The important thing to remember is that Jesus Christ died on the cross to save us from God's wrath. So why would God send those for whom he already died and paid the price through his wrath from which they are saved?
In the flood while Noah is the type of the Jews 144,000 who are sealed and protected through the judgment. Enoch was the type of Christ he had a close relationship with God and was taken up before the judgment.
The best scripture on the rapture, is found in I Thessalonians 4:13-18: “But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these words.
It would not be very comforting to remind each other that we have to go through 7 years of God's wrath. As far as the attitude this should create in us. As we see the prophecies being fulfilled and the stage set for the end times we should be presented with a renewed urgency to spread our faith. We cannot count on the foretold happens of Revelation to convince people the devil has been preparing for this time well (Matthew 24: 24) and Jesus could come back at any time (Matthew 25:13).
Even so, come quickly Lord Jesus.
Furthermore to my first point:
Revelation 19:14-16 “And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean. And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God. And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, King Of Kings, And Lord Of Lords.”
Whoever is coming back with Jesus is are in heaven. Not the heavens and they are already there, not waiting for him to come back. So it would seem that I Thessalonians 4:13-18 takes place before Jesus comes back to kick but and take names.
Lest we think that the army is angels Jude clarifies for us. Jude v.14 “And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,”