Any claim about the End Times should be a conclusion formed from as much information as possible. In the immediate, extended, and literary context of 1 Thessalonians 5, it is most appropriate to conclude the Church has been identified as exempt from the Wrath of God. When our worldviews are properly understood and consistently defined, the Tribulation certainly counts as a worldly manifestation of the Wrath of God.
1. The Church is exempt from any for of the Wrath of God.
2. The Tribulation as a whole is identified as the Wrath of God.
3. The Comfort of the Church is to escape God's Wrath.