Your assessment is based upon a serious misunderstanding about the Rapture and the Tribulation (a specific period if time).
1. Christians will not escape trials, tribulations, testings, persecutions, and martyrdom. In fact many Christians are suffering very seriously for their faith right now. Paul said that we must -- through much tribulation -- enter the Kingdom of God.
2. However, the Tribulation and the Great Tribulation are specific periods of divine judgment reserved for the unbelieving, the ungodly, and the wicked. That seven-year period (which corresponds to Daniel's 70th week) is for the wrath of God to be poured out on the earth. That is when the seven trumpet judgments will be fulfilled.
3. The Tribulation corresponds to the reign of the Antichrist, and the Antichrist cannot take control of the world until and unless the Holy Spirit and the Church are "taken out of the way". So while the Church is in Heaven, all Hell literally breaks out on earth.
4. The purpose of the Resurrection/Rapture is for the perfection and glorification of the saints. It is the culmination of salvation. Therefore it has no connection to divine judgments on earth.
5. One of the best examples of how those who are deemed righteous by God are shielded from His wrath is the removal of Lot and his family from Sodom. The Bible calls Lot "righteous", so God sent two angels to literally drag Lot, his wife, and daughters out of the doomed city before it was utterly destroyed. We do not need to discuss Lot's wife.
6. The next outstanding example is that of Noah and his family. God personally shut them into the ark before He poured out His judgment on earth with the Flood. Noah's ark is a type of Christ, and those who are in Christ are NOT subject to the wrath of God.
If Christians would simply see the difference between salvation and damnation, they would understand that the Pre-Tribulation Rapture is totally consistent with the character of God and Christ. This is not based upon our merits our good works, but purely based upon the grace of God and the finished work of Christ. This is not "escapism" but Gospel truth.
Mans words
making VOID THE WORDS OF GOD. I truly understand why you would like to SKIP this but until you can get this to DISAPPEAR from the words of God,
all the REASONS in the world wont change anything.
2 Thessalonians 2:1 Now we beseech you, brethren,
by the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, and by our gathering together unto HIM
Is/are the SUBJECT (s)
1. The coming of the Lord Jesus Christ
and
2. OUR gathering together UNTO HIM
I am sincerely hoping you can and do answer YES to those two questions. KEEP THAT THOUGHT
2 That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
3
Let no man deceive you by any means
for that day shall not come
WHAT day WILL NOT COME? the day we are gathered to HIM
except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition
What must happen before the day we are gathered? a falling away and man of sin revealed
4 Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God.
5 Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?
THOSE ARE THE VERY SUBJECTS THIS LETTER IS WRITTEN ABOUT AND IT IS BECAUSE OF A MISUNDERSTANDING EVEN WAY BACK THEN, AS IT IS TODAY.
6 And now ye know what withholdeth that he might be revealed in his time.
7 For the mystery of iniquity doth already work: only he who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of the way.
8 And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:
WHAT ELSE MUST TAKE PLACE BEFORE ANYONE IS GATHERED TO THE LORD? THAT wicked be revealed
WHO WILL BE REVEALING THAT WICKED ONE? the Lord
WHEN THE WICKED IS REVEALED WHAT HAPPENS? he is consumed with the SPIRIT OF THE LORDS MOUTH
THEN WHAT HAPPENS? he is destroyed with the BRIGHTNESS of HIS COMING
NO MATTER WHAT I MISUNDERSTAND, I DON'T MISUNDERSTAND THIS.
Pre trib teaches the NEXT TO SHOW is where you go. Christ talked about that also and here is WHAT IS WRITTEN
John 5:39 Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.
40 And ye will not come to me, that ye might have life.
41 I receive not honour from men.
42 But I know you, that ye have not the love of God in you.
43 I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not:
if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
44 How can ye believe, which receive honour one of another, and seek not the honour that cometh from God only?
45 Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
46 For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me; for he wrote of me.
47 But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
9 Even HIM,
whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
10 And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because
they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
13 But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
14 Whereunto he called you by our gospel, to the obtaining of the glory of our Lord Jesus Christ.
15 Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.
16 Now our Lord Jesus Christ himself, and God, even our Father, which hath loved us, and hath given us everlasting consolation and g2Thessalonians d hope through grace,
17 Comfort your hearts, and stablish you in every good word and work.