• Matt 24:21 — For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
• Matt 24:22 — And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect’s sake those days shall be shortened.
• Rev 7:14 — And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

3 Christian traditions affirm this interpretation.

• Evangelical · Evangelical
• Patristic · Patristic
• Reformed · Reformed

13 passages from 9 historic works cite scripture this interpretation depends on.

• Against Heresies (Adversus Haereses) · 2 passages
• The Jewish War · 2 passages
• Church History (Historia Ecclesiastica) · 2 passages
• Heidelberg Catechism · 2 passages
• Homilies on Matthew · 1 passage
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Romans · 1 passage
• Homilies on the Epistle to the Hebrews · 1 passage
• City of God · 1 passage
• Summa Theologica · 1 passage