LESSON
49 7th
August 2022.
THE
DAYS OF TRIBULATION
OPENING PRAYER: Almighty Father,
help us to hold on to You to the end, in the name of Jesus.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: Teacher
should allow the students to review the previous week’s lesson.
TODAY’S LESSON
1.
OPENING:
I. BIBLE PASSAGE: Mark 13:19-26.
II. MEMORY VERSE: “For then
shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to
this time, no, nor ever shall be’’.
Matthew 24:21.
III. LESSON INTRODUCTION: The word,
tribulation, means trouble or suffering. There are different kinds of
tribulation mentioned in the Bible. These include: the tribulation of the
disciples in the world (Jn.16:33);
tribulation because of acceptance or obedience to the word of God (Matt.13:21); the tribulation on the way
to the kingdom of God (Acts
14:22; Matt.7:14); earthly tribulation that is common to all (Job 5:6,7); tribulation on evil doers (Rom.2:9) and the great tribulation (Matt.24:21).
The focus
of the lesson is the Great Tribulation. The Bible says it is “the mother” of
all tribulations. The hardship, turmoil, distress and perplexity that would be
experienced in the days of the great tribulation are unprecedented. What is the
great tribulation all about? When will it be? What are the events in the days
of tribulation?
TEACHER’S
DIARY
I. LESSON AIM: To study the meaning and events of the great
tribulation.
II. TEACHING OBJECTIVES: At the
end of the lesson, students should be able to:
a. Understand
the meaning of the great tribulation.
b. Discover the
events in the days of great tribulation.
III. TEACHING PLAN: To achieve the above-stated objectives,
teacher should:
a. Explain
the meaning and nature of the great tribulation.
b. Explain
the events during the great tribulation.
c. Allow
students to make contributions to the lesson.
d. Summarise,
conclude, evaluate the lesson and give assignment to the students.
IV. TEXT REVIEW: Mark 13:19-26.
The following shall
characterise the days of the great tribulation.
i.
Uncommon affliction. (Mark 13:19).
ii.
Confusion about location of Christ. (Mark
13:21).
iii.
False Christ and prophet. V.22.
iv.
Fake wonders and seducing tendencies. V.22.
ACTIVITY:
Teacher
should identify any other five strange happenings that will characterise the
period of great tribulation from the passage.
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V. TEACHING METHOD: Teacher
should use the lecture teaching method.
VI. TIME MANAGEMENT: Teacher
should apply two-lesson outlines teaching time.
2.
LESSON
OUTLINES
LESSON OUTLINE 1: UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT TRIBULATION
Teacher
should explain the following identities which are the flagship of the great
tribulation:
i.
Great tribulation is also called the times
of Jacob’s trouble (Jacob’s means the nation Israel). (Jer.30:7).
ii.
The unbelieving Jews and Gentiles will
partake in the great tribulation (but he i.e. Jacob, shall be saved out of it).
(Jer.30:7b).
iii.
It will begin after the church has been
raptured and the “man of sin” i.e. the antichrist, has been revealed. (2Thess.
2:3-7).
iv.
The time of the great tribulation is the
“seventieth week” of the seventy weeks of Daniel. (Dan.9:24).
v.
The seventy weeks are sectioned into three
as follow:
a. The first
seven weeks. (Dan.9:25).
b. The next sixty two weeks. (Dan.9:25).
c. The last one week. (Dan.9:25).
vi.
In the last “one week” one day represent one
year. Therefore, the duration of the tribulation is seven (7) years. (Dan.9:27).
vii.
The first half of the one week (three and a
half years) will be for full physical manifestation of the antichrist (when
Antichrist will make covenant with Israel). (Dan. 9:27).
viii.
The last half of the week (three and a half
years) is the period when the antichrist will break his covenant, cause great
abominations and desolation in the temple of God. (Dan.9:27; Dan.11:36;
Matt.24:16).
ix.
At the end of the second three and a half
years, Christ will come again (the second coming of Christ) to reign on earth. (Mark
13:24-26; 2Thess. 2:8).
CLASS ACTIVITY 1: students
to mention key points about the great tribulation according to Lesson Outline
1.
LESSON OUTLINE 2: EVENTS IN THE DAYS OF
GREAT TRIBULATION
The great
tribulation will witness series of significant but terrifying events.
These
include:
i. Unprecedented
religious persecution of those who missed rapture. (Matt.24:21-22).
ii. Unparalleled
global religious deception. (Matt.24:24-28).
iii. Untold
global economic problems, in which only those who receive the mark of the Beast
can buy or sell. (Rev.13:17-18).
iv. Series of
unrighteous and abominable religious practices. (2Thess.2:3-4 & 10).
v. Intense
temptation all over the world. (Rev.3:10).
CLASS
ACTIVITY 2: Mention the identities of great tribulation according
to Lesson Outline 2.
3. SUMMARY:
There are troubles for the unbelievers.
4. CONCLUSION: Those who have
received Christ as their Lord and personal Saviour and keep themselves holy
till He comes at rapture shall be delivered (through rapture) from the days of
the Great tribulation. However, the sinners and the backsliders are faced with
the danger of the Great tribulation. Beloved, are you truly saved from sins?
Examine yourself today and be sure!
5. EVALUATION: What are the nature
and time of the great tribulation?
6. CLOSING PRAYER: Almighty Father,
save me from the calamity of the great tribulation. Take me to heaven when You
come.
7. ASSIGNMENT: Mention
ten (10) things about the events of
the great tribulation. (1X10=10 Marks).
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