How could you possibly know the status of other believers?
Personally, I don't really care one way or the other, pre-trib, post-trib, NO-trib, rapture, no rapture....... none of that makes ANY difference to me, other than being an interesting thing to ponder.
My salvation is guaranteed as long as I am walking to the best of my ability with Jesus. PERIOD.
Doesn't matter if I'm "watching" the current events and doing all the calculations on dates/times/prophesies...
That means "be ready".... watching does NO good, if you are not ready. If you are ready, you are, by default, "watching".
Because, as believer's we are supposed to be watching and anticipating his return. You should also know that God would not punish the righteous with the wicked. You should also know the severity of the wrath that is coming, if you did, you would not be believing that God would put his church through it.
"Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day--and not only to me,
but also to all who have longed for his appearing."
Those who don't even believe in the Lord's promise of gathering the living at the time of the resurrection, are not even watching nor trusting in his promise. And those who think that our gathering is to take place after God's wrath has been poured out, are not looking for his appearing, but for his wrath first.
I don't know the status of believer's, but for those who say they don't believe in his promise to gather us, they themselves are the ones who are letting me know their status. That's some blessed hope and a real comfort, believing and telling other believer's, "oh by the way, yeah you're saved, but you still have to go through God's wrath. Sorry!"
The Lord's return to gather his church is always imminent and we are supposed to be watching and ready. Regarding our being gathered Paul said, "comfort one another with these words" If we were to go through God's wrath first, there would be no comfort in it nor would it be a blessed hope. Go to the thread called "the Rapture" and find post #424, which is a list of God's wrath and then you think about whether or not it would be in God's nature or character to send his church through his unprecedented time of wrath. Get off the fence and understand what the word of God is saying about this issue!