The interruption signifies that God paused His prophetic program with Israel to call out the Church, which was hidden in the Old Testament.
According to Les Feldick, the Old Testament prophets saw a continuous flow of prophecy leading to the tribulation and kingdom, but Jesus' reading in Isaiah 61 shows He stopped before the day of vengeance, indicating a postponement. This interruption allowed God to call out a people for His name—the Church—which was not revealed in the Old Testament.
Isaiah 61:2 — Jesus stopped reading mid-verse, highlighting the pause between the acceptable year of the Lord and the day of vengeance.
Isaiah 61:1-2 records the Messiah's proclamation: "The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn." In Luke 4, Jesus reads this passage but stops at "the acceptable year of the Lord," not reading the phrase about the day of vengeance. This suggests a deliberate pause in the prophetic timeline. In Acts 2, Peter quotes Joel 2, but the events of cosmic signs did not immediately follow Pentecost, indicating a break in the prophetic sequence.
Les Feldick teaches that the Old Testament prophets saw all prophecy as a continuous stream leading to the tribulation and the kingdom, with no hint of an intervening church age (Clips 1, 2, 3). He uses Daniel's 70 weeks as a timeline: 483 years ended at the cross, and the final seven years could have followed immediately if Israel had accepted Christ, but because Israel rejected Him, God's time clock stopped (Clips 4, 6). In the interim, God is calling out a people for His name—the Church—which was a mystery hidden in the Old Testament (Clips 5, 7). Jesus' careful reading in Luke 4, stopping at the comma in Isaiah 61:2, illustrates this intentional interruption, as He knew the rest was postponed (Clip 0). Les also points to Psalm 2 to show the gap between the rejection of Christ and God's wrath, which has been postponed.
Jesus deliberately found the place in Isaiah where it was written and read the part about preaching the acceptable year of the Lord, then closed the book. He did not read the next phrase about the day of vengeance. This indicates He knew the rest of the prophecy was not to be fulfilled at that time—it was postponed.
Les teaches that God's prophetic program with Israel was set for 490 years, with 483 years ending at the cross. The remaining seven years could have happened immediately after Christ's ascension, but because Israel rejected the Messiah, the clock stopped. The final seven years—the tribulation—are still future, and the church age fills the gap.
Les emphasizes that the Old Testament prophecies give no hint of the intervening church age. They only present the prophetic program moving straight through to the end. This means the church was a mystery hidden in God, not revealed until after Israel's rejection.
The interruption serves the purpose of calling out a people for God's name—the Church—which is the body of Christ. Once that is complete, it will be taken out of the way, and God will resume His prophetic program with Israel, bringing in the tribulation and then the kingdom.
Jesus' Deliberate Stop in Isaiah 61
Les shows that Jesus intentionally found and read Isaiah 61:2 but stopped at the comma, not reading the day of vengeance, indicating He knew the rest was postponed.
The Omission of the Church Age in Prophecy
Les teaches that the Old Testament never hints at the intervening church age, so prophecy appears as a continuous flow without interruption.
Historical Interruption of Prophecy
Les repeats that although the prophetic program seems continuous from God's perspective, historically it has been interrupted.
Israel's Rejection and the Postponement
Les explains that Israel's rejection of the Messiah meant the tribulation and kingdom were postponed, leading to the current interruption.
The Old Testament Prophets Saw No Break
Les points to Acts 2 and Joel 2 to show that the Old Testament prophets saw no break between Pentecost and cosmic events, but these were interrupted.
The Church Age and the Calling Out of a People
Les teaches that after the Holy Spirit came down, God's time clock stopped, and He has been calling out a people for His name during this interim.
The 490-Year Prophecy and the Gap
Les explains that the final seven years of Daniel's prophecy could have happened immediately after the ascension, but Israel's rejection caused the gap.
Psalm 2 and the Interruption
Les uses Psalm 2 to illustrate how the rejection of Christ is followed by wrath, but that wrath was postponed, showing the interruption.
Isaiah 61:2: To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Jesus stopped reading this verse before 'the day of vengeance,' indicating a pause in the prophetic program.
Daniel 9:26: And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof shall be with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.
This verse confirms the 483 years ending at the crucifixion, leaving a gap before the final week.
Acts 15:14: Simeon hath declared how God at the first did visit the Gentiles, to take out of them a people for his name.
This shows that during the interruption, God is calling out a people for His name, which is the Church.
Psalm 2:1-2: Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
Les uses this to show the rejection of Christ, which was followed by a postponement of God's wrath.
Jesus intentionally stopped at the acceptable year of the Lord, not reading the part about the day of vengeance, because that part was to be postponed. He knew the prophetic program would be interrupted to allow for the church age.
The interruption allowed God to call out the Church, which was a mystery not revealed in the Old Testament. It also postponed the tribulation and the establishment of the kingdom until after the Church is removed.
Yes, Les Feldick teaches that after the interruption, God will resume His prophetic program with Israel, fulfilling the tribulation and the kingdom as prophesied.
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