Assurance 2 for a Pre-Tribulation Rapture of the Church

There are several scriptures that provide assurance that the rapture will occur BEFORE the tribulation. In Revelation 4:1, John is told to “come up here.” In this scripture, John is symbolizing the Church being called up before the action of the tribulation takes place. After his “rapture,” he is only an observer of the action on earth, and not a participant.