The following three juxtapositions speak for themselves. Feinberg’s statements are from Three Views on the Rapture: Pre-, Mid-, or Post-tribulation (Zondervan, 1996).
Feinberg: “In each of the Rapture passages there is no mention of trial before the event.” p. 81
The Apostle Paul: “Therefore we ourselves boast about you in the churches of God for your steadfastness and faith in all your persecutions and in the afflictions that you are enduring. (5) This is evidence of the righteous judgment of God, that you may be considered worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are also suffering– (6) since indeed God considers it just to repay with affliction those who afflict you, (7) and to grant relief to you who are afflicted as well as to us, when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with his mighty angels (8) in flaming fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. (9) They will suffer the punishment of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of his might, (10) when he comes on that day to be glorified in his saints, and to be marveled at among all who have believed, because our testimony to you was believed.” –2 Thess 1:4-10
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Feinberg: “There is no clear, indisputable reference to the Rapture in any Second Advent passage.” p. 81
The Apostle Paul: “But we do not want you to be uninformed, brothers, about those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. (14) For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. (15) For this we declare to you by a word from the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming (parousia) of the Lord, will not precede those who have fallen asleep. (16) For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first. (17) Then we who are alive, who are left, will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and so we will always be with the Lord. (18) Therefore encourage one another with these words.” –1 Thess 4:13-18
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Feinberg: “There is no clear, indisputable mention of the resurrection of the church at the Second Advent.” p. 82
The Apostle Paul: “But in fact Christ has been raised from the dead, the firstfruits of those who have fallen asleep. (21) For as by a man came death, by a man has come also the resurrection of the dead. (22) For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive. (23) But each in his own order: Christ the firstfruits, then at his coming (parousia) those who belong to Christ.” –1 Cor 15:20-23
A proper understanding of the temporal and sequential framework of Revelation pivots around a proper understanding of Revelation chapters 10-11. In the Summer 2000 issue of Parousia you will find a substantive discussion on the temporal and sequential nature of key eschatological events found in Revelation 10-11. Here is the article: “The Prophetic Pillars of the Prewrath Position, Part 4: God Almighty Takes Back His Rule of Earth After the Seventieth Week of Daniel, But Before Armageddon.”
In addition, here is an overview of the structure of Revelation.
“The placement of the three woes establishes a very important fact: the first six seals do not correspond equally to the first six trumpets nor to the first six bowls. The fact that the completion of woes one and two follows trumpets five and six, respectively, clearly and unmistakably demands a chronological sequence to the seals, trumpets, and bowls. The seventh seal inaugurates the seven trumpets. The seventh trumpet inaugurates the seven bowls. The intensity of God’s wrath demonstrated in the fifth, sixth and seventh trumpets is unparalleled in the first six seals and the first four trumpets. Therefore, the clear dissimilarity between the seals, trumpets, and bowls demonstrates that they are not coincidental and in fact proves them to be chronological in sequence” (emphasis mine).
Parousia Newsletter, p. 4, Summer 2000
Richard Mayhue is Professor of Theology and Pastoral Ministries at The Master’s Seminary. Even though we disagree with his pretribulationalism, he has written a beneficial article that refutes preterism. In this article, he responds to four garden-variety preterist arguments that you are likely to come across. You can download the article here.