Actually the great tribulation is not the wrath of God is is the wrath of satan rev 12:12. God does not make war with the saints, it is satan making war with us. God pours his wrath out on the wicked and the beast and the false prophet. we will see this happen unfortunatley.
This is a doctrine of Christ Jesus said: Matthew 13:36-43 (KJV) 36 Then Jesus sent the multitude away, and went into the house: and his disciples came unto him, saying, Declare unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 He answered and said unto them, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 The field is the world; the good seed are the children of the kingdom; but the tares are the children of the wicked one; 39 The enemy that sowed them is the devil; the harvest is the end of the world; (= this age) and the reapers are the angels.(1st) 40 As therefore the tares are gathered and burned in the fire; so shall it be in the end of this world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; 42 And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. (2nd) 43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
The righteous shall see the wicked rooted out of the land of the living - Psalm 52:3-6 3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah. 4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue. 5 God shall likewise destroy thee for ever, he shall take thee away, and pluck thee out of thy dwelling place, and root thee out of the land of the living. Selah. 6The righteous also shall see, and fear, and shall laugh at him:
Jesus said the wicked & the righteous grow together until the end of this world& (The wicked are gathered first)
This is a doctrine of Christ Jesus tells us: the wheat (children of the kingdom) and the tares (the wicked) grow together until the time of harvest Matt 13: 30 Let both grow together until the harvest: and in the time of harvest I will say to the reapers,Gather ye together first the tares, and bind them in bundles to burn them: but gather the wheat (children of the kingdom) into my barn.