Tribulation is sometimes used in scripture to refer to general persecution, but in modern vernacular the word tribulation is almost always associated with the 7 year period dominated by the Antichrist. Furthermore the Bible itself makes a distinction between general persecution and the Tribulation. Revelation says that this period will be worse than any other period or any other type of persecution in history, and as you have rightly pointed out, it will be so bad that if allowed to continue it would wipe out all life on earth.
When I remember to do so I’ll capitalize Tribulation to refer to the 7 years before the Day of the Lord, and persecution to refer to, well, the persecution that Christians encounter during the church age. That should eliminate any confusion.
Tribulation is another word for persecution not wrath.
Tribulation is sometimes used in scripture to refer to general persecution, but in modern vernacular the word tribulation is almost always associated with the 7 year period dominated by the Antichrist. Furthermore the Bible itself makes a distinction between general persecution and the Tribulation. Revelation says that this period will be worse than any other period or any other type of persecution in history, and as you have rightly pointed out, it will be so bad that if allowed to continue it would wipe out all life on earth.
When I remember to do so I’ll capitalize Tribulation to refer to the 7 years before the Day of the Lord, and persecution to refer to, well, the persecution that Christians encounter during the church age. That should eliminate any confusion.