Jesus spoke about the time after the “abomination that causes desolation” is set up in the temple, at the 3˝-year point:

For then there will be great distress [great tribulation], unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again (Matthew 24:21).

Thankfully, for the “elect,” that period of time will be interrupted:

If those days had not been cut short, no one would survive, but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened (Matthew 24:22).

The dark, dreadful Great Tribulation phase will be interrupted by fearsome cosmic disturbances in the sky:

Immediately after the distress [great tribulation] of those days, the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from the sky, and the heavenly bodies will be shaken (Matthew 24:29; cf. Revelation 6:12,13).

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