You should read revelation on the bases of it's a chain of events that relates to two passages of time.
Starting mainly from the victorious day of Jesus.
All events since that day are part of the greater trubulation.
Before the victorious day of Jesus there was no real tribulation for individuals.
Satan would easily deceive people, there where no elect in any real amount of people.
The elect are those who are those who turn to Christ because the elect Jesus lives in them.
This is where the Job of satan deceiving people becomes a whole lot harder. Which means the length of which satan will go to will be any means possible to destroy God's new temple.
Which means accusing Gods children day and night.
Did people suffer being accused day and night before the victorious day of Jesus, no they did not.
And if they did it was very limited to say the least.
Why would anyone not recognise this as the battle of Armageddon.
The great trubulation in revelation is a spiritual battle to win souls.
Revelation is also mostly about what the eyes do not see. Why should we fit all this into time lines
And why should those time lines hold more significance over each other.
If there is a rapture before a greater tribulation, then why even be bothered to dispute or even care about a pre trib rapture. Which btw makes absolutely no sense.
The care should be with the battle of souls which is taking place now.
Simply saying no where ok where not in greater tribulation, is believing if you was to be left in the greater tribulation, it must be because I'm evil or something.
Which is absurd because we know great tribulation has come for all Christians
Confirmed here in bold.
Keep awake! Watch at all times. The devil is working against you. He is walking around like a hungry lion with his mouth open. He is looking for someone to eat. 9 Stand against him and be strong in your faith.
Remember, other Christians over all the world are suffering the same as you are. 10 After you have suffered for awhile, God Himself will make you perfect. He will keep you in the right way. He will give you strength. He is the God of all loving-favor and has called you through Christ Jesus to share His shining-greatness forever. 11 God has power over all things forever. Let it be so.
By believing where not in great tribulation is only telling people the above is not happening.
It's also saying you may as well drop your Guard.
But most importantly if your not suffering great tribulation it means satan has no need to persecute you because that would mean he had devoured you.
For those who suffer untill to end they fight the great tribulation to the end.
As for our friend
@Cameron143
So what if theres been raptures already which there has, the prophet Elijah confirms that.
When Jesus broke open the tombs and the saints where resurrected, that confirms it.
And in a way 144000 confirms it.
And so what if in part the millennium kingdom is here.
Because it is in part, it's in us.
What difference does it make if it's not in full.
So
@cv5 and
@TheDivineWatermark and others you should stop quarrelling over events only God truly has the answers for. And quit trying to be the teacher who knows all.
You should love you brother not ridicule him.
Because this is what you've done.