My church teaches that we Christians will be raptured out before the tribulation because God isn't going to poor His wrath out on His people. As for what I believe myself about that, I don't know. I read commentaries that can be convincing both ways.

I'll just prepare as though we will go through it(also who knows how bad it will get before then) . If we are raptured away, maybe my preparations will be of use to someone left behind that decides to refuse the mark of the beast.