What event signals the start of the great tribulation? Bible prophecy does not give a date for the first phase of the great tribulation to begin, though it does tell us what extraordinary event will signal its start.
‏ ‹ فَسَيَضَعُ ٱللهُ فِي قُلُوبِ [ٱلْحُكَّامِ ٱلسِّيَاسِيِّينَ] أَنْ يُنَفِّذُوا فِكْرَهُ › وَيُدَمِّرُوا ٱلدِّينَ ٱلْبَاطِلَ بِأَسْرِهِ .‏