just as Moses led the Israelites through the baptism of the sea, and they went through the sea to the other side, the promised land....the end time tribulation hour will be similar...we must go through it, either protected of God, or not....
but it is the time of testing....no escaping the time of testing, but we can escape the temptataion by being educated, and not been fooled/tempted by Satan when he comes here to earth soon, disguised as Jesus, to fool the whole world...
since we are all changed at Christ's Coming, we should not look for Him here or there until we are changed...simple...
there is no pre tribulation gathering to Christ, and one earlier post ascribes 1Thes4 to the pre trib version, but that is very clearly when the dead return to earth, not years before...it is a post trib gathering spoken of in 1Thes4
Satan comes first to deceive you.....Jesus comes after and we are all changed...
during the end times, Jesus does not come first to rapture some, and then Satan and his fallen angels comes here bringing with him tribulation, then Jesus again...nope...that is not what the Word says.
that is dogma at its worst...a shame...
pre trib sets one up to believe the lies of Satan, who MUST comes first in disguise to fool the whole world. blessed are those who wait, endure to the end and are working for Him when He comes....