IF there were a Rapture at the START of a 7-year tribulation period, then we would be able to calculate the exact date of Jesus's return and appearance in glory to earth, wouldn't we, i.e., 7 years after the date of the Rapture.
But the Bible says that no man knows the hour and even Jesus said that on THAT MATTER ONLY the Father knows the hour and day of Jesus's return.
Mark 13:32-33
But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.Take you heed, watch and pray: FOR YOU KNOW NOT WHEN THE TIME IS.
Therefore there can be NO Rapture at the start of a 7-year tribulation period because we would know how to calculate the day of His return 7 years later.
YehovaYeshua
No person knows the day or hour that the resurrection shall happen, but there is mention of the time frame that it will occur.
Paul said that it will be near the time that the nations come toget
IF there were a Rapture at the START of a 7-year tribulation period, then we would be able to calculate the exact date of Jesus's return and appearance in glory to earth, wouldn't we, i.e., 7 years after the date of the Rapture.
But the Bible says that no man knows the hour and even Jesus said that on THAT MATTER ONLY the Father knows the hour and day of Jesus's return.
Mark 13:32-33
But of that day and that hour knows no man, no, not the angels which are in heaven, neither the Son, but the Father.Take you heed, watch and pray: FOR YOU KNOW NOT WHEN THE TIME IS.
Therefore there can be NO Rapture at the start of a 7-year tribulation period because we would know how to calculate the day of His return 7 years later.
YehovaYeshua
The truth is that the resurrection of the saints shall not occur until God is ready to put the world down.
As long as mankind has ruling governments, and authority over people, the resurrection shall not occur.
That is why Paul said the gathering unto Christ shall not happen until there is a falling away first, which is the response of the world towards the Gospel, which they will stop it being preached world wide when the nations come together, and the man of sin claims to be God to the world.
But then the beast has power to rule for three and one half years, and makes war against the saints, and prevails against them, and God warns the saints to not fight back for then they are acting like the world.
And the saints are given in to the little horn, the beast's hands for three and one half years.
And when he shall accomplish to scatter the power of the holy people then all things shall be finished.
For then it is the time for the saints that remain on earth to be resurrected, for God is now going to go against the world and put them down.
During the 7 years period there is ruling governments, although it is narrowed down to ten, the ten horns, the world split in to ten sections with a leader in each section, and the beast kingdom is after that which rules, which the ten horns hand their power over to the beast, and that is how he gets control of the world.
1Co 15:23 But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
1Co 15:24 Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
The saints are resurrected around the time Jesus puts down the authority of the world, which the 7 years period the world's authority is going on.
The resurrection will happen, and then Jesus will put down the authority of the world right away, which as soon as the resurrection happens the authority is already in progress to be put down.
Also the 7 years is not the tribulation period, but the last three and one half years, for the only thing the world does during the first three and one half years is stop the preaching of anything taught contrary to the new age movement who interpret all religions, including the Bible, according to the occult, and evolution, and people can still evolve provided by the New Age Christ to come.
Which is Islam, Judaism, who believe in a personal God, and Christianity, who believe in a personal God, and Jesus is Lord and Savior, and any other religion, or person that teaches contrary to the new age movement.
Islam and the world will clash during the first three and one half years, and then the world and Christianity will clash during the last three and one half years.
Also repentance, and salvation, are available to the world during the first three and one half years, so the saints will remain on earth.
Israel is still blinded in part during the first three and one half years.
And the world makes war against the saints during the last three and one half years.
And for people that say that it is the Jews that the beast goes against, the 2 witnesses started preaching at the beginning of the last three and one half years, so they have not turned to Jesus as a nation yet, so it is saints both Jew, the ones that accept the truth, and Gentile saints that are persecuted.
And for people that say the resurrection is before the 7 years period, and say they are tribulation saints that can be saved during the 7 years period it is not true.
For once the resurrection happens no one can be saved that is a Gentile, for Jesus said once He closes the door then no one can enter, and they will have their portion with the hypocrites.
For when the resurrection happens then the people that did not make it were either a hypocrite claiming Christ, or rejected the truth, so they cannot be saved once it happens.
Also there is only 2 resurrections, one of the saints, and one of the world after the millennial reign of Christ.
Also Paul said the saints will not be deceived when the nations come together and say Peace and safety, which is when the 7 years period starts, and Jesus will deliver those in the truth from that temptation that shall come upon the whole world to try them that dwell on earth.
And that temptation is the world saying they have the answer, and the truth, and reality, and that they can have peace on earth, and religion is about evolution, and people can still evolve, that will lead them to the New Age Christ.
But the saints will not be deceived by that for they know it is not of God, but the answer is Jesus Christ, and a personal God.
So the saints are on earth when the 7 years period starts.