The gathering of the saints (Rapture) and the second coming of Christ are 2 separate events. The Dragon is thrown down to reign for a short while (Rev 12). He and the Antichrist will be beheading the saints.

The two Scriptures you quoted are 7 years apart. They are 2 separate events.

Christ meets us in the sky the first time. He doesn’t come back and physically touch earth until the 1,000 year reign after the Great 7-Year Trib