Both passages speak to the season of Christ's return. The Bible never contradicts itself — different prophecies illuminate different facets of the same coming. Here's how each stands on its own, and where they overlap.
Apostasy and falling away from the faith
“Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.”
Church attendance and Christian identification continue to decline across Western nations, with theological drift in many denominations.
Read more →Global persecution of Christians
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations for my name's sake.”
Over 360 million Christians face high levels of persecution worldwide, with numbers increasing annually according to Open Doors.
Read more →How they relate
These prophecies address different signs, but together they fill out the prophetic pattern Scripture lays down for the season before Christ's return.
Neither passage tells us the day or the hour — “no one knows” (Matt 24:36). They tell us the shape of the season we're in so we can watch with hope, not fear.