1 Thessalonians 5:9 For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
The church, those who are true Spirit filled believers will be taken out prior to the last seven years God deals with the nation of Israel called the tribulation. Its what is referred to as Daniels 70th week and the day of the Lord (Isaiah 2:12; 13:6, 9; Joel 1:15, 2:1, 11, 31, 3:14; 1 Thessalonians 5:2), trouble or tribulation (Deuteronomy 4:30; Zephaniah 1:15), Great Tribulation, which refers to the more intense second half of the 7-year period (Matthew 24:21), time or day of trouble (Daniel 12:1; Zephaniah 1:15) and time of Jacob's trouble (Jeremiah 30:7)
After the rapture the anti Christ will sign a seven year treaty with Israel which will be that seven years of tribulation the last three and one half called the great tribulation during which the anti Christ will be set up in the new Temple proclaiming himself God. .
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