the tribulation is God s Judgement on the earth if you are subject to that judgment that is you. I am not as the Word says I have passed from Judgement unto life.
Great tribulation is not God judgement, tribulation was happen to the early Christian, Stephen was stone to dead, It is not God judgement, It is an honor,
Acts 5:41 New International Version (NIV)
41 The apostles left the Sanhedrin, rejoicing because they had been counted worthy of suffering disgrace for the Name.
Great tribulation is similar to what happen to Stephen, not God judgement but God honor
We are not worthy but counted as worthy.
Matt 5
11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
12 Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
It is hard to understand why rejoice for persecution, but It is Athena teaching of Jesus.
I and you do not want to be oN earth in the great persecution or tribulation. We rejoice when there isn't persecution because we do not want suffer for Him. But apostle oN act 5 love Jesus with all their heart, that is why they rejoice because was permitted to suffer for God.
For me, (low in faith) persecution is scary, for apostle persecution is Joy bearer.
We expect free from great tribulation, but I believe there are a group of strong Christian that not afraid of great persecution in contrary this group are looking for and expect to be count as worthy to suffer for the Zlord