RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENT’S MANUAL LESSON: FORTY-NINE – DATE: SUNDAY 7TH AUGUST 2022 – TOPIC: THE DAYS OF TRIBULATION
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RCCG SUNDAY SCHOOL STUDENT’S MANUAL
LESSON: FORTY-NINE
DATE: SUNDAY 7TH AUGUST 2022
TOPIC: THE DAYS OF TRIBULATION
SUNDAY SCHOOL HYMN
- O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
O how I love Thee well,
I am happy, it makes me glad
To rejoice at Thy birth. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Thy friend friendship suits me well,
Both young and will sing Thy song,
We long for Sunday School. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Christ was Thy first teacher,
The Holy Spirit, great teacher,
Does manifest in thee. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
This testimony is sure,
That God, the Father Almighty,
Poured His blessing on Thee - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day,
Though the sun be so bright,
Or if the clouds be black with rain,
I’ll be in Sunday School. - O Sunday School, on the Lord’s day
I rejoice to see Thee,
Will thou pass over me today?
Without my being blest?
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
BIBLE PASSAGE: MARK 13:19-26
19 For in those days shall be affliction, such as was not from the beginning of the creation which God created unto this time, neither shall be.
Also Read: Open Heaven 7 August 2022 Daily Devotional By Pastor E. A. Adeboye –LETTERS TO THE CHURCHES
20 And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.
21 And then if any man shall say to you, Lo, here is Christ; or, lo, he is there; believe him not:
22 For false Christs and false prophets shall rise, and shall shew signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the elect.
23 But take ye heed: behold, I have foretold you all things.
24 But in those days, after that tribulation, the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
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 (John 16:33); tribulation because of acceptance or obedience to the word of God (Matthew 13:21); the tribulation on the way to the kingdom of God (Acts 14:22; Matthew 7:14); earthly tribulation that is common to all (Job 5:6,7); tribulation on evildoer (Romans 2:9) and the great tribulation (Matthew 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?
LESSON OUTLINES
- UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT TRIBULATION
- EVENTS IN THE DAYS OF GREAT TRIBULATION
UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT TRIBULATION
The Great Tribulation is also called the time of Jacob’s (the nation – Israel) trouble (Jeremiah 30:7). The unbelieving Jews (and unsaved or backsliding Gentiles) will be the candidate of the great tribulation. It will begin after the rapture of the Church and the revelation of the antichrist the “man of sin” (2Thessalonians 2:3-7)
The time of the great tribulation is the seventieth week that is, the last one week of the seventy weeks of Daniel. The seventy weeks has three sections: the first seven weeks, the next sixty two weeks and the last one week. There are seven days in a week. A day in the week represent one year. So the duration is seven years (Daniels 9:20-27).
The first half of the last one week (the first three and a half years) will be in for the full physical manifestation of the antichrist, during which he shall make a covenant with Israel (Daniel 9:27). The second half of the last one week (the last three and a half years) will be a time of unprecedented trouble. “in the midst of the week” the antichrist shall break the covenant with Israel and practices “abomination of desolation* in the temple (Daniel 9:27; Daniel 11:36; Matthew 24:15-16). The last three and half years of the great tribulation will culminate in the second coming of Christ to reign on earth (Mark 13:24-26; 2Thessalonians 2:8).
EVENTS IN THE DAYS OF GREAT TRIBULATION
The Great tribulation will witness series of significant but terrifying events.
These includes:
- Unprecedented religious persecution of those who missed rapture (Matthew 24:21-22)
- Unparalleled global religion deception (Matthew 24:24-28)
- Untold global economic problem, in which only those who receive the mark of the beast can buy or sell (Revelation 13:17-18)
- Series of unrighteous and abominable religious practices (2Thessalonians 2:3-4)
- Intense temptation all over the world (Revelation 3:10)
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!
QUESTION
- Mention the events that characterize the days of Great Tribulation
- What is the way out from Great Tribulation
Open Heavens 2021 Daily Devotional guide was written by Pastor E.A. Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, one of the largest evangelical church in the world and also the President of Christ the Redeemer’s Ministries. The Open Heavens devotional application is available across all mobile platforms and operating systems: iOS, Android, Blackberry, Nokia, Windows Mobile and PC.
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