People Will Not Be Able to Find Death in the Tribulation – This All Makes Perfect Sense Now

November 22, 2025 | www.EndTimesWatch.blog | River Wilde

During the Tribulation period, the book of Revelation describes a moment so horrifying that humanity will desperately long for escape. Revelation 9:6 says, “And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them.” At first glance, this verse seems severe and even puzzling. But when read in the full context of God’s dealings with mankind in the end times, its purpose becomes deeply significant.

This prophecy is not merely a statement about suffering—it is a divine revelation about the condition of the human heart and the extraordinary lengths God will go to in order to break through spiritual blindness. For centuries, people have rejected God’s call to repentance, ignored His Word, and pushed aside His grace. Many have chosen sin, pride, and self-reliance over the Savior. The Tribulation is the final period in human history when God removes His restraining hand and allows the full consequences of rebellion to unfold. Yet even in judgment, His purpose is redemptive.

By allowing a time when death cannot be found, God confronts humanity with the reality they have refused to face: there is no escape from Him. Suicide, self-destruction, and attempts at personal control will no longer offer an exit. God removes the one escape route people have used throughout history to avoid dealing with Him—death itself.

Instead of dying, they must face the truth they have always avoided. This forced confrontation is not cruelty; it is mercy wrapped in judgment. It is God giving one last chance for the hardest hearts to realize that only repentance, only surrender, only Jesus Christ can save them. For a moment, can you imagine what it must feel like to be in such dispar and not even be able to end your life to “relieve” the pain that you are experiencing?

In the Tribulation, every false refuge collapses. Governments collapse. The world’s systems collapse. Human pride collapses. And in Revelation 9:6, even death collapses. This scripture shows that God uses this moment to strip away every illusion of control. People will come face-to-face with the consequences of rejecting God, and the inability to die will reveal the absolute seriousness of their condition. God is saying, “You cannot run from Me any longer.”

The purpose of this prophecy, then, is twofold: to demonstrate the terrifying reality of a world without God’s restraining grace, and to show the incredible depth of God’s desire for people to repent before it is too late. Even in wrath, He still offers mercy. Even in judgment, He still calls. Even when death flees, salvation is still available to anyone who will humble themselves and turn to Christ.

Revelation 9:6 is not just a warning—it is a final invitation. It reminds us today that now is the time to repent, now is the time to call on Jesus, and now is the time to be saved before that day arrives when escape will no longer be possible, and the only hope left will be the mercy of God who has been calling all along.

A horrifying moment that will come during the 7-year Tribulation Period, yet can you see its purpose? Can you see how this, as well as other challenging events of this period, are actually God’s way of showing “tough love” to his rebellious children in order to get their attention, and bring them back to Him?

To me, studying the Tribulation Period in detail has been quite eye-opening. It is not just to learn what specifically will happen to ME in the last-days. It is to attempt to understand God’s plan, and His wisdom as He once again gives chance after chance for people to return to Him. And, as time comes to an end, the severe actions on His part are once again a validation of His unconditional love that He has for all of us.

Unconditional Love! Because of the difficulty of being able to incorporate this principle in our own lives, it gives me a humbling feeling to know that one day, I will be under His direct guidance where perhaps I can learn this strength for myself. Do you ever feel this way? Do you look forward to progressing in the next life, or do you feel that you will be stuck at the level of accomplishment that you were able to obtain in this life? Hummm..perhaps a topic for another day.