[drstevej]

***One, the Rapture doctrine ignores the redemptive power of suffering, which is a powerful Christian theme.***

Horse puckey. Dispentationalists see the tribulation as a time when Israel, through suffering, is prepared to embrace Her Messiah. Thus they affirm the "redemptive power of suffering" while noting that the divine focus is upon Israel at this point in history.

[editor-surveyor]

"while noting that the divine focus is upon Israel at this point in history."

And that is the snag; they deeply desire to be Israel themselves, thus they must declare the dispensation of the fullness of the gentiles to be the end of the world.