Greek Translation: “Confirming the souls of the disciples and exhorting, comforting and encouraging them to continue or remain with perseverance in the faith going through much pressure, squeezing, breaking, grievous afflictions and heavy burdens enter into the Dominion of God.” Comment: Most people who play the lottery want to get out of tribulation! Get on easy street with no worries! However the lottery winner histories has shown us they after one year are broke! They try to go back to their old job and back to their old wife who they divorced! While they had the millions in cash they caused much tribulation for other people! If you have the peace of God through your tribulation you will be alright! When we experience the love of God then we will have a burden for the lost of this world! Even my tribulations before I met Christ are never wasted! The tribulation Jesus suffered on the Cross bought the redemption of the lost! The tribulation we suffered in India was joyful because we gave people hope who had no hope! People in India would tell us God has sent you here! No greater confirmation than from the people who God sent us to! The Apostle Paul was telling his disciples your tribulation is not wasted but brings hope to a lost and dying world! Once Christ comes in you just have to go out! Preach the Gospel with no prejudice! Whoever will hear the voice of God! Withhold nothing! Give everything! All of you in Christ to all of them! Tribulation is the bridge all must cross to get to heaven! Jesus said in this world you will have tribulation but be of good cheer for I have overcome the world! God will carry you through every tribulation! When Jesus returns to the earth at his second coming at the end of the seven year tribulation period with the Saints from Heaven and his angels he will defeat Satan and bind him for a thousand years! Heaven will be emptied out and all there return to earth! So we will be involved along side of Christ in the last great battle on earth Armageddon! Will you have some tribulation here? How about when Christ releases Satan for a season after the thousand year reign of Christ? In heaven you will not be playing a harp on a cloud! Your faith will grow for the next tribulation to conquer it through faith in Christ! In Christ you can do all things! James and Hamsa Sasse. GodWhoisGod.com