Yes—Zechariah 14 foretells the day of the LORD when all nations are gathered against Jerusalem for the battle of Armageddon, the city being taken, and then the Lord going forth to fight and standing on the Mount of Olives.
The chapter opens with the day of the LORD coming and Jerusalem's spoil divided in her midst. God declares He will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle, with the city taken and half its people going into captivity. Then the LORD goes forth to fight against those nations and His feet stand on the Mount of Olives.
Zechariah 14:1 — Opens the prophecy with the coming day of the LORD and the spoiling of Jerusalem.
Zechariah 14:2 — Describes God gathering all nations against Jerusalem to battle and the city being taken.
Zechariah 14:3 — Shows the LORD going forth to fight against those gathered nations.
Zechariah 14:4 — Places the LORD's feet on the Mount of Olives, connecting to the literal second coming.
Revelation 16:16 — The New Testament name for the gathering of the nations identified as Armageddon.
Zechariah 14 opens with 'Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.' God declares, 'For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.' Then Scripture says, 'Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.' The chapter continues: 'And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east.'
Les Feldick teaches that Zechariah, like Isaiah, is writing to Israel—to the Jew. He identifies the gathering of all nations against Jerusalem with the battle of Armageddon described in the book of Revelation. He emphasizes that the prophecy describes Jerusalem being taken, houses rifled, women ravished, and half the city going into captivity, so that Israel appears hopeless before the Lord steps in. Then, he explains, the Lord—Jehovah in the Old Testament, Christ in the New—will return from glory and go forth to fight against those nations as He did in earlier battles in Israel's history. He also points to Zechariah 14:4, showing Christ's feet standing on the Mount of Olives, and says this is not a coming to take believers to heaven but a literal return to earth to rescue Israel and establish the kingdom.
Les Feldick notes that Zechariah, just like Isaiah, is writing to Israel—to the Jew. He says, 'Remember, Zechariah, just like Isaiah, is writing to what people? To Israel. He's writing to the Jew.' This prophecy, therefore, is directed to the nation of Israel and concerns the day of the LORD, not the Church.
Les Feldick connects Zechariah 14 directly to the end-time battle of Armageddon. He points to the words, 'I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle,' and says this is Armageddon as we know it from the book of Revelation. The prophecy says the city will be taken, houses rifled, women ravished, and half the city will go into captivity. In the midst of what looks like no hope, the Lord goes forth and fights against those nations, as when He fought in the day of battle. Les also explains that the Antichrist will call all the armies of the world to the Middle East, primarily to obliterate the nation of Israel.
Yes. Les Feldick stresses that Zechariah 14 should not be spiritualized or allegorized. He points to verse 4, where the Lord's feet stand on the Mount of Olives. He compares this to Acts 1, where the angels tell the disciples that 'this same Jesus' will come in like manner as they saw Him go into heaven. Les says the passage does not sound like His coming to take the believer and take us to heaven; rather, it is Christ returning to fight against the nations and stand on the Mount of Olives.
Les Feldick sees current events as a stage-setting for Zechariah 14. He says the world is funneling arms, rockets, and warfare materiel into the Middle East, though he doubts the nations understand why. He calls Desert Storm a preview—not Armageddon—but a picture of how quickly the nations of the world can bring their armies to the Middle East. He also teaches that during the closing three and a half years of the Tribulation, the Antichrist will call all nations to send their armies to the Middle East as a final effort to get rid of the Jewish problem.
The Literal Second Coming
Les says Jesus will come in like manner as He was seen going into heaven, and we should not spiritualize or allegorize the promise.
Zechariah Addressed to Israel
Zechariah is writing to Israel, and the gathering of all nations against Jerusalem is Armageddon, with the city taken and half the city going into captivity.
Day of the LORD and Armageddon
Les opens Zechariah 14 as the day of the LORD and the battle of Armageddon, and notes the world is already funneling arms into the Middle East.
The City Taken and the Lord Fighting
Les continues through Zechariah 14, describing the city being taken and then the Lord going forth to fight against the nations, referencing God's past battles for Israel.
The Kingdom Following the Second Coming
Zechariah 14 is in reference to the kingdom that will follow Christ's second coming, and the gathering of nations is the last great battle, Armageddon.
Zechariah 14 and Armageddon
Les repeats that Zechariah 14's gathering of nations against Jerusalem is Armageddon, the last great battle before the kingdom.
Christ's Feet on the Mount of Olives
The Antichrist brings all armies to obliterate Israel, Jerusalem is taken, then the Lord fights and stands on the Mount of Olives—this is not the Church being taken to heaven.
The End of the Three and a Half Years
At the end of the seven-year period, the Antichrist calls all nations to send armies to the Middle East to get rid of the Jewish problem, and plagues continue until Christ appears.
Zechariah 14:1: Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, and thy spoil shall be divided in the midst of thee.
This verse introduces the end-time prophecy of the day of the LORD centered on Jerusalem.
Zechariah 14:2: For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
This verse describes the siege of Jerusalem that Les identifies as Armageddon.
Zechariah 14:3: Then shall the LORD go forth, and fight against those nations, as when he fought in the day of battle.
The LORD Himself intervenes to fight against the gathered nations.
Zechariah 14:4: And his feet shall stand in that day upon the mount of Olives, which is before Jerusalem on the east, and the mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst thereof toward the east and toward the west, and there shall be a very great valley; and half of the mountain shall remove toward the north, and half of it toward the south.
This verse places Christ's return literally on the Mount of Olives.
Revelation 16:16: And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.
The New Testament name for the gathering of nations that Les connects to Zechariah 14.
Les Feldick teaches that Zechariah, like Isaiah, is writing to Israel—to the Jew. The prophecy concerns the day of the LORD and the end-time battle of Armageddon, not the Church being taken to heaven.
According to Zechariah 14:2, Jerusalem will be taken, the houses rifled, the women ravished, and half of the city will go forth into captivity. A remnant of the people will not be cut off from the city.
Les Feldick teaches that Zechariah 14 is fulfilled at the end of the Tribulation, particularly in the closing three and a half years, when Christ returns to fight against the gathered nations and stands on the Mount of Olives.
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