Jesus predicted that the suffering of the world in the Tribulation would be worse than anything we could imagine . He said in Matthew 24:21-22 —
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B . SUFFERING WILL BE AT AN ALL TIME HIGH AT THE END OF THE TRIBULATION .
--It would appear that the horrible wrath of God upon the world will intensify as the Battle of Armageddon and the Return of Christ draw near . In Revelation 16 , John saw a vision of God ' s wrath being poured out on the earth . What he describes is truly horrible . Yet some of these judgments and Satan ' s response to them will prepare the world for the great Battle of Armageddon .
The Bible tells us that at the end of the Tribulation , angels will be pouring destruction on the earth . Horrible things will happen on the earth due to the work of these angels . These judgments include :
• Every person who has the mark of the Beast will be given painful sores ( Revelation 16:2 ).
• The ocean will be turned to blood and everything in the sea will die
( Revelation 16:3 ).
• The rivers and all sources of water will turn into blood ( Revelation 16:4 ).
• The sun will intensify in heat , scorching those on earth ( Revelation 16:8-9 ).
• The world will be covered in darkness causing people to gnaw on their now tongues in agony , while cursing God ( Revelation 16:10-11 ). the
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