Overcome Tribulation through
The Lord Jesus
Christ
The
Lord Jesus Christ spoke to His Disciples:
“These things I have spoken to you, that in Me
you may have peace. In the world you
will have tribulation; but be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.” (Jn.
16:33) Jesus encouraged His disciples
not to worry when they encountered tribulation that is to be expected when they
lived in this world. He had promised to
take care of them and give them peace.
Two Kinds of Tribulation
n
Personal “Beloved, do not think it
strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange
thing happened to you; but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s
sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with
exceeding joy.” (1 Pet. 4:12-13)
“And not only that, but
we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;” (Rom. 5:3)
n
Universal “For then there will be great
tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this
time, no, nor ever shall be.” (Mt. 24:21)
“Because you have kept My
command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall
come upon the whole world , to test those who dwell on
the earth.” (Rev. 3:10)
Why Do Christians
go through the
Tribulation ?
n
As Children of God Christians suffer with the Lord Jesus
Christ
“The Spirit Himself bears
witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then
heirs -
heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if indeed we suffer with Him,
that we may also be glorified together. For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not
worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.” (
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Tribulation
develops Christian Character
“And not only that, but
we also glory in tribulations, knowing that tribulation produces perseverance;
and perseverance, character, and character, hope.” (
Joseph went through
tribulation in his early years at home and later became a high official in
Testimony
of Elder Huang in San San (3 mountain)
Elder Huang was imprisoned
for 17 years by the Chinese Communist government for refusing to deny the
existence of the One True God in the Lord Jesus Christ. His prison cell has a small window with the
distant view of his home. Every morning
he looked out the window and saw his son passing by on his way to school. He would pray for his son to come to the
knowledge of the Lord Jesus Christ. By
the time Elder Huang was released from prison his son did believe in the Lord
Jesus Christ. His son received a Ph.D degree from
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Going through the Tribulation
train Christians to
comfort Others
“Blessed
be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God
of all comfort, who comforts us in all our tribulation, that we may be
able to comfort those who are in any trouble, with the comfort with which we
ourselves are comforted by God. For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us,
so our consolation also abounds through Christ.” (2 Cor. 1:3-5)
Testimony
of Sister Liew of TJC in
Brother John Liew, a civil engineer, had a very successful bean sprout
business in
Sister Liew requested the General Assembly in
Going through the
Tribulation
to Enter the
n
“Strengthening the souls of the disciples, exhorting them to
continue in the faith, and saying, ‘We must through many tribulations enter the
n
“ I, John, both your brother
and companion in the tribulation and kingdom and patience of Jesus Christ, was
on the island that is called
Will Christians go
through the Great
Tribulation ?
There
are some denominational churches that teach Christians will not go through the
Great Tribulation. They will be raptured and go to heaven before the Great
Tribulation. This is not what the Lord
Jesus Christ prophesied. Here is what He
said.
n
“And unless those days are shortened, no flesh would be
saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.” (Mt. 24:22)
The
“elect” refers to Christians
(Rom. 8:33-37; Col. 3:12-15)
The Christians will still be in the world during the Great
Tribulation.
God provides a
Way of Escape
n
“But take heed to yourselves, lest your hearts be weighed
down with carousing, drunkenness, and cares of this life,
and that Day come on you unexpectedly. For it will come as a snare on all
those who dwell on the face of the whole earth. Watch therefore, and pray
always that you may be counted worthy to escape all these things that will come
to pass, and to stand before the Son of
n
“Now when the dragon saw that he had been cast to the earth,
he persecuted the woman who gave birth to the male Child. But the woman
was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness to
her place, where she is nourished for a time and times and half a time, from
the presence of the serpent.” (Rev. 12:13-14)
n
The Lord Jesus Christ instructed His disciples: “Then let those who in
The Place of
Refuge for the
Early Apostolic Church
Many biblical scholars believe the Early Christians followed the instructions of the Lord Jesus Christ, and evacuated to Petra a city in the mountainous region of Jordan, which is about 100 miles south of Jerusalem.
