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The "Church" didn't invent leaving this earth without dying. Enoch was the first to do so. I read some of what you linked to. The Papacy/Church probably does represent the one who changes the times and etc. The timing fits Daniels' timeline, if you don't get hung up on literal years - not to say it's not a shadow of the final prophecy. The value in this realization is the knowledge that Christ's return could be sooner than most think.

Some reading for you and others:

Rapture Bible Verses

https://www.biblestudytools.com/topical-verses/rapture-bible-verses/

The Rapture in the Old Testament

http://www.lamblion.us/2012/07/the-rapture-in-old-testament.html?m=1

In Case of the Rapture

http://incaseoftherapture.com/old-testament-support-for-the-rapture/

Not directed just to you, but to all: Believe what you want and allow others to do the same. There are far more serious mistakes both sides could make. Forgetting to love one another and putting the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit in a box are all close to the top. We ALL need to be much more humble, and less arrogant in what we think we understand - because God, and His realm are beyond our understanding - and He is watching us.

What it comes down to is this.... God will protect you. And there is not one text in the bible that says God will remove anyone to heaven when it hits the fan. However, he does say this:

Psalms 91:
…9Because you have made the LORD your dwelling—my refuge, the Most High— 10no evil will befall you, no plague will approach your tent. 11For He will command His angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways.…

This is EXACTLY what God did in Egypt with the Israelites and it will be EXACTLY how He protects his people through the tribulation/plagues. No doubt in my mind.