At the midpoint of the Tribulation, the escaping remnant of Israel flees to the mountains (wilderness), where God protects and provides for them for the remaining three and a half years.
Jesus warned those in Judea to flee when the abomination of desolation appeared. Revelation 12 shows the woman — Israel — fleeing into the wilderness to a place prepared by God, where she is fed for 1,260 days. Les Feldick identifies this as only a remnant of Israel, not the whole nation, and compares God's care to the Exodus.
Matthew 24:15-16 — Jesus directly instructs those in Judea to flee to the mountains when the abomination of desolation appears, which Les identifies as the midpoint trigger.
Revelation 12:6 — Revelation describes the woman (Israel) fleeing into the wilderness to a place prepared of God where she is fed for 1,260 days.
Revelation 12:6 says, "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." The passage goes on to describe the woman being nourished in her place "for a time, and times, and half a time" from the face of the serpent (Revelation 12:14). In Matthew 24:15-16, Jesus tells those in Judea, when they see "the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place," to flee into the mountains. These verses describe a flight to a wilderness/mountain refuge that lasts 1,260 days.
Les teaches that these passages refer to a remnant of Israel — not the whole nation — fleeing from Jerusalem/Judea to mountains southeast of Jerusalem, likely the area of Moab and ancient Petra. They flee in unbelief, but God sovereignly protects them for 1,260 days (three and a half years), just as He cared for Israel under Moses in the wilderness. Their clothing will not wear out, they will not hunger or thirst, and God will insulate them from the horrors of the final half of the Tribulation. When the Antichrist tries to destroy them, God will intervene supernaturally. Les places this flight at the midpoint, after Israel has practiced temple worship for three and a half years and at the appearance of the abomination of desolation.
The flight happens after Israel has practiced temple worship for three and a half years and at the appearance of the abomination of desolation. Jesus connected this sign to the command for those in Judea to flee to the mountains (Matthew 24:15–16), and Les Feldick places this at the beginning of the last three and a half years of the Tribulation, when the remnant of Israel escapes from the Jerusalem area.
Les Feldick stresses that this is not the whole nation of Israel but a percentage — an 'escaping remnant.' He calls them that because they escape out of Jerusalem and Judea to the mountains. The entire nation does not flee; only this group is protected in the wilderness for the final three and a half years.
Les Feldick says the remnant goes to the mountains southeast of Jerusalem. He suggests this could be in the mountains of Moab, probably the ancient city of Petra. There God has prepared a place for them, and they are supernaturally escorted and protected so nothing can harm them for the next three and a half years.
God will feed the remnant for 1,260 days — a thousand, two hundred, and threescore days — just as He fed Israel in the wilderness. Les compares it to the Exodus: their shoes and clothes won't wear out, they won't go hungry or thirsty, and God will take care of their shelter and every need. The Antichrist's attempt to destroy them will fail because God will intervene and keep them safe until the end of the Tribulation.
Israel's Flight Begins
Les teaches that after three and a half years of temple worship without recognizing Christ, the remnant of Israel will flee to the mountains under God's sovereign protection, even while still in unbelief.
Three and a Half Years of Protection
Les explains that the remnant of Israel will flee to the mountains (probably Petra) and be protected for three and a half years, just as God cared for Israel during the Exodus — providing food, water, and clothing that did not wear out.
God Prepares a Place
Les teaches that God Himself will prepare a place for the escaping remnant and the Godhead will feed her for 1,260 days, paralleling the Exodus provision.
The Escaping Remnant
Les identifies those who flee to the mountains as only a remnant or percentage of Israel, not the whole nation, and says God will supernaturally insulate them from the final three and a half years of horrors.
The Abomination of Desolation
Les connects Matthew 24:15–16 to Revelation 12:6, showing that the Jews who flee from Jerusalem do so when the abomination of desolation appears.
Providential Escort and Protection
Les teaches that the escaping remnant will be providentially escorted and protected as they make their way to the mountains southeast of Jerusalem, so nothing can harm them for the next three and a half years.
Supernatural Care
Les explains that the remnant will be fed and provided with clothing and shelter supernaturally for three and a half years, and when the Antichrist tries to destroy them, God will intervene.
Fleeing to the Mountains
Les describes how the escaping remnant, remembering Jesus' words, will flee to the mountains when the last three and a half years begin, and God will protect and feed them there.
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 gives the trigger for Israel's flight to the mountains at the midpoint of the Tribulation.
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 verse explicitly describes the woman's flight into the wilderness to a God-prepared place for 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 echoes the three-and-a-half-year duration of the protection and adds that she is protected from the serpent.
Les Feldick places the flight at the beginning of the last three and a half years, after Israel has practiced temple worship for three and a half years and when the abomination of desolation appears (Matthew 24:15-16).
No. Les describes only a remnant — a percentage of Israel — making the escape. The rest of the nation does not flee; only this escaping remnant is protected in the wilderness.
God will feed and protect her for 1,260 days, or three and a half years, according to Revelation 12:6.
Les says they flee in unbelief — they have not recognized Christ — yet God sovereignly protects them and provides all their needs.
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