Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Matthew 24:42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
So since we are currently in a pre-70th week time status, the rapture could happen pre-70th week.
Should the rapture not take place as the 70th week begins, then we should continue to watch - as the resurrection/rapture is even closer.
My point is - don't be so dogmatic (as to insisting pre-trib, mid-trib, pre-wrath, post trib timing). The key is to watch, be prepared, Matthew 24:44
Matthew 24:44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
We all should be able to adopt the "watch rapture view".
He talked about watching in relation to His second coming which He very clearly taught was post-trib (Matthew 24:29-31). It's no wonder you don't want to talk about the timing of His coming in relation to the trib since your view blatantly contradicts what Jesus taught about that.
You say the rapture could happen Pre-70th week? Get serious. Jesus very clearly said His coming, of which no one knows the day or hour since He will come as a thief in the night, would occur "immediately after the tribulation of those days" (Matt 24:29-31). So, no, it cannot happen pre-70th week for that reason (not to mention that the 70th week was already fulfilled long ago).
What do you think we are supposed to be watching for? Jesus talked about watching in relation to being ready for His second coming. How do we make sure that we are ready for His second coming when the rapture will occur? One way is by watching that we do not get deceived
Matthew 24:4 Jesus answered: “
Watch out that no one deceives you. 5 For many will come in my name, claiming, ‘I am the Messiah,’ and will deceive many.
We should be watching how we are behaving and making sure we are ready spiritually for His return.
Revelation 16:15 “Look,
I come like a thief! Blessed is the one who stays awake and remains clothed, so as not to go naked and be shamefully exposed.”
2 Peter 3:10 But
the day of the Lord will come like a thief. The heavens will disappear with a roar; the elements will be destroyed by fire, and the earth and everything done in it will be laid bare. 11
Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to live holy and godly lives 12 as you look forward to the day of God and speed its coming. That day will bring about the destruction of the heavens by fire, and the elements will melt in the heat.
1 Thessalonians 5:2 for you know very well that
the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3 While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4 But
you, brothers and sisters, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5 You are all children of the light and children of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6
So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be awake and sober. 7 For those who sleep, sleep at night, and those who get drunk, get drunk at night. 8
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, putting on faith and love as a breastplate, and the hope of salvation as a helmet. 9 For God did not appoint us to suffer wrath but to receive salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ. 10 He died for us so that, whether we are awake or asleep, we may live together with him. 11
Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing.
