Tim McHyde (30 Sep 2005)
"Are the 24 elders proof of the pretrib rapture?"

Here's another "plain sense", rather than allegorical explanation for who the 24 elders are and how they got to heaven:
 
http://www.escapeallthesethings.com/24-elders-revelation-heaven.htm
Kind Regards,

Tim McHyde
http://www.EscapeAllTheseThings.com
Sharing the Plainterpretation of Bible Prophecy since 2000