[FreeAtlanta]

I don’t think there will be a rapture. Christians throughout time didn’t get raputured as they were persecuted. Why should we?

[TaraP]

Because there are to many Bible Believing Christians in the world, that would ever worship a Man calling himself GOD...

How could he come to Power? and the Bible does say the Man of Perdition will declare himself GOD.

[Bosco]

Listen to this sermon from Northwest Bible Church and see if it answers your question.

Take a listen.

[proudtobeanamerican1]

I believe in a pre-wrath rapture. We will be here for most of the tribulation.

[proudtobeanamerican1]

The pretribulation is mainly believed in the US. Other countries realize that Christians will persecuted before, as you said, they are already being persecuted.

[Mogollon]

I don’t think there will be a rapture. Christians throughout time didn’t get raputured as they were persecuted. Why should we?

Jesus said there would be in Matthew 24. However, I agree that Christians probably won't escape without persecution or suffering. Note what it says in this passage particularly the bolded portion:

For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. 22 And if those days had not been cut short, no human being would be saved. But for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short.