“The rapture” is nonsense. Jesus will return, once. Prepare to endure unto the end.
I also hold to that belief. That does not mean I think those who believe in Pre-Tribulation rapture are evil. They will find out along with me.
In my mind, if you are waiting for something that you expect others will miss, may lead you to lose faith when you will need it most. If you are preparing to remain faithful and “working” until the very end, you will be caught up early or late.
That bible holds so, so much information...And I agree, there are a couple of scriptures that say some people must endure to the end...They must 'overcome'...But there are so many other verses that tell us we as Christians have already overcome...
The Rapture is not a 'coming of Jesus Christ'...Jesus does not come to Earth at the Rapture...We Christians leave the Earth...
One thing people might not understand but need to is that there are no judgments made in heaven...They are done outside of heaven...We must be deemed clean, holy, righteous before we can be presented to the Father as perfect...That's why Jesus leaves heaven at the Rapture...Our less than good works must be revealed and burned from our record so we can become presentable to the Father in heaven, worthy of the role of becoming the bride of Jesus Christ...
And sorry, that is not a purgatory...There will be no pain...There are no flames that will touch our bodies, only the records of our bad works to destroy the records...And we will not be waiting somewhere for eons to wait for approval to be in the presence of Jesus...The move will be instantaneous...We have already been approved...Just a little cleaning on the way up...Kinda like riding in your car going thru the car wash...