Yes — Revelation 12 shows the nation of Israel, pictured as the woman, fleeing into the wilderness for 1,260 days during the latter half of the Tribulation.
Revelation 12:6 says the woman fled into the wilderness where God had prepared a place to feed her for a thousand two hundred and threescore days. Les Feldick identifies the woman as Israel and teaches that this describes a remnant of Jews escaping Jerusalem at the midpoint of the Tribulation, going to mountains southeast of the city where God protects them for the final three and a half years (Clips 1, 3, 5, 7).
Revelation 12:6 — The central verse: the woman — whom Les identifies as Israel — flees into the wilderness to a God-prepared place and is fed for 1,260 days.
Revelation 12:13 — Shows the dragon persecuting the woman after he is cast to the earth, which Les places at the midpoint of the Tribulation.
Matthew 24:16 — Jesus' command for Jews in Judea to flee to the mountains — the warning Les ties to the Revelation 12 flight.
Revelation 12:3 describes a great red dragon that appears in heaven, having seven heads, ten horns, and seven crowns. The woman in the chapter brings forth a man child 'who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron,' and the child is caught up unto God, and to His throne (Revelation 12:5). Revelation 12:6 then gives the flight at the heart of this question: '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.' When the dragon is cast unto the earth, he persecutes the woman who brought forth the man child (Revelation 12:13). In the Gospels, Jesus gives a closely related warning to those in Judea: when they see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, they are to flee to the mountains (Matthew 24:15-16), for then shall be great tribulation such as never was (Matthew 24:21).
Les Feldick teaches that the woman in Revelation 12 is the nation of Israel, and the great red dragon is Satan. The man-child she brings forth is the Christ child, and the chapter leaps the ages from His birth to the time of His kingdom, skipping over two thousand years or more (Clips 1, 3). At the midpoint of the Tribulation, Les says, a remnant of Jews — a cross section of Israeli society, not the whole nation and not the 144,000 — will flee from the area of Jerusalem and Judea to the mountains (Clips 2, 3, 4, 5). He calls this group 'the escaping remnant of Israel.' They go, he says, to mountains southeast of Jerusalem, and Petra is a possible destination, though he personally doubts it would be large enough (Clips 1, 4, 5). The trigger for the flight is the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel, which Les connects with the midpoint of the seven-year period (Clip 5). God's care for this remnant, Les explains, is a direct parallel to Israel coming out of Egypt. Just as God fed Israel in the wilderness for 40 years, kept their clothes from wearing out, and met every need supernaturally, He will feed, protect, and insulate these fleeing Jews for the last three and a half years in the place He has prepared (Clips 5, 7). Les calls the remnant the elect of God, supernaturally escorted, and says that once the seven-year treaty is signed, the supernatural will become commonplace (Clip 6).
Les teaches that the woman in Revelation 12 symbolizes the nation of Israel. The man-child she brings forth is the Christ child, and the symbolism leaps the ages from His birth to the rule of His kingdom (Clip 3). The great red dragon is Satan, with seven heads and ten horns indicating his power (Clip 1).
Les places the flight at the midpoint of the Tribulation (Clips 1, 7). He ties it to Jesus' warning about the abomination of desolation standing in the holy place, after which those in Judea are to flee to the mountains (Clip 5; Matthew 24:15-16). From that point, God protects the remnant for the last three and a half years — the 1,260 days of Revelation 12:6 (Clips 4, 5, 7; Revelation 12:6).
Les says the fleeing remnant goes down to the mountains to the southeast of Jerusalem (Clips 1, 5). He notes that some think it might be the ancient city of Petra, but he personally is not sure Petra would be big enough, though it is a possibility (Clip 1). The essential point of his teaching is that God has prepared a place — possibly in the mountains — and will watch over them there for the whole three and a half years (Clips 4, 7).
Not all Israel flees. Les calls the group 'the escaping remnant' — a remnant of Jews from every category of life (Clips 4, 5). They are a cross section of Israeli society, not the 144,000 (Clips 1, 2). Les also describes them as the elect of God whom He will enable to survive (Clip 6).
Les draws a direct parallel to Israel in the wilderness of Sinai. As God fed Israel for 40 years and their clothes did not wear out, He will do the same for the fleeing Jews for three and a half years (Clip 7). God will protect them in the place He prepares and insulate them from the horrible events of the final three and a half years (Clips 4, 5). As at the Exodus, when Pharaoh's army pursued and God intervened, this remnant will be supernaturally escorted (Clip 6).
