Does the non-mention of the “Church” in Revelation chapters 4 through 18 indicate a pre-trib rapture?
Admittedly, the specific term “church” is missing from those chapters (and some suppose this might imply the rapture has occurred), however, neither does John mention the “church” (specifically by name) during his several visions of heaven nor in what he sees in the air, which fairly well cancels out the omission of the Church as being on earth. —-There is a word, though, that is just as good as “church”, and that is the term “saints,”in Rev.13:7,10 and 14:12. Now that we are living under the authority of the New Testament, a “saint” can only be a person who is a born-again believer in Christ. This must be true during the tribulation as well. —Even more pointed than that, is where John records the voice from heaven which pronounces a blessing in Rev.14:13 on all those who die “IN the Lord” during the time of Antichrist’s persecution. If you read the letters of Paul, and especially Ephesians, you’ll see that if someone is “IN Christ” or “IN the Lord”, then they are born-again people
