noun
Great Tribulation
Christian term referring to the period of severe hardship before the Second Coming, as described in the Book of Revelation.
患難時代についての解釈は教派によって異なる。
Interpretations of the Great Tribulation differ among denominations.
Compound of 患難 (かんなん, 'tribulation, affliction') and 時代 (じだい, 'era, period'). The term is a direct translation of the Christian concept 'Great Tribulation'.