Jesus instructed those in Judea that when they see the abomination of desolation spoken of by Daniel the prophet, they are to flee to the mountains without taking anything out of their houses, because time is of the essence (Matthew 24:15-16). Les ties this warning to the flight in Revelation 12, explaining that at the midpoint of the Tribulation the Jews leave the city in physical fear and flee for their lives (Clips 3, 5). He also notes the parallel with the escape out of Egypt (Clip 2).
The Abomination of Desolation: Why Israel Must Flee (Matthew 24)
understand that our conference at Talikoff a couple Saturdays ago is available on just a non -professional VCR tape. I want you to emphasize it. It's just someone used a camcorder. There's about four hours of teaching on here, isn't there, Hugh? Four hours from Genesis through Revelation. A lot of folk enjoyed it. I enjoyed teaching it.
The Woman, the Dragon, and the Flight to the Mountains
Revelation 12's woman is Israel, Les says, and at the midpoint of the Tribulation a cross section of Israeli society flees from Jerusalem to mountains southeast of the city; Petra is a possibility, though Les doubts it is large enough.
Matthew 24 Warning: Flee to the Mountains
Les shows that Jesus' command for Jews in Judea to flee to the mountains parallels the Exodus, with God protecting and providing for the escaping Jews; the fleeing group is a cross section of society, not the 144,000.
The Woman Is Israel; the Man-Child Is Christ
The woman of Revelation 12 is the nation of Israel, and her man-child is the Christ child; the chapter leaps from His birth to the future kingdom as a remnant of Jews leaves the city in fear.
The Escaping Remnant Flees to the Mountains
Les calls the fleeing group 'the escaping remnant' — not the whole nation — who go down to the mountains where God watches over and protects them for the entire three and a half years.
The Abomination of Desolation and the Escaping Remnant
Les ties the flight to the abomination of desolation in Matthew 24, calls the fleeing Jews 'the escaping remnant of Israel,' and says God will supernaturally insulate them from the horrors of the final three and a half years.
A Supernatural Escort Like the Exodus
These escaping Jews are the elect of God, supernaturally escorted just as Israel was at the Exodus; once the seven-year period starts, the supernatural becomes commonplace.
God's Wilderness Provision, Like the Exodus
Just as God fed Israel in the wilderness for 40 years, He will feed and keep the fleeing Jews for three and a half years, safe and secure in the place God prepares — all happening at the midpoint of the Tribulation.
Revelation 12:3: And there appeared another wonder in heaven; and behold a great red dragon, having seven heads and ten horns, and seven crowns upon his heads.
Les identifies the great red dragon as Satan, whose power is shown by seven heads and ten horns.
Revelation 12:5: And she brought forth a man child, who was to rule all nations with a rod of iron: and her child was caught up unto God, and to his throne.
Les says the woman here is the nation of Israel and the man-child is the Christ child.
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 answering the question — Israel flees to a God-prepared wilderness place for 1,260 days.
Revelation 12:13: And when the dragon saw that he was cast unto the earth, he persecuted the woman which brought forth the man child.
After the dragon is cast down, he persecutes the woman — the event Les places at the midpoint of the Tribulation.
Matthew 24:15: 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:)
Jesus' warning that Les says triggers the Jewish flight at the midpoint.
Matthew 24:16: Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
The command for Jews in Judea to flee to the mountains, which Les parallels with Revelation 12's wilderness flight.
Matthew 24:21: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Les reads this in the context of the great tribulation that surrounds the fleeing remnant.
Les Feldick teaches that the woman in Revelation 12 is the nation of Israel. The man-child she brings forth is the Christ child, and the chapter leaps the ages from His birth to the events of His future kingdom (Clip 3).
Les places the flight at the midpoint of the Tribulation (Clips 1, 7). It follows Jesus' warning about the abomination of desolation in the holy place, and the woman is fed and protected for 1,260 days — the last three and a half years (Clips 4, 5, 7; Revelation 12:6).
Only a remnant. Les says it is not the whole nation of Israel and not the 144,000, but a cross section of Israeli society that flees from the Jerusalem area to the mountains (Clips 1, 2, 3, 4, 5).
They flee to the mountains southeast of Jerusalem, and Petra is mentioned as a possibility, though Les is unsure it is large enough. What matters, he says, is that God has prepared the place and will protect and feed them there for the final three and a half years (Clips 1, 4, 7).
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