God will supernaturally protect a faithful remnant of Israel in the wilderness south and east of Jerusalem for the last 3.5 years of the Tribulation.
Les Feldick teaches that at the midpoint of the Tribulation, when the abomination of desolation appears, the remnant of Israel will flee from Jerusalem to the mountains. There God has prepared a place for them and will feed and protect them for a thousand two hundred and sixty days. This protection mirrors His care for Israel in the wilderness after the Exodus. Though the Antichrist pursues them, God will supernaturally destroy his army, and the remnant will be safe.
Revelation 12:6 — This is the core verse describing the woman fleeing into the wilderness where God has prepared a place to feed her for 1,260 days.
Revelation 12:14 — This verse describes the two wings of a great eagle that carry the woman to her protected place, kept from the serpent.
Exodus 19:4 — God's past deliverance of Israel on eagles' wings is the Old Testament picture Les uses to explain the wilderness flight.
Matthew 24:15-16 — Jesus told those in Judaea to flee to the mountains, which Les connects to the remnant's escape.
Revelation 12:6 says the woman fled into the wilderness, where she has a place prepared by God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. Revelation 12:14 says the woman was given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness into her place, where she is nourished for a time, times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent. Matthew 24:15-16 instructs those in Judaea to flee to the mountains when they see the abomination of desolation. Exodus 19:4 describes how God bore Israel on eagles' wings and brought them unto Himself.
Les teaches that this prophecy is fulfilled at the midpoint of the Tribulation. The woman in Revelation 12 is Israel, and the man-child is Christ, who was caught up to God. The remnant of Israel that flees is not the whole nation but a percentage. Les identifies the destination as the mountains south and east of Jerusalem, probably the mountains of Moab, possibly the ancient city of Petra. God will protect them there for three and a half years, even while they are still in unbelief. This protection is compared with Israel's 40 years in the wilderness: their shoes and clothes didn't wear out, they never went hungry, and they never went thirsty. In the final 3.5 years, God will feed the remnant, supply all their needs, and insulate them from the ravages of the Tribulation, just as Israel in Goshen was insulated from the plagues. The Antichrist will send an armed force to destroy them, but God will destroy that army as He destroyed Pharaoh's army at the Red Sea, leaving the remnant safe and protected.
Les connects Matthew 24:15-16 with Revelation 12. When the abomination of desolation appears, those in Judaea are told to flee to the mountains. Les calls this group the 'escaping remnant'—not the whole nation but a percentage. Their destination is the mountains south and east of Jerusalem, which Les thinks is the mountains of Moab, possibly ancient Petra. The woman in Revelation 12 flees into the wilderness, where God has prepared a place for her.
Les teaches that God's provision for the remnant will parallel Israel's wilderness experience. In the wilderness under Moses, their shoes and clothes didn't wear out, they never went hungry, and they never went thirsty. In the last 1,260 days, God will feed the remnant, supply all their needs, and take care of them totally. Revelation 12:6 specifically says God prepared a place so they should be fed for that time.
Les reads Revelation 12:14's 'two wings of a great eagle' alongside Exodus 19:4, where God says He bore Israel on eagles' wings. For Les, the wings picture God's powerful, supernatural deliverance—not that the Jews literally grow wings and fly. The remnant is 'providentially escorted and protected' as they make their way to the wilderness, just as Israel was escorted out of Egypt.
The dragon (Satan) empowered the Antichrist, and the Antichrist sends an armed force to destroy the escaping Jews. Les parallels this with Pharaoh's pursuit of Israel at the Red Sea: God destroyed Pharaoh's army, and in the end times He will destroy the Antichrist's army. Les specifically says God will open the earth and cover the Antichrist's armed force, while the remnant remains safe.
Woman's Flight at Midpoint
Les explains that the woman in Revelation 12 is Israel, whose child (Christ) was caught up to God. After that, the woman flees into the wilderness at the midpoint of the Tribulation.
The Place of Protection: Moab / Petra
Les places the remnant's refuge in the mountains of Moab, probably ancient Petra, and says God will protect them there for three and a half years—even though they are not yet believers.
The Escaping Remnant
He connects Matthew 24:15-16 to Revelation 12, stressing that only a percentage of Israel—the escaping remnant—will flee to the mountains southeast of Jerusalem, where God will insulate them from the final 3.5 years.
Godhead's Provision of Food
The Godhead will feed the woman/remnant for 1,260 days in the prepared wilderness place, directly paralleling God's miraculous provision during the Exodus.
Eagle's Wings and the Red Sea Deliverance
Les ties the 'two wings of a great eagle' in Revelation to Exodus 19:4, showing that God's deliverance of the remnant will be as dramatic as His deliverance of Israel when He destroyed Pharaoh's armies.
Earth Opening to Swallow the Antichrist's Army
In the last days God will intervene supernaturally: He will open the earth to cover and destroy the Antichrist's armed force, while the remnant is fed and provided for completely for three and a half years.
Providential Escort
Les emphasizes that the escaping remnant will be 'providentially escorted and protected,' so that nothing and no one can touch or harm them during the final three and a half years.
Insulation Like Goshen
The remnant will be insulated from the tribulation's judgments as Israel was insulated in Goshen from the Egyptian plagues—the horrors of the tribulation will tear at the rest of the world, not at them.
Revelation 12:6: And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
This is the central verse showing God has prepared a protected place where the woman is nourished for the final 1,260 days.
Revelation 12:14: And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle, that she might fly into the wilderness, into her place, where she is nourished for a time, and times, and half a time, from the face of the serpent.
This verse pictures the woman being supernaturally carried to her prepared place, safe from the serpent.
Matthew 24:15-16: When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Jesus gave the specific instruction that those in Judaea should flee to the mountains when the abomination of desolation appears.
Exodus 19:4: Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto myself.
God's earlier deliverance of Israel is the Old Testament parallel Les uses to explain the remnant's protected flight.
Les Feldick says they flee from the Jerusalem area to the mountains south and east of Jerusalem—likely the mountains of Moab, perhaps the ancient city of Petra. God has prepared a place for them there in the wilderness.
For the last three and a half years of the Tribulation, described in Revelation 12:6 as a thousand two hundred and threescore days. Les says they are kept safe even while the final 3.5 years of judgment is running.
Yes. Les stresses that God will protect the remnant of Israel even in their unbelief. Their safety is God's sovereign provision, not the result of their faith, and it is analogous to Israel's wilderness experience.
Yes. Les says the Antichrist sends an armed force to destroy the escaping Jews. But God intervenes and destroys that army, just as He destroyed Pharaoh's armies at the Red Sea.
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