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The Great Tribulation: When, Where, & Why? | Matthew 24:15-21
Main idea: The "great tribulation" of Matthew 24:21 refers to God's judgment poured out on Jerusalem, through the Roman army, for their rejection of Christ. However, this is but a preview of final judgment and a testimony to our need to receive Jesus.
Outline: Five reasons v. 21's "great tribulation" refers to 70 AD:
It fits the flow of vv 15-21
How the phrase “great tribulation” is used in the rest of the NT.
Scripture regularly uses hyperbolic language this way
70 AD really was unspeakably horrific
How Jesus’s speaks of 70 AD in Luke’s gospel is strong confirmation
Luke’s parallel text…
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