The Age of Grace is the present dispensation in which God, through the Apostle Paul, calls out both Jews and Gentiles into the body of Christ by grace, following Israel's rejection of Jesus as their King.
After Israel as a nation rejected Jesus as Messiah, God raised up the Apostle Paul and revealed the Gospel of Grace. This opened an undetermined period of time known as the Age of Grace, during which God calls out a people for His name from both Jews and Gentiles. Those saved in this age are members of the body of Christ and are not a covenant people like Israel. The Age of Grace will be consummated at the rapture, after which God resumes His prophetic program with Israel.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4 — This passage defines the gospel that characterizes the Age of Grace — Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again.
Daniel 9:24 — This prophecy reveals God's specific timetable for Israel, which is interrupted during the Age of Grace.
The Bible reveals God's grace from the very beginning. In Genesis 6:8, Scripture says, "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD." The gospel of grace is defined by Paul in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4: "Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures." Daniel 9:24 declares God's determined timetable for Israel: "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 Feldick teaches that the Age of Grace is a distinct dispensation that began after Israel rejected Jesus as her King. God then raised up the Apostle Paul to carry the Gospel of Grace to the Gentiles, and from that point we live in an undetermined period of time. Les emphasizes that this age was a mystery hidden from the Old Testament prophets — nothing in the prophetic program mentioned the church age or God calling out a Gentile people for His name. He stresses that Grace Age believers are not a covenant people like Israel, but are members of the body of Christ, saved simply by the grace of God. The gospel for this age is 1 Corinthians 15:1-4: Christ died, was buried, and rose again. Les also points out that the Age of Grace is a parenthesis in God's dealings with Israel. Daniel's 490 years (seventy weeks) are broken off after 483 years; the final seven will occur after the church is raptured. The age of grace will be consummated at the rapture, when believers meet Christ in the air and go to heaven while the seven-year tribulation takes place on earth.
After Israel rejected Jesus as their King, God raised up a new apostle, Paul, and made known to him that he would be sent to the Gentiles. This opened the Age of Grace. According to Les Feldick, the Age of Grace began when Paul began ministering to the Gentiles with the Gospel of Grace.
The gospel for this age is clearly defined in 1 Corinthians 15:1-4: Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, was buried, and rose again the third day. Les Feldick emphasizes these verses as the basic doctrine of the age of grace. Also, this age is characterized by grace alone — believers are not under a set of covenants like Israel was.
The Age of Grace will be consummated at the rapture. Believers will meet Christ in the air and go to heaven, while the seven years of tribulation will take place on earth. After that, God resumes His prophetic program with Israel, including the final seven years (the 70th week of Daniel) that were interrupted.
Israel's Rejection of the King
Les Feldick recounts how Israel as a nation rejected Jesus as the Christ and cried out to crucify Him, setting the stage for the Age of Grace to begin.
The Mystery of the Age of Grace
Les points out that the Old Testament is totally silent about the church age or age of grace; it was never mentioned in the prophetic timeline.
The Gospel of Grace
Les defines the basic doctrine of the Age of Grace by turning to 1 Corinthians 15:1-4, which states that Christ died for our sins, was buried, and rose again.
Paul Opens the Age of Grace
After Israel failed to receive her King, God raised up Paul and sent him to the Gentiles, opening the undetermined period of the Age of Grace.
Not a Covenant People
Les explains that Grace Age Church believers are not a covenant people like Israel; they are members of the body of Christ with no special covenants.
A Parenthesis in God's Timeline
Les shows that Israel's 490-year timetable was interrupted after 483 years, leaving a gap where the Age of Grace fits, before the final seven years.
The Rapture Ends the Age
Les teaches that the Age of Grace will end when the church is raptured before the seven years of tribulation.
God's Grace from Day One
Les clarifies that while the Age of Grace is a specific period, God's attribute of grace has been present since the beginning, as seen with Noah finding grace.
Genesis 6:8: But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
This verse shows that God's grace existed long before the Age of Grace.
1 Corinthians 15:1-4: Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures:
This is the gospel that defines the Age of Grace.
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.
God's prophetic timetable for Israel, which is interrupted during the Age of Grace.
Daniel 9:27: And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
This final seven years will occur after the Age of Grace is raptured.
Yes, Les uses the terms interchangeably. The Age of Grace is the period when God is calling out the church, the body of Christ, through the Gospel of Grace.
No. Les Feldick emphasizes that the Old Testament was totally silent about the church age and the call of a Gentile people for His name.
The Age of Grace ends at the rapture when the church is taken out, and then the tribulation begins. There is no timetable for when this will happen.
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