God never judges the righteous with the wicked. The Bible is full of parallels. Enoch was Raptured before the flood (Gen. 5:24). Noah was like Israel going thru the Tribulation. Lot was also a type, being "raptured" before judgement on Sodom and Gommorah. Jesus is coming to rapture His bride pre-trib. 1/2 the rest of the church will be saved (10 Virgins, only 5 got saved) during the trib. But main focus of God in trib is the Father's wife, Israel (the Jews), so that they can be saved.
First of all, God in His all-knowing, knew who would accept Him thus their names are written in the Book of Life even before the beginning of the world (foundations of the earth). It’s a difficult concept to grasp, because our human futile minds will never be able to grasp the fullness and timelessness of God. Remember that God is Outside of Time – He is NOT constrained by it, thus He can see the End and Beginning at Once – and He proclaimed the End from the beginning. Thus He already knows who will choose Him and who will not.
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