I, for one, believe in the teaching of being caught up to meet the Lord in the air, (1 Thes. 4:13-18) referred to by most of Christendom as the Rapture. The argument generally revolves around when... “The wise bridesmaids keeps their lamps filled with lamp oil and the wicks trimmed...” a good indication that His return could be eminent. And If no man knows the hour or the day, then certainly no man can guess either... I guarantee you, that if the 7 year tribulation were to start tomorrow, I can guess when His return will be.
Well, at the time Jesus was speaking, I’m sure that no man knew the day or the hour, but he didn’t say that no man would ever know.
The fact is, Jesus warn us about specific signs of His coming to watch for, which would be nonsensical if we wouldn’t be there to witness them. Why would He warn us to watch for the Abomination of Desolation if only non-believers, who would not heed his word, would be around then? In fact, most of the Book of Revelation would be similarly superfluous if believers would be removed before those events took place.
In fact, in 1 Thes. 5:1-6, it explains that it is the unbelievers only who will be caught unaware at Christ’s coming, for we “are not in darkness, that that day should overtake you as a thief.” We are instructed not only to be spiritually ready for His coming, but also to “not sleep, as do others; but let us watch and be sober.” If we could not know the time of His coming, then what should we watch for? Instead, Christ and the Apostles gave us many signs to watch for, and this is not useless information, as it would be if the pre-Trib rapture notion is correct.