Now, let's see who's ready for Part 2 of the OP.
Yes, the great tribulation comes before Jesus raptures His bride
Matthew 24 (NKJV):
29 Immediately after the tribulation of those days the sun will be darkened,
and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven,
and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
30 Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven,
and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see
the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet,
and they will gather together His elect from the four winds,
from one end of heaven to the other.
A warning which is NOT only for pre-tribulationists
Revelation 21 (NKJV):
7 He who overcomes (sorry, not 1 John 5:5) shall inherit all things,
and I will be his God and he shall be My son.
8 But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers,
sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part
in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.
Any cowardly Christian can decide to fall away from the church, and avoid the
horrendous Satanically-inspired persecution (even unto death) coming upon them!
Any cowardly Christian can decide to NOT endure with his faith until his death.
Any cowardly Christian can decide to take the mark of the beast in order to survive.
Sorry, but all of this is more than possible!
Question:
How can there be a second part when you just admitted that you did not understand the first part???
If that is the case, and it is by your own admission, why continue with part #2???
Do you not see how flawed your thinking and opinions are my brother????
These good people are all laying out the truth of Gods Word for you and you just keep banging your head against the wall by rejecting the Scriptures which they are pounding you with.
I am struggling to understand where you are coming from.