Thank you brother for this informative post. I think Mr. Ice has a valid point as well. I'm trying not to become stiff-necked or stubborn with regard to my eschatological views. I have only been studying these eschatological theories for about 5 years or so. It is my view that the church is already undergoing tribulation and has already entered into the approximate 7 year artificial period known as "the tribulation." It is the use of this artificial term that I believe has caused a great deal of trouble. I empathize with your frustration when discussing eschatological theories.
I do agree with you that at the approximate time of the removal of the church, the Anti-Christ will be revealed to the world. I believe in a glorification event that comes before the final harpazo. Since judgement begins in the House of God, it is my view that these first fruit gentiles will return to share the gospel with those who were not ready for glorification, so they can be born again and spiritually ready for the rapture. I think this will happen closer to the midpoint of Daniel's 70th week, than the start of it.
In the Gospel of John Jesus said ALL TIME on this earth is tribulation. We are in the Church Age tribulation now. After the Church is raptured we will be in the 70th-week tribulation. But, there is also a 3.5 year period that sees FAR WORSE TROUBLES than there has ever been before or since. God bring Wrath AND the Anti-Christ goes forth conquering at that exact same time, the reason he waits is it takes out a 1/3 of the world for him, and this is also just after the Gog and Magog war, so God takes out Russia, Turkey, and Irans Armies also. So, of course, he bides his time and waits for this asteroid to take out 1/3 of the world then he goes forth conquering amidst this chaos.
So, I usually call it the 70th week, because ALL TIME are troubles on this earth according to Jesus. Thus those seen in Rev. 7:9-17 came out of the 2000 some odd year Church Age Troubles, not the 70th-week troubles. You can't be raptured after the 70th week starts. You are judged in Rev. 20:4 AFTER Jesus' return.
The Feasts were Holy Convocations (Dress Rehearsals), in the 7 Feasts, God gave us the whole history of the world.
Spring Feasts Jesus fulfilled
1.) Feast of Passover ( Jesus is our Passover, Amen)
2.) Feast of Unleavened Bread (Jesus was without Sin)
3.) Feast of First-fruits (Jesus was the first-fruits of the Grave)
The Summer Harvest is now being fulfilled via the Church Age Harvest of souls
4.) Feast of Weeks/Harvest/Church Age/Pentecost ( This was on the Calendar all unto itself, like the Gentile Church Age. There were always two harvests, the spring harvest, and the summer harvest. Thus Israel had their Harvest moment in birthing Faith in the one true God and birthing Jesus Christ THE SEED and Redeemer of God the Father, he is God the son/redeemer. The Last Trump always ENDED the Harvest. Thus the Feast of Trumps, which follows the Feast of Weeks, actually meant something unto Paul, he was speaking of a factual event, not a Revelation Trumpet Judgment. Paul said at the LAST TRUMP, the Church would be called home. Well, at the real Last Trump, the Harvest ended, the Church Age is the Summer Harvest. When the Feast of Trumps started and then ended, it ended with 100 Shofar/Trumpet blasts, they had 9 GROUPS of 11 blasts, thus 99 Trumpet blasts, then at the LAST TRUMP it blew LOUDER & LONGER than all of the other Trumpet blasts and thus not only did the Harvest (Church Age) end but they announced that the Feats of Atonement and Tabernacle were nigh at hand.
Fall Feasts which Jesus will soon fulfill
5.) Feast of Trumps (I think I already explained this in-depth above in order to tie it in with the Summer Harvest. This ENDED the Harvest (Church Age) and announced that Atonement and Tabernacle were nigh at hand. Thus the Rev. 4:1 COME UP HERE by Jesus now gives us an understanding of the timing of the Rapture, just after the Rv. 2 and 3 Church Age.
6.) Feast of Atonement (Who does Dan. 9:24-27 say MUST ATONE before the Judgment against them can come to an end via the 70th week Judgment? Israel that's who !! So, do they repent? YES, Zechariah 13:8-9 says that 1/3 of the Jews repent (3-5 million Jews) and that 2/3 refuse to repent and will thus perish, then the very next verse, Zechariah 14:1 says the Day of the Lord has ARRIVED. Thus the Jews REPENT before the Anti-Christ comes to power, this is how they know to flee Judea when they see the AoD.
7.) Feast of Tabernacles (The word TABERNACLE means to Dwell with God. Where does Jesus reign from for 1000 years? Jerusalem, in Israel, so after the Jews REPENT, Jesus sets up his kingdom in Jerusalem for a 1000 year reign. Amen.) He TABERNACLES with Israel.
Thus, in spite of all the soothsayers, the Jews were doing DRESS REHEARSALS of every plan God ever had, even though they may not have understood what they were doing way back at the time. God showed us the whole history of Israel and the World in His 7 Feasts