Les Feldick Bible Study

Who is included in the resurrection that happens 75 days into the Kingdom?

The resurrection 75 days into the Kingdom includes the Old Testament believers, called Old Testament saints, along with the tribulation believers. It follows the earlier resurrection of church age believers and the first fruits, and it completes the resurrections of all the believers of the age.

Les explains that this resurrection completes the resurrection of all believers for that age. Church age believers have already been taken out, and the first fruits were taken out before that. The resurrection then includes all the Old Testament believers as well as the tribulation believers, and after that the Kingdom is ready. Since this resurrection of the Old Testament saints occurs 75 days into the Kingdom, Les says there has to be a reason. He points to Daniel chapter 2, where Nebuchadnezzar's dream concerns the great empires of the world pictured in the great image—head of gold, chest of silver, belly of brass, legs of iron, and feet of iron and clay, representing Gentile empires through history. When the Lord returns at the end of the tribulation, He will strike that image, the empire then functioning—the iron and clay of the revived Roman Empire—and crush everything that smacks of Gentile rule and empire.