Yes — God had a complete plan for the ages from eternity past.
Les Feldick teaches that before anything was created, the triune God laid out the entire plan of the ages, including the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension. Scripture confirms this in Acts 2:23, where the cross is tied to God's 'determinate counsel and foreknowledge,' and in Ephesians 3:11, where Paul speaks of God's 'eternal purpose.'
Acts 2:23 — Directly shows the crucifixion was not an accident but part of God's determinate counsel and foreknowledge.
Ephesians 3:11 — Paul calls God's plan an eternal purpose purposed in Christ Jesus, indicating it existed before time began.
1 Corinthians 2:7 — Describes the hidden wisdom of God that was ordained before the world, confirming a preplanned purpose.
Acts 2:23 declares that Jesus was 'delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God,' even though wicked men crucified Him. This reveals that God's plan and man's responsibility operated together at the cross. Ephesians 3:11 calls God's plan the 'eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord,' pointing to an intentional design that predates creation. First Corinthians 2:7 adds that God speaks 'the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory.' These verses plainly indicate that God had a predetermined plan for the ages from eternity past.
Les Feldick emphasizes that the 'plan of the ages' was architecturally drawn up from eternity past. In the predeterminate counsel of the triune God, every detail — the crucifixion, the resurrection, the ascension — was formulated before anything was created. He stresses that God was never surprised by Israel's rejection of the Messiah or by Rome's crucifixion of Christ; it was all predetermined. Les also teaches that God preplanned everything yet left men and nations with free will, so that human choices and God's sovereign plan all meet at the end. He admits this is hard to reconcile but says he believes it and sees it happening constantly.
Yes. Acts 2:23 says Jesus was delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God. Les Feldick points out that God was not surprised when Israel rejected and when Rome crucified Jesus; it was all predetermined back in eternity past. He also teaches that the crucifixion was not an afterthought — God did not find Himself in a jam, because it was all preplanned from eternity past.
Les Feldick teaches that a sovereign God preplanned everything that has happened, yet He left man with free will. He admits this is hard to reconcile, but he believes it and says you can see it happening constantly in world events. Les explains that men and nations make their own decisions, yet everything ultimately meets at the end God has determined.
The resurrection was also part of the plan of the ages. Les Feldick says that in that plan, formulated before anything began, the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension were all included. He also clarifies that resurrection is final — unlike Lazarus, who was brought back to life and died again, Christ rose eternally, and our future resurrection will be final.
Resurrection Is Final
Les contrasts real resurrection with being brought back to life, showing resurrection is a final, eternal event — part of God's larger plan.
Plan of the Ages
Les teaches that the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension were all formulated in God's predetermining counsel before anything began.
God's Foreknowledge
Les explains that because of God's foreknowledge, the whole plan of redemption was put together in eternity past, including the crucifixion.
Preplanned Before Creation
Les teaches that God preplanned that man would sin and need a Savior before anything was ever created, and then set everything in motion.
Hidden Wisdom of God
Les uses Acts 2:23 to show God was not surprised by Israel's rejection or Rome's crucifixion — it was predetermined in eternity past.
Preplanned from Eternity
Les stresses that God did not act out of an afterthought or because He was in a jam; the plan was all preplanned from eternity past.
Sovereignty and Free Will
Les says the whole plan is architecturally drawn up from eternity past, and though God left man with free will, human choices and God's sovereign plan all meet at the end.
Decided Before Anything Happened
Les shows from Acts 2:23 that the nation of Israel did not take God by surprise; all was decided before anything ever happened.
Acts 2:23: Him, being delivered by the determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God, ye have taken, and by wicked hands have crucified and slain:
This verse directly ties the crucifixion to God's predetermined counsel and foreknowledge.
Ephesians 3:11: According to the eternal purpose which he purposed in Christ Jesus our Lord:
Paul identifies God's plan as eternal, indicating it was established before time.
1 Corinthians 2:7: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory:
The hidden wisdom of God was ordained before the world, revealing a preplanned purpose.
Yes. Les Feldick teaches that God was not surprised when Israel rejected the Messiah. It was all predetermined back in eternity past, according to God's determinate counsel and foreknowledge.
No. Les Feldick teaches that even though the crucifixion was predetermined, the men who crucified Jesus acted with wicked hands. God preplanned everything, yet left man with free will.
Yes. Les Feldick says the resurrection was included in the plan of the ages, formulated before anything began, alongside the crucifixion and ascension.
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