The Rapture in Matthew 24
A defense of the PreWrath rapture position stands or falls with the conclusion that Matthew 24 deals with this important event. At the heart of the PreWrath position is the insistence that Matthew 24 does not speak of any details regarding the wrath of God. That is to say, this chapter does not speak of even one specific expression of God’s eschatological wrath. There is no discussion of what will happen to the non-elect wicked in Matthew 24. Verse 51 describes the fate of servants who will experience the master’s displeasure when he comes. The PreWrath position argues that the wrath of God is not present in Matthew 24, but that the rapture is found there.