In the year 70 A.D. the Roman army surrounded and beseiged the city of Jerusalem.
The temple was destroyed as prophesied by the Lord Jesus Christ. 
Petra is an ancient city in Jordan, which was the capitol of the Nabataean empire. This city was a trade route for many people in ancient times because it runs from the Dead Sea to the Gulf of Aqaba. Towering cliffs form a narrow entrance that opens into a large valley of cliff dwellings.
In this city all of the buildings were carved into a cliff.
This city shows an amazing feat of engineering in ancient times because it is carved out of cliffs and has an efficient waterway system. This city at its peak held between 20,000 and 30,000 people.
Petra is a good example of a city of self-sufficiency that serves as a Refuge for God's people during the time of the Great Tribulation.
God prepared a
Place of Refuge for our Church
in China
Praise
and thank our Lord Jesus Christ for giving me an opportunity to visit one of
our “Underground House Churches” in the mountain area of
The
brother pointed out to me the church building on top of the hill. I was surprised to see the name of our church on the front wall of the building
because at that time the Communist government did not allow any denominational
church name to be displayed. The brother
explained to me that was an “
That
God has prepared
several Christian Camps
in Texas
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) operates three Hurricane Emergency Shelters for people living in the coastal areas of Galveston and the low lying areas in Houston that are subject to floods due to the surge in a hurricane. These three Hurricane Emergency Shelters are located in Huntsville, College Station (Bryan) and Brenham because they are at least 100 miles inland from the coast of Galveston. There are also several Christian and Youth camps that are located north of the Hurricane Safety Line as shown in the map below.
The illustration in the map below shows the hurricane weakens as soon as it makes landfall on the coast and continues inland.
A Category 2 Hurricane is reduced to become a Tropical Storm when it reaches more than 100 miles inland.
This is one of the reasons why many Christian denominational churches and Youth organizations in the Houston and Galveston areas locate their Camps and Retreat Centers north of the Hurricane Safety Line near these three FEMA Hurricane Shelters. These Christian camps and Retreat Centers can also serve as Emergency Hurricane Shelters for their Church members. Residents in this area of Texas did not have any damage to their homes and property, or have electric power outages when Hurricane Ike struck Houston on September 13, 2008.
God
Protects Christian Camps
in the End Time
n
They
(Satanic forces) went
up on the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of the saints and the
beloved city. And fire came down from
God out of heaven and devoured them.” (Rev. 20:9) n
“And they (Christians) overcame him (Satan) by the blood of
the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives
to the death.” (Rev. 12:11) Jesus
Christ helps Christians
Overcome the Tribulation n
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?
Shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or
peril, or sword? As it is written: "For Your sake we are killed all day
long; We are accounted as sheep for the
slaughter." Yet in all these things we are more than conquerors through
Him who loved us.” ( Jesus
Christ will return
after the Great
Tribulation n
“Immediately after the Tribulation of those days
the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will
fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear
in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see
the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.” (Mt. 24:29-30) Great
Tribulation will go
to Heaven n
“After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude
which no one could number, of all nations, tribes, peoples, and tongues,
standing before the throne and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, with
palm branches in their hands.” (Rev. 7:9) “And I said to him, ‘Sir, you know,’ So he said to me, ‘These are the ones
who come out of the Great Tribulation, and washed their robes and made them
white in the blood of the Lamb.” (Rev. 7:14)
Those who go
through the 
Special Note: Church (TJC) Members, Apostolic Sabbath-keeping Christians and Messianic Jews who would like to prepare with other believers of the same faith to overcome the Great Tribulation through the Lord Jesus Christ, and are interested in homesteading in this area (Washington County) of Texas, are invited to write to me at the email address below.
May God bless
you
This article is based on a sermon preached by Paul Wong
to a congregation in Houston, Texas on
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comments please write first to: arkpw@sbcglobal.net
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Paul Wong is a Christian minister and the
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