The different schools of thought of when the “rapture” occurs in relation to the 70th week are as follows:
PRETRIB. OR BEFORE THE 7 YEARS.
MIDTRIB. OR IN THE MIDDLE OF IT.
POSTTRIB. OR AT THE END.
AND THE COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE LATTER TWO: PREWRATH.
WHY BEFORE:
The event called the rapture is distinct from the 2nd coming! Christians are caught up to meet the Lord in the air and return WITH Him at the 2nd coming. This alone disproves post (after) the “trib” (or Daniel’s 70th week)!
The seventy weeks (sevens) deal with Daniel’s people (Israel) not the NT church!
Clearly, the Bible teaches us to expect Him to come for us at any moment. This is called the Doctrine of Imminency!
Promise of Rev. 3:10: kept from the hour of trial.
NT church is not the object of God’s wrath (Rev. 6:16, 1 Thess. 5:9)! (The wrath begins with Jesus opening the seals in Rev. 6!
Prewrath advocates argue that the first 5 seals are the wrath of man and Satan not of God. However, God’s wrath is unleashing Satan and evil men! When God was angry with Israel for wanting a human king, He gave them Saul. When God brought judgment upon Israel by David numbering the people, the Bible says it was both God and Satan that moved David to do it! (compare 2 Sam. 24:1 and 1 Chron. 21:1).
When war begins all Ambassadors are called home. (2 Cor. 5:20)
In John 14 Jesus illustrates the “rapture” with the Jewish wedding.
In Rev. chapters 2&3 refer to churches. Then 4:1 John is “caught up”! Christians are seen in heaven witnessing the opening of the seals. Church is never mentioned again until we see Jesus’ Bride returning with Him in Rev.19!