I.e., Jesus is going to beat His bride ...
We are called to follow the example of the heroes of faith in Hebrews 11. Let’s read about them..
“33 who through faith conquered kingdoms, enforced justice, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34 quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, were made strong out of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight. 35 Women received back their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured, refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life. 36 Others suffered mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment. 37 They were stoned, they were sawn in two,[a] they were killed with the sword. They went about in skins of sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, mistreated— 38 of whom the world was not worthy—wandering about in deserts and mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth”.
I would quote the whole chapter as there is much enouragement there as well, but I wanted to show that it has always been the greatest honour to lay down one’s life for the kingdom. Furthermore God is wise and sovereign about what suffering He allows, but everything happens by His decree and according to His plan. Most of the apostles, those handpicked by Jesus laid down their lives for Him and the gospel. Throughout church history, many Christian groups and individuals suffered persecution, torture, death and their faithfulness has inspired many more to follow Christ, no matter what the cost. Why insult Jesus and His disciples and all those martyrs by saying that if Jesus lets the church go through the tribulation, it’s like Him beating His bride? Why did He let his own disciples get imprisoned, and beaten and killed in very painful ways? Was that wrong of Him to let them suffer? Your wife beating analogy is totally unbiblical and insults all those who made the ultimate sacrifice to remain faithful to Jesus until the end.