In Les Feldick's teaching, Matthew 24 is tribulation ground—the chapter is not about the Church Age but about Israel during the future seven-year tribulation.
Les stresses over and over that Matthew 24 is tribulation ground and is not written for the church-age believer. He connects the chapter to the disciples' question about the end of the age, sees direct parallels with Revelation 6, and centers the teaching on the tribulation's midpoint when the Antichrist enters the temple and Israel flees.
Matthew 24:3 — The disciples' private question sets the agenda for the chapter and connects it to the end of the age, which Les sees as the tribulation.
Matthew 24:15 — This verse locates the key tribulation event—the abomination of desolation—at the midpoint of the seven years.
Matthew 24 begins with Jesus departing from the temple, and His disciples come to Him to show Him the temple buildings. Jesus responds that not one stone will be left upon another (Matthew 24:1–2). Sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples ask Him privately, "Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?" (Matthew 24:3). In verse 15, Jesus says, "When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place," and in verse 16 He commands those in Judea to flee to the mountains. Luke 21 records a similar prophecy that not one stone of the temple would be left on another, while Revelation 6 shows a white horse whose rider has a bow.
Les Feldick stresses that Matthew 24 is "tribulation ground." By that he means the chapter is not addressed to the church age but to Israel during the future seven-year tribulation. He says we can see the stage being set today with wars and rumors of wars, but "goodness, we are certainly not in the tribulation." Les connects the disciples' question in Matthew 24:3 to the end of the age and sees the rest of the chapter as a description of the seven-year period. He also notes the chapter's setting: Jesus leaves the temple and the disciples point to its buildings from the Mount of Olives. Les distinguishes Luke 21, which specifically foretells the destruction of Jerusalem, from Matthew 24, which moves directly into end-time events—the time Jeremiah calls "Jacob's trouble." For Les, the center of the chapter is the midpoint of the tribulation, when the Antichrist moves into the temple (Matthew 24:15) and the remnant of Israel flees (Matthew 24:16).
Les repeats this phrase nearly every time he teaches the chapter. He says Matthew 24 is not written for the church age but for the tribulation, when false teachers, wars, and rumors of wars will be present. He acknowledges that we are seeing the stage being set today, but insists we are not in the tribulation. He even says that all of the chapter, including verses 1 through 14, is tribulation ground—the whole seven-year period.
Les points to the white horse in Revelation 6 and says it is the appearance of the Antichrist, not Jesus. He draws a direct parallel with the events Jesus describes in Matthew 24. In Revelation 6:2, the rider has a bow, and Les leans toward interpreting that as a bow that shoots arrows, though he admits the Greek is not clear.
Jesus leaves the temple, and the disciples point out the temple buildings. Les suggests they were probably on the Mount of Olives, looking across the Kidron Valley. In Matthew 24:2, Jesus says not one stone will be left upon another. Les later notes that the immediate destruction of Jerusalem is specifically foretold in Luke 21, while Matthew 24 moves on to the end-time tribulation.
Les teaches that at the midpoint of the seven years, the Antichrist—coming, he thinks, from Western Europe—moves down into Jerusalem and stands in the holy place, fulfilling Daniel's prophecy (Matthew 24:15). He defiles the temple, turns on the Jew, and takes away freedom of worship. At that same hour, a remnant of Israel flees from Judea to the mountains, possibly to Petra (Matthew 24:16).
The White Horse Rider
Les identifies the rider on the white horse as the Antichrist (not Christ), noting that he carries a bow and operates under the power of Satan during the tribulation.
Matthew 24 Is Tribulation Ground
Les explicitly states that Matthew 24 is tribulation ground, not for the Church Age; while we see the stage being set today, we are not in the tribulation.
Parallels Between Matthew 24 and Revelation 6
Les explains that Matthew 24 is a chapter totally dealing with the tribulation and that the disciples' question in verse 3 leads into the seven-year description; he points to the white horse as the Antichrist, mirroring Revelation 6.
All of Chapter 24 Is Tribulation
Les insists that all of Matthew 24, even verses 1–14, is tribulation ground, and that verse 15 describes the Antichrist moving into the temple at the midpoint of the seven years.
The Temple Setting
Les sets the scene for Matthew 24: Jesus departs the temple and the disciples, probably from the Mount of Olives, point out the temple buildings to Him.
Luke 21 and the End-Time Connection
Les distinguishes Luke 21, where Jesus foretells the destruction of Jerusalem, from the way Matthew 24 immediately moves to the end-time tribulation, which Jeremiah calls the time of Jacob's trouble.
The Abomination of Desolation
Les shows that Matthew 24:15 is addressed to Israel, not Gentiles, and that it refers to Daniel's prophecy of the Antichrist standing in the holy place at the midpoint of the seven years.
Israel's Flight at the Midpoint
Les explains that when the Antichrist defiles the temple at the midpoint, a remnant of Israel in Judea will flee to the mountains (possibly Petra), as Jesus commands in Matthew 24:16.
Matthew 24:1: And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
This verse sets up the scene for the entire discourse on the tribulation.
Matthew 24:2: And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Jesus predicts the complete destruction of the temple buildings.
Matthew 24:3: And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
The disciples ask the question that leads into Jesus' tribulation discourse.
Matthew 24:15: 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:)
This is the key midpoint tribulation event Les teaches from Matthew 24.
Matthew 24:16: Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Jesus instructs Israel to flee at the midpoint of the tribulation.
Revelation 6:2: And I saw, and behold a white horse: and he that sat on him had a bow; and a crown was given unto him: and he went forth conquering, and to conquer.
Les compares the white horse rider to the tribulation events in Matthew 24 and identifies him as the Antichrist.
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 verse underlies Jesus' reference to the abomination of desolation in Matthew 24:15.
Jeremiah 30:7: Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
Les uses this verse to identify the tribulation as the time of Jacob's, or Israel's, trouble.
Luke 21:6: As for these things which ye behold, the days will come, in the which there shall not be left one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
Les points to Luke 21 as the specific prediction of Jerusalem's destruction, distinct from Matthew 24's end-time focus.
No, according to Les Feldick. He says Matthew 24 is tribulation ground and is not for the Church Age. He acknowledges that we see the stage being set today, but we are not in the tribulation.
At the midpoint of the seven-year tribulation. Les teaches that the Antichrist, coming from Western Europe, moves into Jerusalem and stands in the holy place, fulfilling Daniel's prophecy in Matthew 24:15.
Les points out that the immediate destruction of Jerusalem is found in Luke 21. Matthew 24 opens with Jesus predicting the temple buildings will be thrown down, but then moves into the end-time tribulation and the abomination of desolation.
Les identifies the white horse rider in Revelation 6 as the Antichrist, not Jesus. He uses this parallel when teaching Matthew 24 and the tribulation.
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