runs through verses nine to fourteen inclusive. It tells of great tribulation coming to our Lord’s followers. It helps here to remember who these disciples are representatively,—not the Jewish nation, but the Church. The Church will suffer during this awful time of persecution, and some will be killed. As a result of the terrible persecution there will be a great testing and sifting. Many will “stumble,” that is, give up their faith; false religious teachers will add to the confusion; and the love