Um, i dont understand what the difference is between the tribulation and THE tribulation. I dont know what bible you reading, but mine doesnt put it in caps like that.
This reminds me of another scripture when Jesus said to Peter satan was gonna sift him as wheat. And he said not to worry about it, cos Jesus knew Peter was WHEAT. sifting is not a pleasant process, but we all go through it. It kinda sounds like tribulation to me. Or turbulence.
That is because you have rejected the Bible doctrine of the Rapture which leads to you not understanding what "The Tribulation" is.
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."
Daniel 12:1 ...............
"And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a
time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation [even] to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book."
Revelation 7:14 ..........
"And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of
great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb."
Jeremiah 30:3-7..............
‘For behold, the days are coming,’ says the LORD, ‘that I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the LORD. ‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ Now these
are the words that the LORD spoke concerning Israel and Judah. For thus says the LORD: ‘We have heard a voice of trembling, of fear, and not of peace. Ask now, and see, whether a man is ever in labor with child? So why do I see every man
with his hands on his loins like a woman in labor, and all faces turned pale? Alas! For that day
is great, so that none
is like it; and it
is the
time of Jacob’s trouble, but he shall be saved out of it.’
Biblically there is THE Tribulation Period which will last 7 years. From the Rapture to Armageddon.
Then the GREAT Tribulation Period will last 3 1/2 years, from the midpoint of the Tribulation (Jacobs Trouble) to Armageddon.
Matt. 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
."
Deut. 4:30...............
"When thou
art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the LORD thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice."