TRIBULATION: The Bible, particularly in the New Testament’s Book of Revelation, prophesies a period of severe hardship and divine judgment known as the Tribulation.

The Greek word for tribulation is thlipsis - pressure, afflicted, anguish, burdened, persecution, and trouble. In John 16:32-33, Yeshua/Jesus speaks of a time coming when believers will be scattered, each one looking out for themselves while forsaking Him - leaving Him alone. He then tells the disciples one of the most powerful statements in the Word of God - "Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me."

Tribulations for believers are an overwhelming sense of "feeling" alone because of the battle of betrayal from those who claim to love them. However, the Tribulation noted in the book of Revelation is far more destructive. There is a tribulation that disciplines, and then there is a Great Tribulation that punishes. Believers experience the first. Unbelievers suffer the second and worst kind, which are those left behind after the Rapture.

"Feeling" alone will provoke one of two things: deep despair or turning us into a hermit. Both of these choices will lead to overwhelming sadness that propagates the worst life—"I am alone." Jesus was faced with the same decision after being betrayed by 99.9% of His family, friends, and enemies. His conclusion: "Yet I am not alone, because the Father is with Me."

Agreed! Tribulations of pressure, sadness, persecution, and affliction WILL come. Satan's goal is to produce the big lie - no one cares, and I am alone. Authentic believers who know Jesus from the inside out, can rest assured in the exact words of Jesus, Yet I am not alone.

What do you do with your sadness? Review Revelation 2:10.

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