Who did Jesus minister to during His three years of earthly ministry, and under what system?
During His three years of earthly ministry, Jesus ministered exclusively to the Jew and under the Law. He never told anyone to stop temple worship or told Jews they no longer had to offer sacrifices. They remained under the Law, and even the early chapters of Acts show Jews still under its demands.
Les teaches that beginning with the three years of Christ's earthly ministry, Jesus ministered only to the Jew and under the Law. He never told anybody to stop temple worship, and He never told a Jew they no longer had to give sacrifices. They were still under the Law. Even after His death, burial, and resurrection, the early chapters of Acts continue to show Jews under the Law; no one had told them they were not under it. Everything remained legal. Peter and John going to the temple at the hour of prayer implies Judaism, not Christianity, because Christianity did not demand temple prayer three or four times a day. Though they recognized Christ as Messiah and believed, they were not released from the Law. The early chapters of Acts are still God dealing with the nation of Israel, and the language is plain.