What does removing Israel from the scene do to end-time prophecy?
Removing Israel from the prophetic scene destroys end-time prophecy. It eliminates all references to end-time prophecy and denies its validity, claiming prophecy cannot be fulfilled because Israel is no longer a viable entity. This leads to Amillennialism, where Israel's promises are reassigned to the Church and no prophecy remains to be fulfilled.
Les teaches that when the Jew is taken off the scene, prophecy is blown out of the water. He explains that this approach removed all references to end-time prophecy and argued it could not occur because Israel was no longer viable. Augustine then precipitated Amillennialism, teaching that Israel's promises had been given to the Church and no prophecy remained to fulfill, while the Reformers never seriously considered eschatology.