Q. “G.” Why is “the great multitude which no man could number” said to come out of “the great tribulation” (Rev.
21. (There are 75 days between the end of the 1260 days from the middle of the 70th week until the inauguration of the kingdom (compare Dan. 12). The 3 ½ days run from the 1260th day into this 75 day interval.)
7:14), seeing that it would seem to be drawn from among the heathen, to whom the widest of the three circles of tribulation “the hour of temptation” Rev. 3:10), applies?
A. I judge the great tribulation here spoken of to be a general expression for the period of judgment which passes over the earth in the interval between the taking away of the saints to heaven and the appearing of the Lord in judgment with them. It is not the definite tribulation which falls on the Jews in Judea, as given in Matthew 24:15-31. It is a comprehensive and technical expression for the interval or crisis of the world’s history preparatory to the millennium.