Those verses don't tell us that so and so persons shall endure the great tribulation, actually. No, no one, I imagine, is denying that Christians are persecuted and suffer affliction. Of course we do.
I'm trying to get you to see what scripture actually says about great tribulation and who has to endure it. What is "the great tribulation" exactly in your view?
The simple fact is that only those alive and on the earth at that time will endure the trials of that time.
At what time exactly?
Jesus affirmed that "he who endures to the end shall be saved", and I ask, from what? From what He was then prophesying, naturally!
Yes, of course. But, what you and many others don't understand is that He spoke of two different times of tribulation. One related to the destruction of the temple buildings that happened long ago around 70 AD which He described in Matthew 24:15-22, Mark 13:14-20 and Luke 21:20-24. That tribulation had to do with God's wrath against the unbelieving Jews of that time. The other tribulation related to His coming at the end of the age and that relates to increased persecution against believers and an increase in wickedness and so on.
And He continued with His assurance that if He didn't cut it short, NO flesh would survive, but for the sake of His chosen, He had. And He assured them that He would return before the entire nation were destroyed.
Where are you getting that from? Where does it indicate that His return would be a local event centering around Jerusalem and the nation of Israel rather than being a global event? What does the following indicate about that:
Luke 21:25 “There will be signs in the sun, moon and stars.
On the earth, nations will be in anguish and perplexity at the roaring and tossing of the sea. 26
People will faint from terror, apprehensive of what is coming on the world, for the heavenly bodies will be shaken. 27
At that time they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. 28 When these things begin to take place, stand up and lift up your heads, because your redemption is drawing near.” 29 He told them this parable: “Look at the fig tree and all the trees. 30 When they sprout leaves, you can see for yourselves and know that summer is near. 31 Even so,
when you see these things happening, you know that the kingdom of God is near. 32 “Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.
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Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. 34 “
Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with carousing, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you suddenly like a trap. 35 For it will come on all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36 Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man.”
Can you see here that Jesus talked about a global event affecting "nations" on "the earth" that would affect "all those who live on the face of the whole earth"? That is different than what He had described just previous to that which was an event that would occur in and around Jerusalem that would result in those in Judea needing to flee to the mountains. Not people around the world needing to flee. Just those in Judea because it was an event that would occur in and around Jerusalem, unlike what is described in Luke 21:25-36. So, you are not recognizing that Jesus was asked two questions regarding two different events (one local and one global).
But again just to comment on your post, those passages pertain to the universal Christian experience, and do not indicate some particular person's involvement in a particular prophetic time. If that were so, we'd have to say all Christians would be in the Great Tribulation, something patently not true.
I was showing that all Christians have been part of great tribulation in a sense, even if it's not in the sense of the great tribulation that you're talking about. So, my point here is that it's baseless to think that Christians will ever need to be taken off of the earth in order to avoid great tribulation since Christians have been facing great tribulation for a long time already without having to be taken off of the earth to avoid it.
I think pretribs need to take the following verse to heart and ask themselves if their view makes sense in light of it:
John 17:15 My prayer is not that you take them out of the world but that you protect them from the evil one.