[lurk]

Consistent with theological discussion, the author puts words in the mouth of the pre-Trib rapture people.
Pre-Trib teachers do not say that there will be no persecution of the church prior to the big signal that starts the seven-year clock: the signing of a peace treaty in the Middle East.
The approach of the last days is signaled by birth pains, and believers will have trouble.
We can debate the timing of the church being taken up, but calling the other guy’s view satanic is just immature.

[Cronos]

the big signal that starts the seven-year clock: the signing of a peace treaty in the Middle East.

Let's see

Egypt - Israel: 1979 --> so 7 years later was 1986. hmmm... nothing

And that's moving goalposts - other pre-Tribs go with the founding of Israel (1948) and then try and stretch One generation as long as possible