That's the way I see it. Scatterbrain, some Christians and I also beleive that true Christians who are ready will be raptured or as the Bible says "caught up" to meet the Lord in the air at the begining of the "Great Tribulation" or 7 years under the Antichrist. Now I also believe, some may not, and I am not going to argue about it, that there will be some Christians who are worldly and not ready for the Great Tribulation and will have to go through it. Some will be killed and martyred (sp), some persecuted, etc, before the Lord returns. During this Great Tribulation under the Antichrist, 1/3 of the world's people will die from disease and starvation. 1/3 from wars. The Antichrist will promise everything, but will only bring war, persecution, and subsequent disease and starvation. Read Revelations along with the Old Testiment of Daniel.