The escaping remnant is a cross-section of Jewish people who flee Jerusalem and Judea to the mountains when the Antichrist defiles the Temple at the midpoint of the Tribulation.
Les Feldick identifies this fleeing group in Matthew 24 and calls it 'the escaping remnant of Israel.' It is not the whole nation but a percentage — a mixed group that includes workers in the field, young mothers, expectant mothers, and older well-to-do residents. They escape to the mountains southeast of Jerusalem, where God will supernaturally protect and provide for them for the final three and a half years.
Matthew 24:15-16 — This is the passage where Jesus tells those in Judea to flee to the mountains when the abomination of desolation appears — the direct scriptural basis for the escaping remnant.
Revelation 12:6 — Revelation 12 describes the same fleeing group being fed and protected by God in the wilderness for 1,260 days, matching the three and a half years of protection Les teaches.
Matthew 24 records Jesus' instruction for the time when the abomination of desolation, 'spoken of by Daniel the prophet,' stands in the holy place. At that moment, those in Judaea are to flee into the mountains. Jesus specifies the urgency: the one on the housetop must not come down to take anything out of his house, and the one in the field must not return to take his clothes. Jesus pronounces woe on those who are with child and those who give suck in those days, and He tells them to pray that their flight be not in the winter. The Book of Revelation describes God's provision for those who flee: a woman flees into the wilderness, where God has a place prepared, and they feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days. Daniel's prophecy foretells the one who confirms the covenant for one week and, in the midst of the week, causes the sacrifice and the oblation to cease — the desolation Jesus references as the trigger for the flight.
Les Feldick calls the Jewish people who obey this instruction 'the escaping remnant of Israel.' He stresses that it is not the whole nation of Israel but a percentage — a cross-section of Jews from the Jerusalem and Judea area drawn from every level of daily life. That mixed group includes older, financially comfortable people on the housetop who have no day-to-day responsibilities; younger working people out in the field; young mothers in their twenties and early thirties; pregnant women heavy with child; and mothers still nursing their children. According to Les, the flight is triggered at the midpoint of the Tribulation when the Antichrist enters the Temple in Jerusalem, defiles it, turns against the Jews, and takes away their freedom of worship. Revelation, Les notes, shows the remnant fleeing at the same hour. They make their way to the mountains to the southeast of Jerusalem — possibly the red rock city of Petra, though Les adds, 'but whatever.' For the final three and a half years, Les teaches, God will supernaturally protect this fleeing remnant in the mountains — feeding them, clothing them, sheltering them, and insulating them from the horrible events of the last half of the Tribulation. Les compares it to Israel in the wilderness and to the Red Sea crossing: when the Antichrist sends an armed force against them, God will intervene, opening the earth to swallow up the army. The whole scene, he says, is picked up in Revelation 12.
When the Jews of Jerusalem suddenly realize that the Antichrist has come into their Temple, has defiled it, and has forced them to begin to worship him instead of Jehovah, Jesus says, 'flee to the mountains.' Les explains that the Antichrist will come down to the Temple in Jerusalem, defile it, turn on the Jew, and take away their freedom of worship — and Revelation tells that at the same hour, at the midpoint of the Tribulation, a remnant of Israel flees from Jerusalem and the area of Judea.
Les calls it a mixed group — a cross-section of Jews. Those on the housetop are probably older, retired, and fairly well-to-do, with no real day-to-day responsibilities. Those in the field are younger working people in their mid-twenties and up, doing the common everyday tasks of life. Young mothers in their twenties and early thirties are included, whether heavy with child or still nursing their children. Les is emphatic that this is not the whole nation of Israel and not the 144,000, but a percentage of Jews from the Jerusalem and Judea area.
Jesus says to flee to the mountains, and Les places those mountains to the southeast of Jerusalem — the nearest mountains for safety. Some people think the destination will be the red rock city of Petra, but Les says 'but whatever,' indicating no certainty. The remnant leaves the area of Jerusalem and Judea entirely and goes down into the mountain region.
