Continuing with the Introduction, we cover some of the mysterious references to time: days, months, times, times, and half a time and they mysterious and merciful prophetic number of 3.5. the numbers reveal that in God’s province, mercy and judgment are intertwined and are to be understood synonymously, as His judgment in the now is a time of grace (mercy in judgment) intended to help people avoid His wrath and destruction.
We also explore the difference between the Tribulation, the Great Tribulation, & the Time of Wrath. The Tribulation refers to two 3.5-year periods of time where Yahweh brings an end to all things that we know now. This time immediately precedes the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
The Great Tribulation is a defined term and not left to speculation. It begins very specifically after the Abomination of Desolation (when the man we call the Antichrist, declares that He is God) and it occurs after the rapture of the bondservants of Jesus Christ. Therefore, the Great Tribulation does not occur until sometime after the end of the first of the two 3-5-year periods.
