It's misleading. Christians are protected from God's wrath, but have never been protected from persecution of the world. The Romans tortured Christians and fed them to the lions, in this very era Christians are being beheaded and slaughtered by Obama's favorite army ISIS.

Moreover 2 Thess 2, makes it clear that 2 things are required prior to the rapture, 1) the apostasy or falling away from the faith and 2) the abomination of desolation wherein the antichrist proclaims himself god in the Jewish temple.

Now the apostasy has occurred in the West. There are hardly any practicing Christians to be found. Only 10% of Americans even have a Biblical worldview and we are considered "religious".

However 2) awaits the rebuilding of the Jewish temple. That can happen very quickly. Meanwhile expect to be beheaded, imprisoned and persecuted right up until the rapture. The way ISIS treats Christians will soon be the norm.