Les says time will be of the essence. The person on the housetop is not to come down to pack belongings, and the worker in the field is not to go back for clothes. Pregnant women and nursing mothers are included in the escaping remnant, but it will be tough for them — they are heavy with child or caring for infants, and they will have to walk a long way. The warning to pray that the flight is not in winter shows how hard conditions will be if it happens then.
Les teaches that for the final three and a half years God will supernaturally insulate the remnant in the mountains from all the horrible events of the Tribulation. He will feed them, and they will not have to worry about clothes or shelter. When the Antichrist tries to destroy them with an armed force, God will intervene — just as He opened the Red Sea for Israel, this time He will open the earth and pour the Antichrist's army into it. Les calls the remnant the elect of God, and he picks them up in Revelation 12, where the woman is cared for in the wilderness.
Who Is in the Escaping Remnant
Les details the classes of people in the fleeing remnant — working people in the field, young pregnant mothers in their 20s and early 30s, and nursing mothers who will have to walk a long distance — showing it is a cross-section of Jewish life.
The Escaping Remnant Defined
Les calls the fleeing Jews of Matthew 24 the escaping remnant of Israel — a percentage, not the whole nation — who escape to the mountains where God will protect and insulate them for the final 3.5 years.
A Mixed Group Flees at the Midpoint
Les reviews that the escaping remnant leaves the Jerusalem area at the midpoint of the Tribulation and is a mixed group — workers, young mothers, and expectant mothers.
Supernatural Protection in the Mountains
Les explains that God will supernaturally feed, clothe, and shelter the remnant for three and a half years, and will intervene when the Antichrist's army pursues — opening the earth to swallow it up.
The Temple Defiled and the Warning to Flee
Les describes the trigger — the Antichrist entering the Temple, defiling it, and forcing worship — and notes the fleeing remnant is a cross-section of Jews, not the 144,000, with a warning to pray the flight is not in winter.
The Various Types in the Fleeing Remnant
Les identifies the person on the housetop as retired and well-to-do with no daily responsibilities, and the person in the field as a younger laborer who must not go back for clothes but flee immediately.
Elect Jews Escorted Like Israel from Egypt
Les links the escaping remnant to Revelation 12 and parallels their supernatural escort in the wilderness with Israel coming out of Egypt, with God intervening on their behalf.
Flight from Jerusalem to the Southeast Mountains
Les places the flight at the same hour the Antichrist defiles the Temple and takes away Jewish worship, with the remnant fleeing from Jerusalem and Judea to the southeast mountains — possibly Petra.
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 explicitly tells those in Judea to flee to the mountains when the abomination of desolation appears — the trigger for the escaping remnant's flight.
Matthew 24:17-19: Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house: Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes. And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
These verses describe the urgent nature of the flight and the struggles awaiting pregnant and nursing women in the remnant.
Matthew 24:20: But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
The warning to pray about winter shows how difficult and dangerous the flight will be for the remnant.
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.
Daniel's prophecy of the one who stops the sacrifice in the midst of the week is the 'abomination of desolation' Jesus references as the trigger for the flight.
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.
Revelation 12 describes the same fleeing remnant being fed and protected by God for three and a half years (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 parallels the remnant's supernatural protection in the mountains for three and a half years — 'a time, times, and half a time.'
The escaping remnant is a cross-section of Jewish people who, at the midpoint of the Tribulation, flee from Jerusalem and Judea to the southeast mountains when the Antichrist defiles the Temple. Les Feldick describes it as a percentage of Israel, not the whole nation, and it includes working people, young mothers, pregnant women, and older well-to-do people.
The remnant flees at the midpoint of the Tribulation — at the same hour the Antichrist enters the Temple, defiles it, and takes away the Jews' freedom of worship. Jesus instructs those in Judea to flee to the mountains when they see this happen.
No, Les is clear that the escaping remnant is not the 144,000. It is a separate, mixed group — a cross-section of Jews in the Jerusalem and Judea area, including laborers, mothers, and older residents.
They flee to the mountains to the southeast of Jerusalem, which Les says are the nearest mountains for safety. Some think the destination will be the red rock city of Petra, but Les does not state certainty on that.
God protects and cares for the escaping remnant for the final three and a half years of the Tribulation, feeding them and insulating them from the catastrophic events of that period, much like Israel in the wilderness.
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