You will be better off not being the “staunch” pretribber (with a closed mind) you mentioned, you’d be better off being the pantribber you said you was in your previous post to avenir. As such, perhaps you would be more likely to have an open mind about these things.
By the way, which are you? You said you are a “staunch” pretribber in one post, then in the very next post you are a pantribber. Scratching my head, here.
Try posting without being obnoxious to the ones you post to. Many are willing to discuss the issues, but there is no comity if you try to brow beat folks. Eh?
I am firmly convinced the pretrib rapture is the correct interpretation and I joyously look forward to the rapture at any time.
However I am not foolish enough to think I have all the answers. If I am wrong my faith will not be shaken, I will still be a redeemed child of the King, and spend all eternity worshipping my Savior - hence the confidence that even if I am wrong it will all pan out. I do not think this is an argument that should divide any of us. I can only testify to the joy in my spirit since I understood the rapture and began to study in earnest.
At my age; I expect to be a pre tribber.
Long gone before ANY of it happens.