Because... our Lord Jesus is Who gave us the proper order of events.
And as I already said, the proper order is in His Olivet discourse, the very last sign He gave there being that of His coming and gathering of His Church. That's why the devil hates that Scripture so much and why there's so many doctrines of men devised against it involving confusion of the order of events leading up to His return. Anyone who can think for theirself should be able to understand the event of His cup of wrath being poured out on the wicked as shown happening on the 7th trumpet, 7th vial, and 6th seal, ought to be able to figure out that all 3 of those events are about the same event of His coming. The only reason for anyone to not grasp that is because they aren't bothering to read and understand it as written, and instead are swayed by some other idea, mostly by men's traditions.
It is not the church! It is the elect which is most likely the all Israel that is saved and the trib saints from among the gentiles.
The church age ended at the Rapture which is pre-trib. That is why the Church is seen in heaven in REv. 19 before Jesus returns getting ready to wed Jesus! Yours is a typical mistake that many make. When they see the word elect in teh NT they suppose it must mean the church! But context tells us that this is most likely the saved of Isral. and gathering them to enter the millenial kingdom.
But teh 6th seal, seventh trumpet and 7th vial are different events that occur at different times. Only your imagination forces them together. A normal, clear usual reading of SCripture tells anyone who has eyes to see that the 7th seal brings on the 7 trumpets and the 7th trumpet brings on teh 7 bowls! It is written right there in Revelation. Why change Scripture???
And no knowing there is a chronological progression of the seals, trumpets and bowls are reading Gods Word as He inspired it and not how someone retranslated it! It is you that have to force the first 6 trumpets, and the first six bowls and the 7th seal as events happening BEFORE the sixth seal is opened! YOU have yet to explain that.
I didn't say you were a heretic. But if you are following the pre-tribulational rapture theory, then you are following a heresy that is not written in God's Word. There's really no other way to say it. The difference with me is that I can Biblically prove it, whereas you cannot prove a pre-trib rapture from God's Word. And when I showed what Lord Jesus Himself revealed in His Olivet discourse, that His coming to gather His saints is AFTER the tribulation, then I stand by what my Lord Jesus taught there, and not by what any man on a pre-trib theory says.
So I'm not afraid to say openly, that the pre-trib rapture theory is heresy, and that doctrine goes 180 degrees opposite of what Christ Himself taught.
Sorry but I am not going to let you squirm off the hook. One who follows a heresy is a heretic! Just like one who lies is a liar!!
No you can not prove a post trib rapture, from Scripture. YOu have not yet by all the eisegetic gymnastics you have used to date! The bible gives no definitive verse that says the rapture will be pre, mid post trib or even post mil. It is taking all the passages together.
Please read this: and see why a pre trib rapture is the only biblical answer.
http://www.arielcontent.org/dcs/pdf/mbs039m.pdf.
A post trib rapture harms the intent and content of SCripture and Gods intent for teh church, tribulation saints and saved Israel for the millenial kingdom.
YOu are required to have the rapture happen , Jesus catches us up and then immediately takes us to Jerusalem! All in the blink of an eye while He is returning. But Scripture says the church is in heaven prior to Jesus return, has undergone the bema judgment, has been given her robes fine and clean and marries Christ IN heaven. The we return to celebrate the wedding supper in the Kingdom! The events Jesus declared in the entire Olivet discourse (parts are in Matthew, Mark and Luke) no one book has the whole discourse init, are not in locked chronological order.
Mt. 24: 1-14 general signs of the church age and a specific sign that the beginning of the birth pangs of the end have begun! (nation against nation etc)
verse 14 the announcement of the kingdom to all the world then Jesus returns!
vse 15 -29 mid point of the trib to the return of Jesus!
30 Jesus returns!
31 the gathering of the surviving saints on earth to prepare for the judgment of the sheep and goats in chapter 25!
Chptr 25: 31-46 Once Jesus returns and other certain events take place (anbother topic for another time) then Jesus gathers all human survivors of earth and separates them. The sheep go into the millenial kingdom on earth and th egoats to the place of torment awaiting the lake of fire.
It is that simple! The church is not mentioned , Just like in Revelation the church is not mentioned once from Chapter 4-19! Why? becuae we are not destined for this wrath. And the wrath is the 7 year tribulation!