The church age ends when the bride of Christ (church) is taken away.


The church is not the bride of Christ. Read Rev: 21 very carefully. The holy city, new Jerusalem is refered to as the bride of Christ, not the church.

And, the church WILL be going through the time of great tribulation. No one is going to be whisked away in a secret rapture.

Tribulation is appointed to the church. Tribulation is FOR the church. It is the refining fire that the church must go through. God's wrath is appointed to the world, but NOT to the church. So, the church will suffer tribulation/Satan's wrath, but the church will NOT suffer God's wrath, the world will.

Don't confuse tribulation with wrath, and don't confuse God's wrath with Satan's wrath. And, don't think the church will not suffer. Should we be better than our Master who suffered so grieviously? Aren't we told to pick up our cross and follow in Christ's footsteps?