What could Israel have accomplished within the 490-year prophetic program?
Within the prophetic program given to Israel in a 490-year time frame, Israel could have had their King and the Kingdom, and they could have evangelized the world. This opportunity was set before them during that period, as indicated in the context of Matthew and Luke.
Les teaches that the prophetic program was given to Israel within a time frame of 490 years. During that period, Israel could have had their King and the Kingdom, and they could have evangelized the world. This aligns with Matthew's presentation of Christ as King, where the genealogy stops at the Abrahamic covenant because the King comes from that covenant. The context then moves to Luke's Gospel, where the birth of John the Baptist is near, and Zacharias and Elizabeth, like Abraham and Sarah, were well along in years, making John's birth miraculous.