There might well come to him abandonment by his own family, hostility from his heathen neighbours, and persecution from the official powers. For the believer who is enabled to endure it, the affliction becomes a means of triumph… “afflictions” are the various forms of injury to body and mind suffered by those who are persecuted… Thlipsis is the suffering which results from what presses hard on the soul." He broke and defeated the power of sin and death through his own sacrificial death. Maintaining Cars. 1 Samuel 26:24 "Now behold, as your life was highly valued in my sight this day, so may my life be highly valued in the sight of the LORD, and may He deliver me from all distress." - Richard Sibbes, Your afflictions may only prove that you are more immediately under the Father's hand. Paul’s use of “in Christ”) “ye may have peace”. The pillory or scourge is for those malefactors that shall escape execution. May the LORD therefore reward you with good in return for what you have done to me this day. Whether Aquinas intended to provide an etymology (he probably did), he certainly uttered a truth when he said: "Joyfulness is like width. John 17 records Jesus’ prayer to the Father and after this prayer Jesus is betrayed and arrested. These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. They shall put you out of the synagogue--( John 9:22, 12:42). Cf. John 16:33 "These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. Instead of panicking, "have peace" (John 16:33) since Jesus knew and warned us about it in advance. 10 'Do not fear what you are about to suffer. May the LORD answer you in the day of trouble! He brought life and immortality to light. Psalm 108:12 Oh give us help against the adversary, For deliverance by man is in vain. Because I must wait quietly for the day of distress, For the people to arise who will invade us. Robertson's Word Pictures - Tribulation (thlipseōs). Wilt thou not require much refining in the furnace of affliction to purify thee? Jn 8:31; 1Jn 2:19). Ah! In this world you will have trouble. Jesus tells us to take his yoke and it will be easy, and that his burden is light (Mt 11:30). Afflictions carry away nothing but the dross of sin. It appears in a secondary and metaphorical sense once in the Old Testament"anguish [stenochoria] of spirit" (Wisd. 1 Samuel 24:19 "For if a man finds his enemy, will he let him go away safely? Bible Language English. John 16:33-“I have told you these things so that in Me you may have peace. "Conquered" is an accurate translation of the Greek word nikaō that was used in the original manuscripts but in modern English "overcame" carries the connotation of the passage more accurately. Psalm 9:9 The LORD also will be a stronghold for the oppressed, A stronghold in times of trouble; These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. מְגוּרָה mᵉghûrāh , Fear (Ps 34:4). (Ps 91:15 - see "Heirs of heaven are conscious of a special divine presence in times of severe trial. B. Eerdmans, Daily Study on 2 Corinthians 1 Commentary, Jeremiah 30:7-The Time of Jacob's Trouble, Second Coming of Christ-Quotes, Devotionals & Illustrations, one's response to tribulations demonstrates the reality of one's faith, temporal tribulations produce inestimable future, eternal glory, God will avenge tribulations you have endured for His Name and Word. 2 Corinthians 2:4 For out of much affliction and anguish of heart I wrote to you with many tears; not so that you would be made sorrowful, but that you might know the love which I have especially for you. 2 Corinthians 8:2 that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality. - Thomas Watson, Knowing the truth concerning the deep workings of the evil spirit helps the individual not only to overcome sins but to eliminate unnecessary afflictions as well. In the world you will have tribulation. In NT times there were two ways of threshing grain. Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. The Expositor's Greek Testament. But be of good cheer. Revelation 1:9 I, John, your brother and fellow partaker in the tribulation and kingdom and perseverance which are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus. It is a pressing together as of grapes. Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? - Samuel Rutherford, Affliction doth not rise out of the dust or come to men by chance; but it is the Lord that sends it, and we should own and reverence His hand in it. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.". The security of these disciples rested on the ability they thought they had to understand what Jesus was saying to them. Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. Read Introduction to John . To get what John 16:33 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. He ensured that death would not have the final say. Zechariah 8:10 'For before those days there was no wage for man or any wage for animal; and for him who went out or came in there was no peace because of his enemies, and I set all men one against another. לַחַץ lachats Oppression (2 Kgs 13:4, Ps 44:24). This term comes from the Latin tribulum (see youtube video), which means a threshing instrument. A striking parallel may be found in Isa 63:1-3 (Ed: see commentary), where the Lord says that He has "trodden the winepress alone" and adds: "for I will tread them in mine anger, and trample them in my fury." Psalm 119:143 Trouble and anguish have come upon me, Yet Your commandments are my delight. But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. 7 for this reason, brethren, in all our distress and affliction we were comforted about you through your faith; Jeremiah 10:18 For thus says the LORD, "Behold, I am slinging out the inhabitants of the land At this time, And will cause them distress, That they may be found." צַר tsar Enemy (Zec 8:10). On September 11, we looked at John 16:33, the well-known verse about having trouble in the world. In the Septuagint stenochoria refers to the straitness of a siege (Deuteronomy 28:53; Deuteronomy 28:57). Thlipsis is used 45 times in the NT (see all NT uses of Thlipsis below) Thlipsis is translated in the NAS as affliction (inflicting on a person something that is hard to bear), 14; afflictions, 6; anguish, 1; distress (the state of being in great trouble), 2; persecution (harassment in a manner designed to injure, grieve, or afflict), 1; tribulation (distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution), 16; tribulations, 4; trouble, 1. And he said to me, "These are the ones who come out of the great tribulation, and they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. At first it was used quite literally, but in the New Testament it has come to describe that pressure of events which is persecution. - James H. Aughey, It is not affliction itself, but affliction rightly borne, that does us good. Plutarch contrasted stenochoria with anesis (Strong's #425). (Matthew 13:20-21), Comment: William MacDonald explains that "The shallow earth yields a shallow profession; there is no depth to the root. They wanted to know, and then they thought they would feel at peace. Choose Book of Bible to StudyGenesisExodusLeviticusNumbersDeuteronomyJoshuaJudgesRuth1 Samuel2 Samuel1 Kings2 Kings1 Chronicles2 ChroniclesEzraNehemiahEstherJobPsalmsProverbsEcclesiastesSong of SolomonIsaiahJeremiahLamentationsEzekielDanielHoseaJoelAmosObadiahJonahMicahNahumHabakkukZephaniahHaggaiZechariahMalachiMatthewMarkLukeJohnActsRomans1 Corinthians2 CorinthiansGalatiansEphesiansPhilippiansColossians1 Thessalonians2 Thessalonians1 Timothy2 TimothyTitusPhilemonHebrewsJames1 Peter2 Peter1 John2 John3 JohnJudeRevelation, Search Wikipedia using spiritual discretion, see notes on uses in individual verses below, MacArthur, J: Romans 1-8. 6 For after all it is only just for God to repay with affliction those who afflict you, John 16:16-33, That In Me You May Have Peace. Psalm 25:17 The troubles of my heart are enlarged; Bring me out of my distresses. But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart. He claims to be a Christian as long as it is popular to do so, but persecution exposes his unreality. Lewis, There is no attribute of God more comforting to His children than the doctrine of Divine Sovereignty. John 16:33. by Grant | Jun 3, 2018 | John | 0 comments. Micah 2:12 "I will surely assemble all of you, Jacob, I will surely gather the remnant of Israel. 1 Samuel 10:19 "But you have today rejected your God, who delivers you from all your calamities and your distresses; yet you have said, 'No, but set a king over us!' There is no time that the patient is such an object of tender interest to the surgeon, as when he is bleeding beneath his knife. Following Jesus, Paul also willingly chose a course of action that would bring him into conflict with human society. And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. John 16:1-33.DISCOURSE AT THE SUPPER TABLE CONCLUDED. This - "I have a high priest in heaven" - Robert Murray McCheyne, When I am in the cellar of affliction, I look for the Lord's choicest wines. (Ed note: i.e., thlipsis)" (Daily Study on 2 Corinthians 1 Commentary) (Bolding added), In other notes Barclay writes that "thlipsis which originally expressed sheer, physical pressure on a man. Deuteronomy 31:17 "Then My anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide My face from them, and they will be consumed, and many evils and troubles will come upon them; so that they will say in that day, 'Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have come upon us?' - John Flavel, The more afflictions you have been under, the more assistance you have had for this life of holiness. 