Danoh, I understand that the whole world is in the in between period i.e. the 49 weeks with 1 week being set aside , the times of the gentiles, and when that ends Israel will be restored as scripture teaches. I know "who" sacrificed in my place and took the penalty for my sins.
The "now" for us gentiles is Christ Jesus has risen and coming back for us who are alive at His return, and those that pass before His return will have a glorious home coming with the Lord Jesus.
And my point is that the time frame within which John 3:16 is using the word "world" is within and during that time frame within God's plan and purpose for the Earth and its' nations - to be brought to His Son's salvation through a redeemed Israel FIRST.
THAT "mission" is on hold til the fulness of what He is presently doing towards that part of His plan and purpose for the Heavenlies...be come in.
What He is presently doing is toward that; involves a New HEAVENLY Creature: the Body of Christ one day to reign over the Angelic host IN THE HEAVENLIES.
This began with Paul.
Twelve Tribes of Israel over the nations of the Earth as His Royal Priesthood.
And Twelve Apostles over said Twelve Tribes.
And One Body over the Angelic Host in The Heavens.
And One Apostle.
Jesus Christ the chief cornerstone, or foundation, upon which both these aspects of this - God's plan and purpose for both realms - is based.
It is why there is even a Pre-Trib Rapture AS A DISTINCTION, to begin with.
The Body has been delivered (spared) FROM the outpouring of His wrath TO COME.
In contrast, DURING said wrath TO COME, Believing Israelites DURING THAT HOUR TO COME UPON THIS EARTH will be delivered THROUGH not FROM said hour.
A type of these Believing Israelites DURING said hour, are...
Daniel 3's Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
I'm trying to illustrate a principle by all these examples - I am not actually talking about those examples themselves.
This is why I hold to the Mid-Acts I hold to, more or less - these things that differ in Scripture between the Twelve Tribes and the One Body; between the Twelve Apostles and the One Apostle; between their being delivered THROUGH the wrath TO COME and our having been delivered FROM said wrath TO COME; between our Pre-Trib Rapture TO the Lord; and their waiting for Him to RETURN to THEM, and many, many other...things that differ between Prophecy and Mystery.