Were the Old Testament prophets and Peter speaking about Israel and the Second Coming or about the rapture of the Church?
The Old Testament prophets, Jesus, and Peter all directed their words to the nation of Israel and His Second Coming. Their prophecies and messages were not directed to the rapture of the Church; they concern Israel and His Second Coming.
Les explains that everything spoken in the Old Testament prophets, by Jesus, and by Peter was directed to the nation of Israel and His Second Coming, never to the rapture of the Church. In the surrounding context, he notes that we are not yet in the tribulation, but developments and technology are bringing the prophecies closer. He illustrates this with the Antichrist's future ability to identify every person through computer data, saying Revelation is based on tremendous technology and that there will be no place to hide. He urges keeping this Israel and Second Coming focus in mind even while studying I Corinthians.