Mark 13:15-23 — unparalleled tribulation: Mike takes Jesus at his word, not hyperbole

After the abomination there will be tribulation such as has not been from creation until now and never will be. If God did not cut short those days, no human being would be saved (physical survival, not eternal salvation). Mike argues against R.C. Sproul's view that this is deliberate hyperbole. Locally, AD 70 fits the description around Jerusalem (Masada, etc.) but does not fit globally — it was not the worst thing ever to happen in the world. Therefore Mike concludes this tribulation has not yet happened. Jesus' false-Christ warnings intensify around the time of the abomination (v.21-23).