Here is a very important scripture. 2 Tim.4:6-8. In the words of Paul by the Holy Spirit:"For I am now ready to be offered, and the time of my departure is at hand.I have fought the good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:Hence forth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, shall give me at that day: and not me only, but unto all them also that love his appearing."I say we can be "Raptured" at any time.Even NOW.Some say, even with malice and disdain for the brethren like me that He will arrive at the end of the Great Tribulation to save His church! Some say the middle and others not at all. This is not sound doctrine. It destroys the meaning of His promise of immediacy and the sure hope of our forefathers. It crushes the very attitude we must live in that Paul makes clear above: "...but them also that love his appearing".Those all keep looking for anti-christ and the Great Tribulation to come and focus on current events to prove their misguided and self serving teachings. They gain many followers!Do you see what the Spirit is saying to us through Paul I know you do!A crown from the Lord for we who live in His faith LOOKING FOR HIM DAILY and full of The Spirit in total commitment to Him .This is our sure hope! His coming for His church of called out ones.I believe the best inference of Scripture is that the Rapture will occur BEFORE the beginning of the Tribulation. The most important reason I believe this has to do with the issue of imminence. Over and over in Scripture we are told to watch for the appearing of the Lord. We are told "to be ready" (Matt. 24:44), "to be on the alert" (Matt. 24:42), "to be dressed in readiness" (Luke 12:35), and to "keep your lamps alight" (Luke 12:35). The clear force of these persistent warnings is that Jesus can appear at any moment.Only the pre-Tribulation concept of the Rapture allows for the imminence of the Lordand#39;s appearing for His Church. When the Rapt...