Really? Jesus said that? Why didn't you post the exact Scripture where He said that? Where is the Scripture where Jesus Christ said that His church will not be defeated in the Tribulation?
You do have the exact Scripture, right sasportas?
Here’s the exact scripture where Jesus said it, a favorite of yours:
Upon this rock I will build My church; and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. (Matthew 16:18)
He said this a few chapters after he gave the parable of the wheat and the tares...in which he depicted his believers on earth until the end of the world (which would include the tribulation). Therefore, his statement in Matt. 16:18, since up to that point he had said nothing about an additional coming before the end of the world, meant the church would be here until the rapture at the end of the tribulation, the gates of hell not overpowering it.
This thread has gotten quite old, we are beating a dead horse, this is my last post on this thread. See you later, alligator.