Yes — Daniel 12 says many of Daniel’s people will awake from the dust, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting contempt, but Les Feldick explains these as separate resurrections rather than one simultaneous event.
Daniel 12:2 is the key verse: 'many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.' Les teaches that Daniel 12 speaks only of the believing element, not a general resurrection of all people at once. He places the resurrection of Old Testament saints and tribulation saints after the Tribulation, after Christ’s second coming, and into the Kingdom, while the unbelievers are raised later.
Daniel 12:1-3 — Daniel 12:1-3 directly addresses the deliverance and resurrection of Daniel's people, Israel.
Daniel 12:1 records that at that time Michael shall stand up, the great prince who stands for Daniel's people, Israel. It promises a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation, and at that time Daniel's people shall be delivered—every one found written in the book. Daniel 12:2 then speaks of the resurrection: 'And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.' In the immediate wording, this brings both the saved and the lost into view. Daniel 12:3 adds a promise concerning the wise: they shall shine as the brightness of the firmament, and those who turn many to righteousness shall shine as the stars forever and ever.
Les Feldick teaches that Daniel 12 is one of the clearest places for understanding when Old Testament believers are resurrected. He points out that the 'time of trouble' in verse 1 is the Tribulation, and that 'thy people' refers to Israel. The deliverance mentioned is for those found written in the book, which he links to Paul's remnant in Romans. He emphasizes that Daniel 12:1 already shows a delineation: unbelievers are not going to be resurrected at the same time as believers. Les explains that Daniel 12:2's wording—some to everlasting life and some to shame—makes the two resurrections seem as if they happen together, but from John 5 and other Scriptures they are separate. According to Daniel 12, only the believing element is raised. This resurrection of Old Testament saints takes place shortly after the Tribulation, after Christ's second coming, and into the Kingdom. Les also includes tribulation saints in this group, because they are not part of the Body of Christ but are saved during the seven years. Les reads verse 3 as the promise that the wise will shine as the brightness of the firmament and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever. He notes these Old Testament believers were saved by faith. He also describes a group of Jews who will escape and be protected so that when Christ returns they see Him by sight and enter the Kingdom as the nation of Israel.
In Daniel 12:1, Michael stands up for Israel and there is a time of trouble such as never was since there was a nation. Les identifies this as the Tribulation. He says the verse promises that Israel will be delivered, everyone found written in the book, and he compares this with Paul's reference to the remnant in Romans. A group of escaping Jews will be protected so that they enter the Kingdom as Israel.
Les teaches that Daniel 12 shows the resurrection of Old Testament believers shortly after the end of the Tribulation, after the second coming of Christ, and into the Kingdom. He includes tribulation saints in this group, explaining they are not in the Body of Christ but will be part of the gleanings and corners of the resurrection harvest.
Les acknowledges that Daniel 12:2's wording—some to everlasting life and some to shame—can seem to put the two resurrections into the same event. But he says Daniel 12 is speaking of only the believing element; none of the unbelievers are resurrected at that time. The unbelieving dead are raised later, separately.
Les reads Daniel 12:3 as part of the same context, noting the wise will shine as the brightness of the firmament and those who turn many to righteousness as the stars forever. He connects this with the Old Testament believers who were saved by faith.
Order of Resurrections
Les explains the resurrection harvest has three parts: Christ as the firstfruits, the Church as the harvest, and Old Testament believers as the gleanings and corners.
Daniel 12:1-2 Introduced
Les reads Daniel 12:1 as a tribulation deliverance of Israel and connects the delivered ones to Paul's remnant; he notes Daniel 12:2 parallels John chapter 5.
Unbelievers Not Raised with Believers
Les says Daniel 12:1's deliverance applies only to those written in the book, and he sees a delineation that unbelievers are not resurrected at the same time.
Daniel 12 Refers to Believers Only
Les stresses that Daniel 12 speaks of a resurrection of only the believing element; the two resurrections appear to be one event in the wording but are separate.
Timing After the Tribulation
Les places the resurrection of Old Testament saints shortly after the end of the Tribulation or after Christ's second coming, into the kingdom.
Tribulation Saints Included
Les includes tribulation saints converted during the seven years in the same resurrection, explaining they are not in the Body of Christ.
The Wise Shine
Les reads Daniel 12:3 as part of the same passage, noting the believing Old Testament saints were saved by faith and will shine as the stars.
Surviving Jews Enter the Kingdom
Les says a group of Jews will escape and be protected, so that when Christ returns they will believe by sight and enter the Kingdom as the nation of Israel.
Daniel 12:1: And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
This verse sets the tribulation context and the promise that Israel will be delivered.
Daniel 12:2: And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
This is the resurrection verse directly answering the question about Jews awaking.
Daniel 12:3: And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.
This describes the reward of the wise and those who turn many to righteousness.
John 5:28-29: Marvel not at this: for the hour is coming, in the which all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, And shall come forth; they that have done good, unto the resurrection of life; and they that have done evil, unto the resurrection of damnation.
Les uses this as the parallel passage where Jesus speaks of both just and unjust resurrections without a time frame.
Les says the wording can make it seem that way, but from John 5 and other Scriptures the resurrections are separate. Daniel 12 speaks only of the believer element, not a general resurrection of all people at once.
Les places it shortly after the end of the Tribulation, after Christ's second coming, and into the Kingdom. This is when the Old Testament saints are raised.
Yes, Les includes believers saved during the seven-year Tribulation with the Old Testament saints in the gleanings and corners of the resurrection harvest. They are not part of the Body of Christ.
Les says they are not resurrected at the same time as the believers. Their resurrection comes later, separately, after Daniel 12's believer-only resurrection.
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