Yes, I know they teach a "two-phase" return, but that idea is not written in God's Word. Pre-tribulationists insert a rapture prior to the tribulation that is not written.
Mat 24:37 But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.As I said in my previous post, I do agree there are many parallels. However, this is not one of them. The 'snatching away' referred to in these two passages, refer to two different sorts of people; in Matthew it is speaking of those under judgement, and in Thessalonians, it is, indeed, speaking of those being caught up to meet the Lord.
And to back this up, I'll show you how I get there.
When we read Matthew 24, we see this:
For as were the days of Noah, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For as in those days before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and they were unaware until the flood came and swept them all away, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Then two men will be in the field; one will be taken and one left. Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one left. Therefore, stay awake, for you do not know on what day your Lord is coming. -Matthew 24:37–42
To really get the gist of this passage, we jump over to Luke and read it's parallel in that gospel:
Just as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the days of the Son of Man. They were eating and drinking and marrying and being given in marriage, until the day when Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all..
so will it be on the day when the Son of Man is revealed...
I tell you, in that night there will be two in one bed. One will be taken and the other left. There will be two women grinding together. One will be taken and the other left.”-Luke 17:26–27,30,34-35
We see the commonality in these passages. And we can ask, and answer some simple questions. Who are the ones destroyed? The wicked. Who are the ones "swept away"? The wicked. It is the wicked who are 'taken'...but they are taken to judgement, not to Rapture. In fact, Matt 13, the parable of the weeds, teaches this as well. Both the righteous and wicked 'grow together' in the Kingdom of the Son. But at the end of the age, when the harvest comes, the 'wicked' are gathered first, taken to judgement and fire.
Let both grow together until the harvest, and at harvest time I will tell the reapers, “Gather the weeds first and bind them in bundles to be burned, but gather the wheat into my barn.”’” -Matthew 13:30
He answered, “The one who sows the good seed is the Son of Man. The field is the world, and the good seed is the sons of the kingdom. The weeds are the sons of the evil one, and the enemy who sowed them is the devil. The harvest is the end of the age, and the reapers are angels. Just as the weeds are gathered and burned with fire, so will it be at the end of the age. The Son of Man will send his angels, and they will gather out of his kingdom all causes of sin and all law-breakers, and throw them into the fiery furnace. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth. Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears, let him hear. -Matthew 13:37–43
Mat 24:38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
Mat 24:39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Now look who gets taken to be with the Lord the rest of the way....
37 But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.(remember this verse til the end...)
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken(removed), and the other left.(to die)
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken(removed), and the other left.(to die)
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43 But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.(the thief comes to remove the good stuff)
44 Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46 Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50 The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Now the dialogue with His disciples continues....
Matthew 25
25 Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom.
2 And five of them were wise,(taken) and five were foolish.(left behind)
3 They that were foolish(left behind) took their lamps, and took no oil with them:
4 But the wise(taken) took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.
6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.
7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.
8 And the foolish(left behind) said unto the wise(taken), Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.
9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.
10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage(saved taken) and the door was shut.(God shut the door on the ark in Gen. 7..Noah was removed just like the virgins and the sinners are left behind to die)
11 Afterward came also the other virgins, saying, Lord, Lord, open to us.
12 But he answered and said, Verily I say unto you, I know you not.(this is what happened to the sinners that died in the flood also....24:37)
13 Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh.
Jesus is coming like a thief to take his prized possession..the BRIDE.
The flood took sinners to destruction....The Lord takes His saints to heaven!