Correct me if I am wrong....but, isn't the whole point of the Rapture is to somehow escape 'Tribulation ?' The VERY thing that Jesus promised that His followers would expierence not only individually, but collectively as a group? The condition given for eternal life is...," IF " you endure....to the end.

Endure what? The same thing that Jesus endured ... obviously. Did Jesus escape persecution and tribulation? His very words testify that a servant is NOT above his Master, ...He promised what they did to Him would happen to His TRUE followers. The Rapture Doctrine of Escapism (what I call it.) is historically new when it comes to Christian Doctrines. There is no Scriptural support for this teaching that has infiltrated the churches.

This is the exact opposite of TRUTH.