Yes — church age believers are already members of Christ's Kingdom in heaven and will be part of that Kingdom when it is established on earth at His Second Coming.
Les Feldick teaches from Colossians 1:12–13 that every believer has already been 'translated into the kingdom of his dear Son,' which is presently located in heaven. When Christ returns and brings that heavenly Kingdom to earth, believers will be with Him — part and parcel of the same Kingdom. This includes church age believers, not just Israel or the tribulation saints.
Colossians 1:12–13 — Paul states that believers have already been made partakers of the saints' inheritance and translated into the Kingdom of God's dear Son — the foundational proof for this question.
Revelation 19:14, 16 — Pictures the heavenly company returning with Christ and the title 'King of kings and Lord of lords' — the coming Kingdom Christ will establish on earth.
Colossians 1:12–13 records Paul's prayer for the believers at Colossae, giving thanks to the Father 'which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son.' The passage states plainly that believers have already been delivered and translated into Christ's Kingdom. Revelation 19:14 depicts armies in heaven following Christ at His return, 'clothed in fine linen, white and clean,' and Revelation 19:16 gives Him the title 'KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS' — the One who will rule.
Les Feldick acknowledges that Paul, the apostle of the Gentiles, 'does not dwell a lot on the Kingdom per se, not nearly as much as the Old Testament does, and the Gospels as it pertained to Israel,' but he insists that church age believers are nevertheless involved in the Kingdom — 'Don't think for a minute that we won't be.' Les teaches that the Kingdom is presently in heaven. When Christ was on earth the Kingdom was at hand in His person, and when He returned to glory the Kingdom went with Him into heaven. Colossians 1:12–13 shows that believers have already been 'translated into the Kingdom of His dear Son,' making them citizens of that heavenly Kingdom today. There is only one Kingdom in Scripture — the one that will be set upon this earth, where Christ rules as King of kings and Lord of lords. When He returns, the heavenly Kingdom comes with Him, and believers who are already in it will be 'part and parcel' of it, attending His Second Coming as the armies of Revelation 19:14 and ruling and reigning with Him for a thousand years. Les also distinguishes Christ's roles: He is the Head of the Body, the Church, but believers are nevertheless members of the Kingdom.
Les teaches that the Kingdom is presently in heaven. When Christ was on earth, the Kingdom of Heaven was at hand because the King Himself was present. When He went back to heaven, the Kingdom went with Him. For church age believers, citizenship is in heaven, and the Kingdom of His dear Son is located there until the day God the Son leaves heaven and brings the heavenly Kingdom with Him to set up the earthly Kingdom.
Scripture's answer is that the Father has already done it: 'Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son' (Colossians 1:13). Les emphasizes that Paul speaks on behalf of believers, and that this translation into the Kingdom is a present reality — 'If you're a child of God tonight, where are you? You're in the kingdom.' He also notes that this is a literal kingdom, spiritual as well as physical, one day.
Yes, in Les's teaching. He points to Revelation 19:14, where the armies in heaven follow Christ at His Second Coming, and says that company includes the church age saints. 'Not only are the tribulation saints going to be included in that ruling and reigning with Christ for a thousand years, but we are.' Those who are already in the Kingdom will return with it when it becomes a visible, governmental, political Kingdom under the King of kings and Lord of lords.
Les draws a careful distinction. Christ is not the King of the Church; He is the Head of the Body. But believers are members of the Kingdom. As he puts it, 'The Kingdom is the Kingdom is the Kingdom is the Kingdom. There's only one Kingdom in Scripture,' and it will be set upon the earth with Christ ruling as King of kings and Lord of lords. Church age believers are already citizens of that Kingdom, which is presently in heaven.
Church Age Saints at the Second Coming
Les identifies the 'armies in heaven' of Revelation 19:14 as the church age saints who return with Christ and rule and reign with Him for a thousand years — directly answering that church believers are part of the coming Kingdom.
Believers Are Already Kingdom Members
Les teaches that believers today are already members of the Kingdom, which is in heaven, and that when the Kingdom of Heaven comes to earth we will be part and parcel of it because we are already in it.
Heavenly Kingdom Becomes Earthly Kingdom
The Kingdom is a spiritual Kingdom located in heaven; when God the Son leaves heaven and brings it with Him to set up the earthly Kingdom, believers will be with Him — the Kingdom will become visible and governmental.
Translated Into the Kingdom Now
Les shows from Colossians 1:13 that the Father has already delivered believers from darkness and translated them into the Kingdom of His dear Son, so when Christ sets up the Kingdom on earth we will be with Him.
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Now here it comes, who, speaking of the Father, the Father has, past tense, delivered us, and remember Paul always speaks to or on behalf of believers, never an unbeliever. And so the Father has already delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath already translated us into what? The kingdom of His dear Son.
The Kingdom Returned to Heaven
Les explains that when Christ returned to heaven the Kingdom went with Him, and that Israel is God's earthly people while the church is His heavenly people — showing where the Kingdom is now.
One Kingdom, Already Citizens
Les stresses there is only one Kingdom in Scripture and that believers are already citizens of it; Christ is Head of the Body, but we are members of that Kingdom.
Literal Kingdom for Believers Today
Les explains that Paul's prayer in Colossians 1 describes a literal kingdom — spiritual as well as physical — into which believers have already been translated.
Colossians 1:12: Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light:
Shows the Father has prepared believers to share in the saints' inheritance in the Kingdom.
Colossians 1:13: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
The key verse proving believers have already been placed into Christ's Kingdom.
Revelation 19:14: And the armies which were in heaven followed him upon white horses, clothed in fine linen, white and clean.
Portrays the heavenly company that returns with Christ, which Les identifies as church age saints.
Revelation 19:16: And he hath on his vesture and on his thigh a name written, KING OF KINGS, AND LORD OF LORDS.
Shows the King who will rule when the Kingdom is established on earth.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches from Colossians 1:12–13 that the Father has already delivered believers from the power of darkness and translated them into the Kingdom of His dear Son. That Kingdom is presently in heaven, and believers are already its citizens.
Yes. Les teaches that when God the Son leaves heaven and brings the heavenly Kingdom with Him to establish the earthly Kingdom, believers who are already in it will be with Him, part and parcel of that Kingdom.
Les notes that Paul, the apostle of the Gentiles, does not dwell on the Kingdom as much as the Old Testament and the Gospels do in connection with Israel. Nevertheless, Colossians 1 makes it plain that church age believers are involved in the Kingdom.
Les distinguishes Christ's roles: He is not the King of the Church but its Head, the Head of the Body. However, believers are members of the Kingdom, and when the Kingdom is set up on earth Christ will rule as King of kings and Lord of lords.
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