The Light noted:
<return of Jesus has nothing to do with angels gathering>
IMO:
The U.S. similarly warned civilians to get out, before the U.S.. bombed Hiroshema, The intent was to spare civilians from the attack.
The gathering away in Revelation is not from heaven and earth, rather the gathering is from.earth only (1Thessalonians 4:17).
You are confusing the gathering of the Church, pretrib rapture, which is in 1 Thes 4 with the gathering from heaven and earth which occurs in Matthew 24, Mark 13, Luke 21.
Mark 13
24 But in those days, after that tribulation,
the sun shall be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light,
25 And the stars of heaven shall fall, and the powers that are in heaven shall be shaken.
26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds,
from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
The coming of Jesus in Matthew 24 does not occur in Revelation 19, it occurs at the 6th seal as marked by the signs of the sun, moon and stars. Until you understand this FACT, it is impossible to understand the book of Revelation. God tells us Jesus returns for a harvest and sends his angels to gather the elect at the 6th seal.
Revelation 6
12 And I beheld when he had
opened the sixth seal, and, lo, there was a great earthquake;
and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became as blood;
13 And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.
This event is 1 Corinthians 15:51-51, when the Lord comes at the Last Trump and sends his angels to gather the elect.
It is the Jews that are mostly gathered, as the fullness of the Gentiles has already come in. 144,000 first fruits from 12 tribes guarantees a harvest of the 12 tribes.
Again. The Lord Himself comes for His Church BEFORE the great tribulation. Then the 12 tribes across the earth have their eyes opened. They, the seed of the woman are raptured at the 6th seal when He sends HIs angels to gather the elect from heaven and earth.
The fig tree has two harvests.