Original sentence: Midtribulationists believe that the rapture of the faithful will occur halfway through the Tribulation, after it begins, and will endure the phase of the Tribulation which tests their faith, but that they will be removed before the last half occurs, because that three and one-half year period is manifestly dominated by the wrath of God falling on those who reject him,  Supporters of this view often cite 1 Thessalonians 5.9, "For God has not destined us for wrath, but to obtain salvation through our Lord Jesus Christ.They often quote 2 Thessalonians 2.6,7 to support the idea that the Holy Spirit will be withdrawn as a stabilizing influence on secular society (Matt 5.13) through the removal of the Church.They will live through (or perish during) the Tribulation.Those who become converts after the rapture will, like the Old Testament saints, not be indwelt by the Holy Spirit in the same sense as Christians are said to be today
Edited sentence: Midtribulationists believe that the rapture of the faithful will occur halfway through the Tribulation, after it begins, but before the worst part of it occurs.Posttribulationists counter that the tribulation associated with the final witness of the saints is in no way connected to the wrath of God.Pretribulationists defend it on the basis of a scripture passage which affirms that God has not appointed His people to wrath.Some see it as an impossible "apartheid of the Elect" of sorts which is not seen in scripture.The belief in the pretribulation or midtribulation rapture theories of dispensationalism is often criticized, on the grounds that it results in the division of Christ's single return into two stages.This wrath of God will only come at the last day, and it will fall upon the heads of the wicked at the last judgment.Those who become Christians after the rapture will live through (or perish during) the Tribulation