Dr. Lively…Agree wholeheartedly with your literal hermeneutic and view of Matthew 24-25. I also like how you describe the merits of dispensationalism. I label myself as a “loose” dispy…embrace its good points…reject the rest of it, especially the hyper (crazy) version of it. Over the years, have had a number of frustrating discussions with pre-trib Christian brothers about the resurrection/rapture timing. I’ve concluded that willful ignorance, cognitive dissonance, strong presuppositionalism, and pride (in some cases) are all involved. We are living in fascinating and troubling times.