Jesus' Olivet Discourse - 4 - Rapture Positions

First, the overall context
Second, the prophetic setting, 1-3
Third, the interpretive systems

The 3 major eschatological systems:
#1: Postmillennialism
#2: Amillennialism
#3: Premillennialism

Various rapture positions:

A. Posttribulationalism
B. Midtribulationalism
1 Corinthians 15:52
Revelation 11:15-19
C. Partial-tribulationalism
Matthew 24:42
1 Corinthians 15:51
D. Pre-wrath-tribulationalism
E. Pretribulationalism
1 Thessalonians 1:10
1 Thessalonians 5:1-4, 8-10
John 14:1-4
John 16:16
1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

A literal interpretation of future prophecy will show:
#1: There will be no church or rapture of the church in Matthew 24-25
#2: We will be premillennial, that is, Christ will return to set up His literal kingdom on earth for 1,000 years
#3: We will be pretribulational, that is, Christ will return for His church before Daniel’s 70th week begins