What could Israel have done within the 490-year prophetic program?
Within the 490-year prophetic program, Israel could have had their King and the Kingdom and could have evangelized the world. The prophetic timeline given to Israel presented this opportunity, as the context describes. They could have experienced these outcomes during that period.
Les teaches that the prophetic program given to Israel had a time frame of 490 years. Within that period, Israel could have had their King and the Kingdom, and they could have evangelized the world. This matches the format of Matthew's Gospel, which presents Christ as the King and traces His lineage back to the Abrahamic covenant because the King comes from that covenant. The context then moves to Luke's Gospel, setting up the birth of John the Baptist with Zacharias and Elizabeth, including Zacharias being stricken dumb and writing that the child's name is John. The central point remains Israel's potential to receive the King, the Kingdom, and to reach the world within the 490-year prophetic program.