Yes—prophecy is God's distinctive way of revealing His dealings with Israel by foretelling their history and future in exact time frames.
In Genesis, God told Abraham that Israel would be enslaved and then delivered, and in Daniel 9, God revealed a 490-year period determined upon Israel. Les Feldick emphasizes that all true prophecy centers on Israel, not the church, and that prophecy substantiates the Bible as the Word of God because God foretells things long before they happen.
Genesis 15:13 — God's first time-bound prophetic word about Israel's future enslavement, which Les points to as the beginning of true prophecy.
Daniel 9:24 — The passage Les uses to show that 490 years are determined upon Israel and that this prophecy leads to the crucifixion and the seven-year tribulation.
Scripture shows God revealing the future of Abraham's descendants in advance. In Genesis 15:13, God tells Abram that his seed will be strangers in a land that is not theirs and will be afflicted for four hundred years. Exodus 12:40 records that the sojourning of the children of Israel was four hundred and thirty years, confirming the time frame of Israel's affliction. Later, in Daniel 9:24, the prophet is told that seventy weeks are determined upon his people and his holy city. This prophetic time frame is directly tied to Israel and Jerusalem, not to any other people group. These passages demonstrate that the Bible connects prophecy to God's specific dealings with the nation of Israel.
Les Feldick defines true prophecy as more than merely speaking of the future. In true Old Testament prophecy, God not only foretells an event but places it in an exact time frame, and it happens exactly as He said—whether it is forty years, seventy years, five hundred years, or more. He stresses repeatedly that all true prophecy centers on the nation of Israel. There is no prophecy to the church; the church age has nothing like Israel's prophetic timelines. Les identifies the first real prophecy in the Old Testament as God's word to Abraham that the children of Israel would be enslaved in a land not theirs and then come out, with a time frame of 430 years. He also points to Daniel 9, where 490 years are determined upon Israel, leading to the crucifixion and giving the basis for the seven-year tribulation. According to Les, no prophecy per se is being fulfilled today. God is not currently dealing with the nation of Israel in the same way; instead, all things are merely getting ready. The curtain will rise when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel, beginning the seven-year period of tribulation. He also teaches that prophecy substantiates that the Bible is the Word of God because God foretold things long before they happened and then they did exactly as He said.
Les says people often think anything that speaks of the future is prophetic, but true Old Testament Bible prophecy has a sharper definition. God not only foretells something, He puts it in a time frame. God's timing is so exact that when He says something will happen prophetically at a specific future time, it will happen exactly as God said. This kind of prophecy is always associated only with the nation of Israel.
Les stresses repeatedly that all true prophecy is centered on the nation of Israel. There is no prophecy to the church. The church age has nothing like the prophetic time frames given to Israel. He also says that if you want to be a student of prophecy, you should learn and like history, because everything is prophetically based upon the history of the nation of Israel.
Les points out that the beauty of prophecy is that God foretold things long before they happened, and then they happened exactly as He said. This substantiates that the Bible is the Word of God. The prophecies concerning Israel—such as the words to Abraham and the prophecy of Daniel—are examples of God revealing specific details of Israel's history in advance.
Les teaches that since God is not currently dealing with the nation of Israel in a prophetic way, no prophecy per se is being fulfilled today. Instead, we are merely seeing the stage set and all the players getting ready. The fulfillment begins when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with the nation of Israel, and then the seven-year tribulation begins—which is God dealing prophetically with Israel.
Hagar, Ishmael & The Everlasting God: Genesis 21 Bible Study
They had no responsibilities. It was paradise. But when they came out of the garden and now had to labor for their livelihood under the curse, it was a whole, I'm not going to say new ball game, it was what? It was a different ball game. Everything was different. They now had to work by the sweat of the brow. They now had to work with death happening around them.
Defining True Prophecy
Les distinguishes true prophecy from simple future-telling; true prophecy includes God's exact time frame and is always associated with Israel.
All Prophecy Centered on Israel
Les says all prophecy is centered on Israel, there is no prophecy to the church, and understanding prophecy requires learning Israel's history.
No Prophecy Being Fulfilled Today
Les teaches that today the stage is being set for prophecy; actual fulfillment begins when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel.
The First Real Prophecy to Abraham
Les identifies God's word to Abraham about Israel's 430 years as the first real prophecy, and connects Daniel 9's 490 years to the crucifixion and tribulation.
No Prophecy for the Church Age
Les repeats that the church age has no prophetic time frame; prophecy is for Israel, while today's events simply get ready for prophecy.
Prophecy Centers on Israel
In a parallel statement, Les again emphasizes that all true prophecy centers on Israel and that the church has nothing like Israel's 490-year timeline.
Prophecy Validates Scripture
Les says the fact that God foretold events long in advance and then fulfilled them substantiates the Bible as the Word of God.
Genesis 15:13: And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land that is not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;
This is the foundational prophecy God gave to Abraham about Israel's future slavery and affliction in Egypt.
Exodus 12:40: Now the sojourning of the children of Israel, who dwelt in Egypt, was four hundred and thirty years.
This verse provides the 430-year time frame Les references when teaching what God told Abraham about Israel.
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.
This is the 490-year prophecy Les says is determined upon Israel and leads to the crucifixion and the seven-year tribulation.
No. Les Feldick teaches that all true prophecy is directed to the nation of Israel and there is no prophecy concerning the church. The church age has no prophetic time frame like Israel's.
According to Les, no prophecy per se is being fulfilled today because God is not dealing with Israel as a nation. The events we see now are merely setting the stage, and fulfillment will begin when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel.
Les says the first real prophecy was God telling Abraham that the children of Israel would be enslaved in a land not theirs and then come out, with a time frame of 430 years.
Daniel 9's 490 years determined upon Israel leads to the crucifixion, and from that Les draws the idea of the seven-year tribulation. It begins with the Antichrist confirming a seven-year treaty with Israel and is God dealing prophetically with Israel.
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