THEN WE WOULD HAVE BEEN GATHERED PROVING HOW INCORRECT THAT IS
That's the "SNATCH / CAUGHT UP / harpazo" that WILL happen to/for/about "the Church WHICH IS HIS BODY" (ONLY). It hasn't occurred yet, but WILL.
So, I'm not exactly sure what your point is.
Paul indeed (in these two chpts) is covering the TWO DISTINCT and CONTRASTING "beliefs" ppl WILL BE coming to FOLLOWING "our Rapture [IN THE AIR]"... when they are "IN THAT DAY [chpt1] / THE DAY OF THE LORD [chpt2] [EARTHLY-located TIME PERIOD]" (whether they are cognizant of that fact, or not)
... but it hasn't happened yet.
Paul is just supplying the SEQUENCE [and evidences] *proving* that the false claim (that the false claimants were PURPORTING, v.2) cannot be TRUE. It wasn't "present / already here [PERFECT indicative]" (meaning the EARTHLY-LOCATED DOTL--i.e. JUDGMENTS unfolding upon the earth OVER TIME!)
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