Reference

Matthew 24:21

“For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.”

And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!

But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:

For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.

And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

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This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

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Signs Before Return

This verse describes a tribulation, but does not explicitly list it as a "sign" in the sense of a specific event (like wars or earthquakes) that precedes a return. It describes the tribulation itself, not its function as a predictive sign.

Sequential Timeline

The verse describes an event of unparalleled severity ("great tribulation") but does not explicitly place it within a sequence of other prophetic events, nor does it define the beginning or end points of this tribulation in relation to other occurrences.

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Related Verses

Matthew 24:29

“Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:”

Matthew 24:6

“And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.”

Matthew 24:37

“But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.”

Matthew 24:7

“For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.”

Matthew 24:13

“But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.”

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