When did the tribulation begin? When does it end? ~ xzins
Well, I'd say that the tribulations began the moment that sin entered this world. I'd say that the tribulations will end the moment that this world ends.
This doesn't mean that I don't think that things are going to get real bad before the return of the King. I just don't expect that I will get a free pass to escape tribulations because I happen to know God. Why should I expect special treatment when for the first 3 centuries after the Lord's murder the gospel spread over ground wet with the blood of the saints? Personally, I don't think we will complete preaching to the elect in every tribe and tongue until the ground is again wet with the blood of the saints. Some even say that it is happening right now.
From what I understand the Return of the King will be on December 17, 2003.