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Oh, I don't know that in 100% of the cases of Believers . . . that there would be NO CHOICE of going in the first or whatever numbered CATCHING AWAY. I don't think we have enough info to say emphatically one way or another.

I just know that Father sometimes has special arrangements with this or that bird of rare plumage created for whatever purposes. AND, that SOMETIMES, God offers unusual OPTIONS to some individuals particularly close to His heart and/or for whom He has some special, potential glories if the person cares to rise to such an occasion.

Based upon God's promises, I believe that you can know 100% in the case of believers. God doesn't break his promises.

AND, that SOMETIMES, God offers unusual OPTIONS to some individuals particularly close to His heart and/or for whom He has some special, potential glories if the person cares to rise to such an occasion.
This -May- be true of certain tribes of Israel... particularly the Elect that are spoken of in Revelations. It's not real clear to me if the 144,000 are new christians born again after the rapture, or born again believers left behind for the purposes you speak of.

This subject goes very deep, and I do have a lot of info on it. A full understanding of why 100% of believers will be caught away pre-tribulation requires an in-depth understanding of what actually happened to Adam and Eve, why God expelled them from Eden, what happens when we are spiritually reborn, and what a 'completed' salvation entails. It also helps to understand what the purpose of the great tribulation is. I think it's a good topic for a new thread ... this one is gettin kinda long.