[Ezekiel 5:9]

And I will do among you what I have never done, and the like of which I will never do again, because of all your abominations. — [Ezekiel 5:9 NKJV]

Because of all the things you do that I hate, I will punish Jerusalem as I have never done before and will never do again. — [Ezekiel 5:9 GNT]

GREAT TRIBULATION

When the Preacher that wrote the Bible Book of Ecclesiastes said, "The thing that has been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun" [Ecclesiastes 1:9], that preacher had not known the revelation of "Great Tribulation."

Great Tribulation is an exception to that general principle, which the Preacher or Scribe of Ecclesiastes said in the alluded verse.

In the top Bible verse above, God declared He'd do in Jerusalem (House of God) something terrible that was never done before and that will never be done again. That's "Great Tribulation:"

* Why call it "Great?" — It's because it's never done before neither shall it be done after it. It's therefore great in magnitude and uniqueness.

* Why call it "Tribulation?" — It's because it's terrible, perilous.

However, even though the same great tribulation never reoccurs, there's another "Great Tribulation," different from the one in the top Bible verse above, yet to come not just upon Jerusalem but also upon the Churches and Christians and the world.

You may have heard some preachers say "Rapture comes before the Great Tribulation comes;" but the reason the Great Tribulation is even coming is primarily because of the fallen Churches and Christians, just as the reason why the great Tribulation in the Bible verse above was to come was because of Jerusalem.

Just as Jonah (prophet of God) was the reason the great storm came upon the Ship onboard to Tarshish, and not because of the unbelievers or heathens in the same ship: and as soon as Jonah was cast into the sea the storm disappeared — for Jonah, as the Churches, Pastors and Christians today, deviated from where God sent him and was going to Tarshish for prosperity and things of this world when destruction was about to wipe the greatest city in the world then in about 40 days.

*1* - *1* The fallen Churches and Christians would be the reason why God would allow the Great Tribulation come - But also,

*2* - *2* The true Churches and Christians (Elects) would be the reason why God would shorten the days the Great Tribulation and end the tribulation.

As it is written,

[Matthew 24:21-24 BLB] — "For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, and never shall be. And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the elect, those days will be shortened. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘Here,’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect."

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Please remember the top Bible verse above recorded God also mentioning the reason for the great Tribulation in Jerusalem, House of God; and the reason was because they did the "Abominations God hates" among them. The Lord Jesus ordered one of His Servants (Apostle John) to write letters while the Lord Jesus Christ was doing the dictation for John to write in the letters addressed to Seven Churches. These were some of the things He hated which the Churches had in their midst:

* Neglecting First Love/First Works
* Deeds of the Nicolaitanes
* Blasphemy, which turns even Jews/Christians into Synagogue of Satan
* False Apostles, False Prophets, False Teachers
* Doctrine of Balaam or becoming Stumbling Block that makes other Christians fall or offend
* Idolatry and feeding from offerings to idols
* Fornication, sexual immortality and adultery
* Not being watchful, sensitive nor spiritually alert
* Lukewarm: Neither hot nor cold, full of worldly riches and carnality, but miserable in spiritual.