Pretribulationism teaches that the Rapture occurs before the Tribulation starts. At that time, the church will meet Christ in the air, and then sometime after that the Antichrist is revealed and the Tribulation begins.
Bago magumpisa ang Kapighatian, kakatagpuin ng Iglesya si Kristo sa hangin at pagkatapos ng ilang panahon, mahahayag ang Antikristo at magsisimula ang Kapighatian.