Sermons on The Tribulation:

Rapture, Judgment, Tribulation Series

Contributed by Bob Faulkner on Oct 22, 2015

A series of events will most certainly come to planet Earth one day, maybe soon. Here are a group of sermonettes covering some of them.

Recipe for disaster: Do you get frustrated, as do I, when you hear obvious perversions of Scripture? When a passage is mutilated beyond repair? When the words are so obvious, but folks read into them their own ideas? I wouldn't want to let them in my kitchen, to prepare a recipe for me that they ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:15

Denomination: Assembly Of God

Through Many Tribulations Series

Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on May 8, 2020

Through many tribulations we must enter the kingdom of God. But we can take courage from the examples of Jesus and St. Paul.

Tuesday of the 5th Week of Easter 2020 Today’s tale from the Acts of the Apostles needs some back-story for those who weren’t at Mass yesterday. The scene is Lystra, a village in southern Anatolia, sometime in the year 48, about 15 years after the Resurrection. It was part of the Roman province of ...read more

Scripture: John 14:27-31, Acts 14:8-28

Denomination: Catholic

Tribulation Lesson 3 Series

Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 13, 2023

Tribulation - "A day of wrath, trouble, distress."

A. CHARACTER OF THE TRIBULATION 1. A day of wrath, trouble, distress, etc. Zeph. 1:15. 2. A day of judgment – Rev. 14:7, 15:4. 3. A day of darkness – Amos 5:18-20. 4. A day of unparalleled suffering – Rev. 6:15-17, Matt. 24:21-22. B. THE SEQUENCE OF THE TRIBULATION 1. Opening: a. Removal of ...read more

Scripture: Zephaniah 1:15, 2 Thessalonians 2:3, Matthew 24:30

Denomination: Baptist

Sermon On The Tribulations Of Life

Contributed by William Meakin on May 23, 2023

Lifts, or elevators as they are often referred to, are defined as a platform or compartment housed in a specifically designed shaft for raising and lowering people or things to different levels.

Andy Rooney, an American television writer once remarked: “Almost all of us have an elevator or two in our lives somewhere. We wait for them, we ride on them. We're annoyed by the wait, but pleased with the lift.” Ezekiel 3:12 reminds us: “Then the Spirit lifted me up, and I heard behind me the ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 24:21, Romans 12:12, Revelation 3:10, Colossians 3:15

The Pre-Tribulation Rapture

Contributed by Jedidiah Jedidiah on Aug 8, 2025

The concept of the Rapture being ahead of the seven years Tribulation is based from a well grounded biblical facts, and Scripture supports this teaching with various verses and passages.

The Pre-Tribulation Rapture Details presented in this article are biblically supported. They are well-grounded, based on scriptural evidences and reasoning. In this article, I will be laying out Bible verses and passages related to the Pre-Tribulation Rapture. From a biblical perspective, this ...read more

Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:9

Revelation #2 Series

Contributed by Davon Huss on Mar 14, 2016

Let's talk about the 4 Great Tribulations of Revelation (Material adapted from Alger Fitch's book, Revelation, Chapter 2, The Perspective of Opposition, pgs. 39-54)

HoHum: A friend says to a seminarian, “What subjects are you studying at school?” The young theologian says, “You know, the usual, Biblical Texts, Church History, Ministry and Systematic Theology.” The friend asks if he has studied anything on eschatology in his Systematic ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

Tribulation Saints - Revelation 7 Series

Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 4, 2022

Who are the 144,000 and what is their mission in the Great Tribulation?

G.K. Chesterton once said, “Whenever you remove any fence, always pause long enough to ask yourself the question, ‘Why was it put there in the first place?’ Howard Hendricks says, “You are I are living in a time when fences are being removed all around us. America is playing a dangerous game with ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:1-17

Denomination: Brethren

The Fate Of Believers In The Great Tribulation Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jul 11, 2012

We are coming to the section that the Lord Jesus labeled the Great Tribulation. This period takes place after the church leaves the earth, after the church concludes its mission and is taken to be with the Lord.

