Yes, the Rapture is very near, but no date can be set.
Les Feldick teaches that the Rapture is imminent and could happen at any moment, even before the end of the year. He points to signs like the convergence of Jubilee cycles and world conditions, but he is careful not to set a date, saying we must expect it at any time.
Matthew 24:36 — Jesus said no one knows the day or hour, supporting the teaching that the Rapture cannot be dated.
The Bible does not give a specific date for the Rapture. Jesus said in Matthew 24:36, "But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only." In 1 Corinthians 15:52, Paul describes the Rapture as happening "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump," emphasizing suddenness. Romans 11:25 mentions "the fullness of the Gentiles" being brought in, which relates to the timing of the Rapture.
Les Feldick believes the Rapture is very near and imminent, but he adamantly refuses to set a date. He points to patterns in Jubilee cycles that suggested the fall of 2000 as a significant time marker, but he clarifies these are not for date-setting. He says, "You can never set a date, but we are to expect it at any moment." He also connects the Rapture to the fullness of the Gentiles and notes that world conditions are deteriorating as signs.
Les Feldick mentions that Grant Jeffreys' calculations show that by the fall of 2000, it would be the 120th Jubilee since Adam, the 70th since Joshua led Israel into Canaan, and the 40th from the crucifixion. These are seen as interesting indications of God's timing, but not as proof of a specific date. He also observes that world conditions are deteriorating and international problems are overwhelming, which aligns with biblical signs.
No. Les Feldick is clear that no one can set a date. He says, "When someone sets a date, you just cast him off as a false teacher, because there is nothing in Scripture that gives us the ability to set a date." He even mentions that if January 1, 1994 passes and they are still here, his faith would not be shaken.
Les Feldick teaches that the Rapture will take place seven years before the Second Coming. He says, "The Rapture of course will take place seven years before the Second Coming." The Rapture ends the Church Age, and the Second Coming ends the Tribulation. He uses Matthew 24 to illustrate the Second Coming, which is different from the Rapture.
Jubilee Calculations
Les discusses Grant Jeffreys' Jubilee cycle calculations suggesting the year 2000 as a significant time marker, but he presents these as interesting, not as a basis for setting a date.
Imminence and No Date
Les stresses that the Rapture is imminent and cannot be dated, urging believers to expect it at any moment without trying to predict a specific day.
Expectation Without Date
Les says he thinks the Rapture could happen before the end of 1993, but he refuses to set a date and his faith won't be shaken if it doesn't.
Why the Rapture Is a Secret Most Christians Miss - Romans 16:25 Explained
Then in the next instant we who are alive and remain shall be caught up to meet the Lord in the air. Then of course is ushered in that final seven years which is associated only with the prophecies concerning Israel, and we call it the final seven years or the tribulations.
Israel's Blindness & the Fullness of the Gentiles — Romans 11:25
Now then, I should have backed this up a little bit I guess, because the Rapture of course will take place seven years before the Second Coming. I guess you all know that, or maybe I better erase it and make sure. But here's what I want all of you to see, and even those out in television, that the Rapture will take place just before the Tribulation, and all the way back to here we've had the outca…
Imminence in Paul's Day
Les explains that the Rapture has always been imminent, even in Paul's day, and that it could happen at any time, possibly before the end of the year.
Why the Rapture Is a Secret Most Christians Miss - Romans 16:25 Explained
Now there are many other references to the Second Coming, but I'm going to use Matthew 24 as the prime example of how everything that the Old Testament and that Jesus and the Gospel accounts refer to in Christ's coming, is never this Rapture of the Church, this meeting in the air. That is something that the rest of the Bible knew nothing about.
Date-Setting Condemned
Les condemns date-setting as false teaching, affirming that the Church must be removed before the Tribulation begins.
Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Jesus teaches that the timing is unknown, supporting the idea that no date can be set.
1 Corinthians 15:52: In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Describes the suddenness of the Rapture, emphasizing its imminence.
Romans 11:25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Paul mentions the fullness of the Gentiles, which Les links to the timing of the Rapture.
Yes, Les teaches that the Rapture is imminent and could happen at any moment, even this afternoon. He says, 'He may come this afternoon before we leave the studio, He may come before we get home this afternoon.'
Les mentioned the fall of 2000 as a significant Jubilee marker, but he does not set a date. He says these figures are interesting but not a basis for declaring when the Lord will return.
Les points to the deterioration of world conditions, overwhelming international problems, and the perplexity of nations as signs. He also sees the Jubilee cycles as interesting indications of God's timing.
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