Bruce I have a question.

 

 Who are the people in Revelation 6:9?

Revelation 6:9 And when he had opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of them that were slain for the word of God, and for the testimony which they held:

 

Is it the ones being killed

Revelation 6:11 And white robes were given unto every one of them; and it was said unto them, that they should rest yet for a little season, until their fellowservants also and their brethren, that should be killed as they were, should be fulfilled.

 

The ones in Revelation 7:14

Revelation 7:14 And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.

 

It looks to me like the people in the fifth seal are the ones going through the tribulation. These are AFTER the rapture of the church.It seems to me you are mixing Israel and the church. Matthew 24 is not talking to or about the church.

 

thanks

Mike W