The 'last days' refer to the entire period from Christ's first advent to the end of the age, not merely the tribulation or final years.
Hebrews 1:1–2 shows God speaking 'in these last days' through His Son, indicating the period had already begun in the first century. Les Feldick clarifies that the last days run from Christ's birth to the end, and distinguishes them from the 'latter days,' which point to the final seven-year period.
Hebrews 1:2 — This verse directly names 'these last days' as the time when God speaks through His Son, placing the start of the last days at Christ's coming.
Isaiah 2:2 — Uses the same 'last days' language to describe the future exaltation of the Lord's house, showing the term spans from Christ's first coming to the kingdom.
Hebrews 1:1–2 declares that God, who spoke to the fathers through the prophets in times past, has in these last days spoken through His Son—the appointed heir of all things and the One through whom He made the worlds. This places the start of the last days at the coming of the Son. Isaiah 2:2 also uses the phrase 'in the last days' to describe the time when the mountain of the Lord's house will be established in the top of the mountains and all nations will flow to it. Matthew 24:36 records Jesus speaking of the end of the age, saying 'of that day and hour knoweth no man... but My Father only.'
Les Feldick teaches that the 'last days' in Scripture are not the closing days of the age, but the entire period from the time of Christ's birth to the end (Clip 5). He points to Hebrews 1:2, where God speaks 'in these last days' through His Son, as proof that the last days began with Christ's first advent. Les also stresses that Israel's last days are not the same as the church's last days. Israel's last days culminate when the King comes and sets up His kingdom, while the church's last days are the age of grace from Christ's death, burial, and resurrection until the church is removed and caught up to meet the Lord in the air (Clip 1). He further distinguishes the 'last days' from the 'latter days.' The last days have already been ongoing for the last 1,900-plus years; the latter days refer to the final seven-year period leading to the end (Clip 2).
No, Les Feldick teaches that the 'last days' do not necessarily mean the last seven years. They have been the last 1,900-plus years. The 'latter days' are what take you to the end time, including the final seven-year period.
Les explains that Israel's last days are when the King comes and sets up His kingdom, fulfilling all the previous prophetic times. The church's last days are the age of grace from Christ's death, burial, and resurrection until it is removed from the scene and caught up to meet the Lord in the air. They are not synonymous.
Les observes that during His earthly ministry, Jesus gave no hint that 2,000 years would intervene between His first and second coming. He spoke of the end of the age as something not too far in the future, saying 'of that day and hour knoweth no man... but My Father only' (Matthew 24:36).
Les defines the 'day of Christ' as the time when Christ will call the body of Christ unto Himself—the rapture. The 'day of the Lord,' 'day of Jehovah,' and 'day of God' refer to the period including the Tribulation, the Second Coming, and the setting up of the kingdom.
Les says that while he cannot give a specific hour, in the relative term of the last 6,000 years, we are certainly within the last moments of the age. This points to the nearness of the end, though not to a specific date.
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Israel's last days vs. the church's last days
So in Isaiah chapter 2, verse 1, the word that Isaiah, the son of Amos, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, and it shall come to pass in the last days. Now here I have to stop a moment again. You want to remember that the last days for Israel are not the last days for the church. There is that difference. Now the last days for Israel, of course, is when the king comes and sets up his kingdom.
Last days vs. latter days
The last days of Scripture don't necessarily mean the last seven years, but it's been this last 1,900 and some years that are considered the last days. But the latter days, that takes you to the end time. That takes you, I think, into this final seven years. And that's the word that's used here, that in the latter days, see, that in the latter days or latter years, "...
Day of Christ vs. day of the Lord
"...that you be not soon shaken in mind or troubled, neither by spirit nor by word nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand." Now, maybe here is again time to stop and define. The day of Christ is referring to that outcalling of the church. That's the day of Christ, the rapture.
Why the Church Will Not Go Through the Tribulation
As we get to the end of that last three and a half years, the plagues are going to get so awful, cosmic disturbances are going to get so awful, death is going to be just running rampant, and it's going to be one thing right after another until Christ appears, and then that of course is the delivery. So then, all these things are the beginning of sorrows. Now let's go back then to Revelation.
Last days begin at Christ's birth
Verse 1 says, God—just plain, simple G-O -D—God, the triune, the eternal, sovereign God, at sundry times and in diverse manners spake in times past unto the fathers by the prophets, the Old Testament, that same God hath in these last days—now, remember, the last days in Scripture are not the closing days of the age. It's from the time of Christ's birth to the end. That's the last days.
Jesus spoke of the end without a 2,000-year gap
where Jesus, of course, during His earthly ministry is speaking of the end of the age. And I always like to remind again my students that when Jesus spoke in His day and time, He gave no hint, He gave no indication that there would be 2,000 years intervening between His first coming and His second coming. He never let that even be hinted at.
We are in the last moments of the age
Now I�m not saying in 48 hours or anything like that, but in the relative term of the last 6,000 years we are certainly within the last moments of the age, whether it�s a few years or what. But whatever, we can understand because we know the Scripture. But now look at the verse 11, 12, and 13. This is the crux of the whole thing, so far as 1 Corinthians 15.
Hebrews 1:2: Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
This verse is the central text showing that the 'last days' were already happening when the Son spoke.
Isaiah 2:2: And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
This Old Testament use of 'last days' connects the term to the kingdom age, not just the tribulation.
Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Jesus refers to the end of the age as 'that day,' known only to the Father, showing the last days are a broader period.
2 Thessalonians 2:2: That ye be not soon shaken in mind, or be troubled, neither by spirit, nor by word, nor by letter as from us, as that the day of Christ is at hand.
This verse, cited by Les, introduces the 'day of Christ,' which he identifies as the rapture.
The 'last days' refer to the entire period beginning with Christ's first advent and continuing to the end of the age. They are not limited to the tribulation or the closing days of history.
No. Les Feldick teaches that the last days have been ongoing for the last 1,900-plus years. The tribulation belongs to the 'latter days,' the final seven-year period.
No. Israel's last days are fulfilled when the King comes and sets up His kingdom. The church's last days are the age of grace from Christ's death until the church is caught up to meet the Lord.
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