Yes — Les Feldick teaches that the pre-flood civilization had technology equal to or surpassing our own.
Les bases this on Ecclesiastes 1:9 and 3:15, which say there is no new thing under the sun, and on the extraordinary intelligence and 900-year lifespans of Adam and his descendants. He also cites archaeological evidence for ancient air travel, computers, storage batteries, and spark plugs. He stresses that this technology was not God-glorifying but came from a satanic-inspired civilization that led to the Flood.
Ecclesiastes 1:9 — It states that there is no new thing under the sun, implying that technology later ages think is new had already existed in earlier human history.
Ecclesiastes 3:15 — It confirms that what will be has already been before, supporting Les's argument that modern-looking achievements predate the Flood.
The Bible does not give a detailed catalog of ancient inventions, but it makes a striking general claim in Ecclesiastes. Solomon, writing at the height of his kingdom's glory, declares, "The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun" (Ecclesiastes 1:9). He repeats the thought in Ecclesiastes 3:15: "That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past." The plain language of these verses indicates that the achievements visible in Solomon's day were not new to human history, and that future achievements too were present in some earlier age. They do not name specific inventions, but they leave room for ancient civilizations to have possessed advanced capabilities that later generations assumed impossible.
Les Feldick teaches that the pre-flood generation — not ancient people in general — possessed technology that was equal to or even surpassed what we have today. He grounds this in Ecclesiastes 1:9 and 3:15, noting that Solomon, at the height of his kingdom, said everything visible in his day had already been here before. To Les, this means that what we call new technology is not actually new; it has existed in earlier ages. He points to Adam as a perfect human being with a mind far beyond ours, and to his early descendants who had tremendous intelligence and up to nine hundred years to use it. He illustrates by asking what an Einstein or Edison could have produced if they had lived ten times longer. He also cites the archaeological research in the book "We're Not the First" as evidence of ancient air travel, space travel, computers, storage batteries, and spark plug replicas. Because these things have not been evident since the Flood, he places them in the pre-flood world. Les also warns that this technology was not God-glorifying. It developed among a people without God, in a satanic-inspired civilization, and it did not prevent spiritual or moral decline. Instead of proving that man evolved upward, the record shows degeneration: Adam started perfect, and his offspring eventually became cave people — man on the way down, not up.
Les cites a little paperback book titled "We're Not the First" that gathered archaeological evidence showing ancient people had space travel, air travel, computers, the storage battery used in cars, and even replicas of the internal combustion spark plug. Since none of these have been evident after the Flood, Les places them in the pre-flood civilization. He also argues from human capability: Adam was a perfect human being with a mind that would likely astound us, and his immediate children were not that much below him. With lifespans of 900-plus years, they had far more time than an Einstein or Edison to develop technology.
Les teaches that the pre-flood civilization rose in technological achievement while falling spiritually. He says the people in this civilization were out in utter darkness, without God, and it was satanic-inspired. Satan, the master counterfeiter, promotes anything he can use — even beautiful parks, architecture, and city building. In Les's view, modern technology such as air travel and smart bombs is likewise not God-glorifying but comes from man's fallen genius under Satan's influence. This spiritual and moral corruption is why God had to destroy the earth with the Flood.
No. Les says the biblical record does not show man gradually climbing up from savagery. Adam and Eve started as perfect human beings, and their offspring produced a tremendous civilization that just erupted from them. As centuries and millennia passed, the human race degenerated. Cave people, therefore, are evidence of man on his way down, not on his way up. The pre-flood people were not cave dwellers; they were living in cities and had manufacturing, music, culture, livestock production, and services — everything going for them.
No New Thing Under the Sun
Solomon wrote that everything in his kingdom and in future ages had already existed before; Les uses Ecclesiastes 1:9 and 3:15 as the biblical foundation for ancient advanced technology.
Archaeological Evidence of Ancient Technology
Les says archaeological evidence shows ancient people had space travel, air travel, computers, storage batteries, and spark plugs — all of which he places before the Flood.
Technology Without God
Les teaches that human technology, then and now, is not God-glorifying; Satan promotes anything he can use, including beautiful cities and architecture.
Pre-Flood Technology Matches or Surpasses Ours
Les states plainly that the technology and lifestyle of people just before the Flood equaled or surpassed today's, citing the book "We're Not the First."
Man Is Going Down, Not Climbing Up
Les explains that man started perfect and degenerated, so cave people are evidence of decline, not evolutionary ascent.
Long Lifespans Unlocked Technology
Adam's descendants had tremendous intelligence and 900-year lifespans, giving them far more time than an Einstein or Edison to develop enormous technology.
Not Cave Dwellers
Les corrects the idea that pre-flood people were primitive: they lived in cities and had manufacturing, music, culture, livestock production, and services.
A Satanic-Inspired Civilization
The civilization that grew out of Cain's line had an explosion of technology because Adam and Eve were perfect, yet it was energized by Satan, the master counterfeiter.
Ecclesiastes 1:9: The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
This verse is the key Scripture Les uses to argue that whatever we see as new technology today has already existed in an earlier age.
Ecclesiastes 3:15: That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
This verse reinforces the same point: future achievements have already existed before, pointing back to the pre-flood world.
According to Les Feldick, yes — the pre-flood generation had technology equal to or even surpassing ours. He bases this on Ecclesiastes 1:9 and 3:15 plus the intelligence and 900-year lifespans of Adam's early descendants.
He cites the archaeology-based book "We're Not the First," which reports evidence of ancient flight, space travel, computers, storage batteries, and spark plug replicas. He argues such things had to be pre-flood because they have not been evident since the Flood.
No. Les teaches that the pre-flood civilization was satanic-inspired and without God. Similar to today's technology, it was produced by fallen human genius under Satan's influence, not by God's design.
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