ክርስቶስ ይህንኑ ዕለት ማቴዎስ 24፡21-22 ውስጥ ሲገልጠው እንዲህ ብሏል፡- "በዚያን ጊዜ ከዓለም መጀመሪያ ጀምሮ እስከዛሬ ድረስ ያልሆነ፥ እንግዲህም ከቶ የማይሆን ታላቅ መከራ ይሆናል።
Jesus described those days in Matthew 24:21-22, "For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no nor ever shall be.