"For sll the saints and the elect of God are gather prior to the tribulation that is to come, and are taken to the Lord lest they see the confusion that is to overwhelm the world because of our sins." Quoted from 'On The Last Times, the Anti-Christ and the End of the World' Ephraem of the Eastern Tradition
Pseudo-Ephraem has about as much credibility as the “German Rabbi of great devotion, Rabbi Judah ben Samuel” you mentioned earlier. You do realize ben Samuel was a Kabbalist don’t you? Do you really consider Kabbalism to be “great devotion?”