The restitution of all things is the seven-year Tribulation that restores the earth to an Edenic condition.
Les Feldick teaches that the restitution of all things refers to the seven-year period of tribulation (Daniel's 70th week) when the curse on the earth is lifted and Satan's mortgage is paid off. This restoration prepares the planet for Christ's millennial kingdom, reverting it to a Garden of Eden state. Following this, Christ returns to establish His glorious kingdom on earth.
Acts 3:21 — This verse explicitly mentions the 'restitution of all things' and is the central text Les Feldick expounds.
Acts 3:21 states that heaven must receive Christ 'until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.' This indicates that the restitution is a prophesied time of restoration. Revelation 5 shows a scroll with seven seals, which Les identifies as the mortgage Satan holds, sealed against redemption. The opening of those seals initiates the events of the Tribulation, culminating in the restoration of creation. Old Testament prophets foretold that before the kingdom comes, Israel must pass through a time of tribulation, often called Daniel's 70th week (Daniel 9:24-27).
Les Feldick teaches that the restitution of all things is the coming seven-year Tribulation, which is the fulfillment of Daniel's 70th week. This period is necessary to pay off Satan's mortgage on the earth (Revelation 5) and to lift the curse from the planet, restoring it to its Edenic condition. He emphasizes that the restitution is not immediate but occurs through the catastrophic judgments of the Tribulation. After these seven years, Christ returns, defeats His enemies, and sets up His millennial kingdom on a restored earth. Les clarifies that Peter, in Acts 3, was offering Israel the kingdom if they repented, but the restitution had to occur first.
Les identifies the restitution of all things directly with the seven-year Tribulation. He emphasizes that Peter, in Acts 3:21, knew that before the kingdom could come, Israel had to endure the seven years of tribulation that Daniel prophesied in Daniel 9. This seven-year period is the restitution—the time when the curse is lifted from the earth and Satan's mortgage is paid off.
The earth has been under a curse since Adam's fall. This curse has affected the entire planet. The restitution involves lifting that curse and restoring the earth to its Edenic condition. Les describes this as the whole planet reverting to a Garden of Eden situation, made beautiful for the Kingdom reign.
Peter, in Acts 3, was offering to Israel the return of Christ and the establishment of the Kingdom if they repented. However, he knew that the seven-year restitution (the Tribulation) had to pass first. Les notes that this was in full agreement with the Old Testament prophets who foretold that restoration of all things.
Israel's Unknowing Rejection
Les explains that Israel rejected Christ through ignorance, setting the stage for God's intervening program and the future restitution.
Restitution as the Seven Years
Les directly identifies 'the times of restitution' with the seven-year Tribulation and the lifting of the curse, preparing the earth for the Kingdom.
The Seven-Year Interlude
Les emphasizes that even if Israel repented, a seven-year restitution (Daniel's 70th week) must intervene before the Kingdom, as revealed in Acts 3:21.
Earth Restored to Eden
Les describes the restitution as the whole planet being restored to a Garden of Eden condition, culminating in Christ's return and the thousand-year reign.
Daniel's 70th Week
Les ties Peter's statement in Acts 3:21 to Daniel 9, affirming that the restitution is the Tribulation, which must occur before the Kingdom.
Repentance and Restitution
Les shows that Peter called for repentance and then explained that the times of restitution (the seven years) had to take place before Christ returns as King.
Satan's Mortgage Paid
Les explains that the Tribulation pays off Satan's mortgage on the earth (Revelation 5), lifting the curse and leading to the planet's renovation.
Israel's Future Kingdom Role
Les notes that after the Tribulation, the Kingdom will be established in Jerusalem, and Israel will evangelize the world, fulfilling the Old Testament program.
Acts 3:21: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
This is the key verse mentioning the restitution of all things, which Les interprets as the restoration of the earth.
Acts 3:19: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Peter ties repentance to the coming times of refreshing, which are connected to the restitution.
Acts 3:20: And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
Peter indicates that Christ's return is contingent upon the times of restitution.
Daniel 9:24: Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Les references Daniel 9 to show that the seven-year restitution is part of God's prophetic timeline.
Revelation 5:1: And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
Les sees this scroll as the mortgage Satan holds, which is paid off during the Tribulation.
It refers to the future restoration of the earth to its Edenic condition, which Les identifies with the seven-year Tribulation.
Les teaches that it is the seven-year Tribulation, also known as Daniel's 70th week.
Following the seven years, Christ returns, defeats His enemies, and establishes His millennial kingdom on the restored earth.
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