So far, God has given us a glimpse into the things of the end time. Why? To warn us to turn to His Son. Christ can save us from the judgment to come. We have seen Jesus break open six of the seals that bind the book. We’ve seen the four horsemen who represent the wars and killing, famine ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 7:1-17

Denomination: Baptist

The Central Characters In The Great Tribulation Series

Contributed by Jerry Cosper on Jul 11, 2012

We are only going to look at the three principle characters who have been involved in the spiritual warfare.

Chapter 12 of Revelation is one of the most revealing chapters in the Bible. It rolls back the curtain between earth and heaven and shows what lies behind all the sin and evil and all the conflict of this world. It reveals a great spiritual struggle that is occurring behind the scenes of this ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 12:1-5

Denomination: Baptist

Foundations Of The Faith: Tribulation And Millennium

Contributed by Douglas Phillips on Apr 20, 2017

AS WE STUDY THE BIBLE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF IT BECOME CLEAR AND THESE BECOME FOUNDATIONAL TO BELIEVE AS CHRISTIANS. TWO OF WHICH ARE THE MILLENNIUM AND THE TRIBULATION.

FOUNDATIONS OF THE FAITH: TRIBULATION AND MILLENNIUM REVELATION 20:1-20:15 TODAY WE ARE COMING TO THE CONCLUSION OF OUR STUDY ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF OUR FAITH. AS WE STUDY THE BIBLE CERTAIN ASPECTS OF IT BECOME CLEAR AND THESE BECOME FOUNDATIONAL TO BELIEVE AS CHRISTIANS. FOUNDATIONS OF THE ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 20:1-15

Denomination: Baptist

Finding Salvation Through Tribulation

Contributed by Michael Murdock on Oct 21, 2002

This is a narrative style sermon of finding hope in life’s troubles.

"Finding Salvation through Tribulation." Comfort: Good Choices in Troubled Times Ruth 1:1,2,11-13, 16-18, 20,21; 2:8-12; 4:8-10, 14-17 Introduction Today I want to share with you a story about three women and the choices they make. (Read Ruth 1:1,2) Forced to leave their home in Bethlehem ...read more

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Fiery Furnance - An Example Of The Tribulation Series

Contributed by Thomas Swope on Sep 30, 2011

A comparison of Daniel 3 to future events in Revelation

Daniel 3: 1 – 30 Future Stuff – The fiery furnace – a picture of saints during the Great Tribulation. The title says it all. We are going to take a look at the book of Daniel and see if chapter 3 is a type of what happens in the book of Revelation. In a way I would say that it ...read more

Scripture: Daniel 3:1-30

Denomination: Calvary Chapel

Trials And Tribulations Bring Sanctification Series

Contributed by Dennis Davidson on Feb 10, 2011

During the tribulation period severe testing will be given the repentant righteous remnant to purify them and to prepare them to be the center of Christ's reign on earth.

ZECHARIAH 13: 7-9 TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS BRING SANCTIFICATION [Zephaniah 3] Here begins a new section in Zechariah's great last oracle. The focus is abruptly shifted from the deceitful visions of the false prophet to the sufferings of the Messiah. Clearly it is the time of Christ's death that is ...read more

Scripture: Zechariah 13:7-9

Denomination: Baptist

Talk 2. The Great Tribulation Series

Contributed by Simon Bartlett on Sep 22, 2022

In the days before his crucifixion Jesus warned his disciples of what lay ahead. Here in Revelation, Jesus warns us of what lies ahead. The Great Tribulation will be painful. But it is a step on the way to a glorious future. Our task will be to remain faithful.

In Revelation 7, John sees ‘a great multitude that no one could number, from every nation, from all tribes and peoples and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands, and crying out with a loud voice, “Salvation belongs to ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Suffering And Tribulation Pt 1 Series

Contributed by David Welch on Apr 11, 2018

Fifth in a series from Revelation dealing with Smyrna the suffering Church

The Revelation of Jesus Christ “Suffering for Jesus - 1” Review John wrote this book under direct orders from Jesus. Jesus appeared to him and commissioned him to write what he saw, what was and what was about to take place. This forms the outline of the book. John wrote during a time of severe ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 2:8-11

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance