After the completion of that preaching work, Satan’s empire would be destroyed. Thus, the great tribulation was thought to have three phases: There would be a beginning (1914 - 1918), the tribulation would be interrupted (from 1918 onward), and it would conclude at Armageddon.
فَكَمَا كَانَ يُعْتَقَدُ آنَذَاكَ ،‏ كَانَ لِلضِّيقِ ٱلْعَظِيمِ ثَلَاثُ مَرَاحِلَ :‏ اَلْبِدَايَةُ ‏ (‏ ١٩١٤ -‏ ١٩١٨ )‏ ،‏ فَتْرَةُ ٱلِٱنْقِطَاعِ (‏ مِنْ ١٩١٨ فَصَاعِدًا )‏ ،‏ ثُمَّ ٱلذُّرْوَةُ فِي هَرْمَجِدُّونَ .‏