Re: Typical Tribulation response.
 
That would be an oversimplification and a very much incomplete answer regarding the Pretrib. position.
 
Now as I have shared again, a fuller explaination can be read in Things To Come by Dwight Pentecost, or Dr. Walvoord in Systematic Theology.  There are additional theologians but listening to Prophecy In the News, you will find articles pertaining to the 3rd Temple.  Also, Grant Jeffrey as well or Alfred Edersheim, The Temple.
 
But, I refer to the Temple Institute in Israel.  The Sanhedrin is complete, the Levitical Priesthood is complete as well as the Priestly Garments. You can see pictures of the Temple materials such as the laver and all instruments used in the Temple worship.
Yes, and even the materials for building the Temple are in place.  It won't take long to build it.  Ah, but wait, Grant Jeffrey has learned they do have the original Ark of the Covenant in hiding in a undisclosed location, per the Rabbis.
 
The religious Jews are still looking for their Messiah and their eyes will be wide open when the Abomination of Desolation, not 70 A.D. as this is the doctrine of Replacement Theology you are expousing.  As I have stated in past writings, th 70th week of Daniel is referring to Jacob's trouble, specific to Israel and then to the nations. At the time of the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD, there were no 10 kingdoms in place ruled by 1 leader with a False Prophet.  All this is yet to be fulfilled and soon to happen.
 
The Temple Institute believe very shortly they will have the go ahead to build the 3rd Temple, a literal Temple on the Temple Mount.  This plan has already been negotiated secretly where the Temple Mount will be divided into 2.  Ezekiel calls the area next to the Temple, "The Profane Place".
 
I will take the literal translation first and then when the Scripture itself uses an allegory, such as "like as a..." I know it is a picture.  Thess. has an order of events, the catching up and then the Son of Perdition being revealed.
 
Patty