner anguish, etc.). It is considered one of the ways in which God disciplines his unfaithful people: “In the last days, when you are troubled and all these things come upon you, you will return to the Lord your God and listen to his voice” (DeuteronomyIV: 30).
However, the tribulation It is also considered a test of faithwhich brings greater growth and maturity to the believer: “Count it all joy, my brothers, that you find yourself in various trials, knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience, and that patience has its perfect result, so that you may be perfect.” and complete, lacking nothing” (SantiagoI: 2-4).
great tribulation
As great tribulation It designates a concept of Christian doctrine that refers to a period in the history of humanity that, according to Jesus Christwill take place when the Apocalypse. In this period, people who do not follow or have put aside faith in Christ will face great pain and torment, not only internal, but external, with plagues, calamities and natural disasters that will hit humanity. The great tribulation will announce the second coming of Jesus Christ. Other interpretations, however, suggest that the great tribulation is one that any person suffers on a personal level in times of great difficulties, and that it is nothing more than a call to return to the Father.
See also Revelation.