Revelation 2:10, is the tribulation of the ordinary believer 1/4 of Jesus'?

Question

Revelation 2:10, (DRB):

Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer. Behold, the devil will cast some of you into prison that you may be tried: and you shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful until death: and I will give thee the crown of life.

Mark 1:13, (DRB):

And he was in the desert forty days and forty nights, and was tempted by Satan; and he was with beasts, and the angels ministered to him.

Luke 4:2, (DRB):

For the space of forty days; and was tempted by the devil. And he ate nothing in those days; and when they were ended, he was hungry.

Is the tribulation of the ordinary believer 1/4 of Jesus'?, I mean, did Jesus suffer 4 times like the ordinary believer?

Answer 1

The connection between Rev 2:10 (10 days) and the synoptic accounts of Jesus in Mark 1:13 & Luke 4:2 is tenuous at best. I can see no verbal connection as the words are different:

• Rev 2:10 the NOUN is θλῖψις (thlipsis) meaning persecution, affliction, distress, tribulation.
• Mark 1:13 & Luke 4:2 the VERB is πειράζω (peirazó) meaning try, tempt, test.

Therefore, I do not see any linguistic way these two sets of verses can be connected as they are discussing different matters at different times.