Who is the tribulation primarily for according to Les?
The tribulation is primarily God dealing with His covenant people, Israel. While the unbelieving Gentile world enters it, the period focuses on God's covenant nation. This aligns with Romans 11 and Zechariah 13, where all believing Israel is saved, but unbelieving Israel is not.
Les teaches that the tribulation, while it will include the unbelieving Gentile world, is primarily God dealing with His covenant people, Israel. He explains that Romans 11:26's "all Israel shall be saved" refers to believing Israel, a remnant, not every ethnic Israelite. To support this, Les points to Zechariah 13, showing that God's focus is on the remnant of His covenant people, not the total number of Israelites alive at that time. He notes the Jewish population today is around 15 million, with only a few million in Israel, but the tribulation is about God's dealing with His covenant nation.