When does the remnant of Israel flee to the mountains?
The remnant of Israel flees to the mountains at the midpoint of the Tribulation. They go down into the mountains southeast of Jerusalem, where God protects them for three and a half years, as Jesus Himself describes in Matthew 24.
Les explains that at the midpoint of the seven-year Tribulation, a whole remnant of Israel went down into the mountains southeast of Jerusalem. He points to Matthew 24, where Jesus Himself speaks of it. The remnant will remain in this protected area, and God will take care of them for three and a half years, just as He cared for the nation of Israel during their 40 years in the wilderness. At His second coming, they finally become believers as a nation and become the seed stock of the nation of Israel entering the Kingdom.
More Questions
What did Jesus say the escaping remnant will do at the beginning of the last three and a half years?
Jesus said that when the final three and a half years begin, the escaping remnant—seeing the events Jesus described in Matthew 24 and remembering His words—will flee to the mountains.
What is Jesus referring to in Matthew 24 when He says to flee to the mountains?
Jesus' warning in Matthew 24 to flee to the mountains when you see the desolation in the temple refers to this same middle-of-the-week event when the Antichrist stops the temple sacrifice.
What will the escaping remnant do when the last three and a half years of the tribulation begin?
When the last three and a half years begin, the escaping remnant will see the things Jesus described in Matthew 24, remember His words, and flee to the mountains.