Testing the Pre-Trib Doctrine by the Word of God “Dispensationalism is known for affirming a pre-tribulational rapture… before a coming seven-year tribulation period.”— Mike Vlach, Dispensational Theology The doctrine of the pre-tribulational rapture claims that the Church will be secretly snatched away before a seven-year Tribulation — often linked with Daniel 9:27 and Revelation 6–19….