I was like you until I really studied it for myself. God has promised that those who are faithful believers will not be subjected to His wrath. During the tribulation there will be no one who was is not affected by His wrath. In addition consider this. The believers are the bride of Christ. When you study the traditional Hebrew marriage ceremony the bride and groom are seperate together privately for one week out of society. The tribulation period is the last week of years of Daniel’s prophecy during which Christ and His bride will be together out of the world.
Jesus was cut off in the middle of the week, Stephen was killed about three and one half years later which caused the Christians to flee into the nations and preach the word of God.
Also I do not believe the tribulation has any thing to do with Gods wrath which is to come in the last days.
But that is like almost every thing else, if we get one thing figured out to fit we find something that does not match.
So I guess it is better to just wait and see, if we have a rapture fine, I naturally would like to be in it but really doubt if I would be.