Hello Blain and abcdef,
First of all, the only ones who are protected during the time of God's wrath are the 144,000 from the twelve tribes of Israel and that only from the 5th seal, as found in Revelation 9:4. They may be protected from the other plagues of wrath, but it is simply not mentioned. And the group which is the remnant of the woman/Israel of Revelation 12 who gives birth to the male child, who are cared for out in the desert for that last 3 1/2 years.
Everyone else on the planet during the time of God's wrath, including the great tribulation saints introduced in Revelation 7 will be exposed to God's wrath because of the following:
"Never again will they hunger; never again will they thirst. The sun will not beat down on them,’ nor any scorching heat. "
Them never hungering again is in reference to the results of the 3rd seal which represents famine.
The reference to never thirsting again, is in reference to the 3rd trumpet when that star like a huge torch falls on a third of the rivers and springs of water, contaminating them and killing many people who drink it. and also regarding the fact that at the pouring out of the 2nd and 3rd bowl, the ocean and all drinking water is turned into literal blood.
The sun not beating down on them nor any scorching heat, is in reference to the 4th bowl judgment, when the angel pours his bowl out on the sun allowing it to scorch the inhabitants of the earth with intense heat.
And last but not least, you will not find the word "Ekklesia/church" anywhere within the narrative of God's wrath and that's not by accident. Make no mistake the church is protected and that because the Lord will have gathered the church off the earth prior to when these plagues of wrath begin, just as he promised.
By the time Jesus returns to the earth to end the age, the majority of the population will have been decimated and all human government dismantled. This is why the Lord and the Apostles continue to warn all believers to watch and to be ready so that day doesn't take them by surprise.