This is interesting insight. I just don't see how you get past the direct teachings from Jesus when telling his disciples about his second coming. He's very clear about the timeline. So yes Jesus will protect us through the fire according to His sovereign will, but ultimately our life here is already due a fleshly death. There's no point, no reason to spare this tiny fraction of humanity from some hard times. You may suffer and you may die in exactly the kind of world that God destroyed with a flood. Actually it's a worse world judging by how powerful the beast is described. I just think people are more likely to lose faith and turn to false gods (like the Israelites did in Exodus) if they were misinformed about a secret magical extraction which serves no actual purpose to the Kingdom.

This is interesting insight. I just don't see how you get past the direct teachings from Jesus when telling his disciples about his second coming. He's very clear about the timeline. So yes Jesus will protect us through the fire according to His sovereign will, but ultimately our life here is already due a fleshly death. There's no point, no reason to spare this tiny fraction of humanity from some hard times. You may suffer and you may die in exactly the kind of world that God destroyed with a flood. Actually it's a worse world judging by how powerful the beast is described. I just think people are more likely to lose faith and turn to false gods (like the Israelites did in Exodus) if they were misinformed about a secret magical extraction which serves no actual purpose to them Kingdom.