RE: Reasons why I believe in a Pre-Tribulation Rapture / Catching up / Snatching away (Part 1)

I sincerely hope that my reply does not offend you. Replying to your reply below:

Rapture.. yes. Pre-trib... no. All pretribers mixing tribulation with wraf of God. Tribulation is what world does to us, wraf of God is what God does to the world. So, we are going to go though the great tribulation, but we will be ruptured before wraf of God. Simple.

(John 15:19 - If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you. Also read John 17:14. We are not of this world. I agree that in this life there will be tribulation, but not all scripture using the word tribulation refers to "The Tribulation" / Jacob's trouble)

Matthew 24:29-30
King James Version
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:30 And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes (All the tribes / all peoples, very important) of the earth mourn (Also read Zechariah 12:10 - They will mourn for the one they (they - who are they that pierced Yeshua and still deny Him to this day?) pierced. The Spirit will be poured out on the house of David and Jerusalem, very specifically. ), and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory. (I absolutely believe that the tribulation is meant for Israel and not everyone, since this specific period is known as the "Time of Jacob's trouble - Jer 30:7. Also note that Daniel's 70 week prophecy / Daniel's final week refers to Israel specifically - Daniel 9:24-27. I would also like to add that both these scriptures (Also Rev1:7) refers to all people will mourn bitterly when they see the one whom they pierced. Why would we, who are saved, mourn? We already acknowledge and know that Jesus was pierced. 1 Thessalonians:13-18 states, we do not mourn or grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. Instead we rejoice in the fact that Yeshua died for us and rose again.)

Matthew 13:21
Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. (Notice the 3 questions asked by the desciples in Matthew 24:3 - 1. When shall these things be? 2. and what be the sign of Thy coming? 3. and of the end of the world? Later Jesus basically answers them in 3 parables - 1. The parable of the faithful and the evil servant :45-51 2. The parable of the 10 virgins :25:1-13 3. The parable of the talents 25:14-30. I would encourage you to have a look at the Olivet Discourse of Matthew.)

John 16:33 (Also read John 16:2-3 - Speaking specifically of those who reject Yeshua, they do not know the Father)
These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (This verse does not refer to the Final 7 years of tribulation. The word tribulation in Greek is "thlipsis" which means pressure (literally or figuratively), afflicted (tion), anguish, burdened, persecution, tribulation, trouble.) Yeshua tell's them not to worry, He has overcome the world. In Jacob's trouble there is little to no hope.
Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life. (Also read Rev 3:10 - Because you have kept My command to persevere, I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth. / There is much, much more to this but notice that when these letters are written to the 7 churches, The tribulation / Time of Jacob's trouble, has not yet begun. These passages are referring to the church age, the time after Jesus and before the Tribulation which we are currently in)

Revelation 7:14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb. (Notice that some were given white robes - Rev 6:11 and some washed their own robes. It's not the same group of people. Rev 4:4 - The 24 elders represent the redeemed church IN heaven (Read Rev5:10 - Refers to kings and priests - Rev 1:6 / 1 Peter 2:9 - We became the Kings and Priests when Yeshua died - The church - Matt 16:18 - And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.)

The only thing that offends me if someone insults God, so fire away. :) Resurrection timing isn't that important as long as you understand that salvation comes from believing, not works. Everything else we can talk about. As the matter of fact, I believe that Bible was written on purpose vague enough. Not a "text book" style, where everything is cut and dry. It has to be a choice. You have to choose to believe or not to believe. It goes back to original intent: why did God made us in the first place? To my understanding, He made us for Him to have a companionship. But He din't want robots, that's why he gave us a free will, so we choose to be with Him.
I doubt that you can change my mind about tribulation timing, but I don't have a problem talking about it. I would definitely will not cut our conversation because of difference of opinion, like it was done many times to me. :)
I heavily agree with Kent Hovind and Steven Anderson, not everything, but most. Chew meat and spit-out the bones, like Hovind says...