22 Redeem Israel, O God, Out of all his troubles. Yet such will have trouble in this life, and I am trying to spare you. Pink, What fools are we, then, to frown upon our afflictions! William Barclay writes that thlipsis "In ordinary Greek always describes actual physical pressure on a man… Sometimes there falls upon a man’s spirit the burden and the mystery of this unintelligible world. The reference is to God destroying the enemies of Israel (Ed: Which will reach it's culmination in the Great Tribulation). 22 'Behold, I will throw her on a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her into great tribulation, unless they repent of her deeds. The world is not thy friend. And there will be a time of distress such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the book, will be rescued. עֳנִי ‘ŏnî Affliction (Ex 4:31). A winepress can be seen today near the Garden Tomb. - Robert Murray McCheyne, God often lays the sum of His amazing providences in very dismal afflictions; as the limner first puts on the dusky colors, on which he intends to draw the portraiture of some illustrious beauty. Mark 4:17 and they have no firm root in themselves, but are only temporary; then, when affliction or persecution arises because of the word, immediately they fall away. (Word Meanings in the NT), The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia adds that "thlipsis derives from roots that graphically portray the process in which a person is first limited, then walled in, and gradually squeezed until something must give. But take heart! עֹצֶר ‘ōtser , Oppression (Ps 107:39). It was to try them, and it is the same with His dealings toward us. Understand the meaning of John 16:33 using all available Bible versions and commentary. Devastating illness. Ephesians 3:13 Therefore I ask you not to lose heart at my tribulations on your behalf, for they are your glory. I will put them together like sheep in the fold; Like a flock in the midst of its pasture They will be noisy with men. Faith laughs at the shaking of the spear; unbelief trembles at the shaking of a leaf, unbelief starves the soul; faith finds food in famine, and a table in the wilderness. If anyone is carnal, weak, blind, wicked, irascible, haughty, and so forth, tribulation will make him more carnal, weak, blind, wicked and irritable. It shines when every other is put out. Deuteronomy 4:29 "But from there you will seek the LORD your God, and you will find Him if you search for Him with all your heart and all your soul. WORDS OF JESUS IN RED. To whom will you flee for help? Browse Sermons on John 16:33. Jeremiah 11:16 The LORD called your name, "A green olive tree, beautiful in fruit and form"; With the noise of a great tumult He has kindled fire on it, And its branches are worthless. You have relieved me in my distress; Be gracious to me and hear my prayer. Thucydides used stenochoria literally (7.70). These, how crabbed soever, are our best friends. Matthew 24:29 "But immediately after the tribulation of those days THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT, AND THE STARS WILL FALL from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Samuel Rutherford wrote to one of his friends, “God has called you to Christ’s side, and the wind is now in Christ’s face in this land: and seeing ye are with him ye cannot expect the lee-side or the sunny side of the brae.” It is always a costly thing to be a real Christian, for there can be no Christianity without its cross. All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew [it] unto you. Sometimes the tribulation is seen as a punishment for sin (see note Romans 2:9), sometimes as a part of life to be expected and tolerated (Ro 12:2-note) (Bromiley, G. W. The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, Revised. Philippians 4:14 Nevertheless, you have done well to share with me in my affliction. 1 Thessalonians 3:3 so that no one would be disturbed by these afflictions; for you yourselves know that we have been destined for this. God uses not the rod where He means to use the Word. Here it is the wicked who will experience God's wrath and fury for their willful disobedience. 11 "Now a famine came over all Egypt and Canaan, and great affliction with it, and our fathers could find no food. (Vincent, M. R. Word studies in the New Testament Vol. Honor God by trusting Him. Deuteronomy 28:53 "Then you shall eat the offspring of your own body, the flesh of your sons and of your daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, during the siege and the distress by which your enemy will oppress you. John 16:33. In the world you shall have tribulation: but be of good courage; I have overcome the world. Sanctified afflictions are spiritual promotions. - John Bunyan, A measure of trials is necessary for the exercise and manifestation of your graces; to give you a more convincing proof of the truth and sweetness of the promises made to a time of affliction; to mortify the body of sin; and to wean you more effectually from the world. 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