B. God’s Judgment on the World

B11

A parallel with the apocalyptic prophecy of Jesus Christ. The Second Coming will occur at the end of the Great Tribulation. The end of the Great Tribulation is another chronological marker associated with the coming of Jesus Christ.

The Gospel of Matthew

Chapter 24

²⁹ “But immediately after the suffering of those days, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken…

The Gospel of Mark

Chapter 13

²⁴ But in those days, after that oppression, the sun will be darkened, the moon will not give its light, ²⁵ the stars will be falling from the sky, and the powers that are in the heavens will be shaken.

The Gospel of Luke

Chapter 21

²⁵ “There will be signs in the sun, moon, and stars; and on the earth anxiety of nations, in perplexity for the roaring of the sea and the waves; ²⁶ men fainting for fear and for expectation of the things which are coming on the world, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.