Wait, maybe I’ve misunderstood something. It seems confusing for you to say you are “awaiting the return of your Savior” if in fact you believe you will be spirited away before he returns.
What does your LCMS pastor say about your pre-millennial beliefs?
My Savior will return and I will meet Him in the air when He calls. Actually My Savior will return twice. Once FOR the Church when we will meet Him in the air and be with Him forever more, and once WITH the Church to set up His millenial reign on earth.
I don’t care what my LCMS pastor thinks of this belief, although I know many LCMS clergy that are pre trib. This is the one major area Luther did not get right, but as it is not a salvation issue and I agree with the core doctrine of the LCMS, it is not a deal breaker for me. You would be surprised how many pre tribbers are within the walls of the confessional Lutheran church