I consider that wishful thinking. O T prophets were martyred. Jesus and most of the Disciples were martyred. Throughout history believers are martyred . . but we're special and bad things won't happen to us, right?
You’ve had the discussion on other threads regarding if or not those in the Church age will or not go through the Tribulations so I would not expect you to be in agreement with those who ‘believe what is written’ regarding believers being taken out before these things come upon the world. There have always been two sides of that coin. You’re on one, I’m on the other.
But we can of course agree there will be believers that will be die and be tortured during the tribulation, just as is it also written, and those who will be saved as well.
What is interesting about this one virus is how unprepared the entire world has been in meeting this crisis. From International Gov. leaders to it’s citizens. So we can certainly understand they will never be able to meet or be prepared for what will one day destroy a third of mankind, nor the disasters faced then. As is written all would be destroyed were it not for Gods mercy at that time.
You opined, “but we’re special and bad things won’t happen to us, right?” Your effort atscoffing aside, do you not know that Christians in other parts of the world are being persecuted and martyred? Nothing in scripture tells us we will not see persecution, BUT we are assured in many passages that we are not appointed to the wrath that will begin after a certain pact is signed by Israel and intensifies to the point antiChrists presents himself in the Holy place in the Jewish Temple and proclaims himself god. THEN the Great Tribulation will be poured out upon the world. But we are assured we the Bride of Christ will not be here for that horror.