Yes—the Jews' return to Israel is the fulfillment of God's prophetic promise to regather His scattered people.
God has begun to bring the Jews home from every direction. According to the promises Les Feldick points to in Jeremiah 16, Deuteronomy 30, and Ezekiel 37, this return is God's own work. Les says it is why we see Jews coming from Russia, Ethiopia, Albania, and more than a hundred other nations, and the return is not finished yet.
Jeremiah 16:15 — God promises to lead the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country and from all the countries where He had driven them—the core promise behind the modern return.
Deuteronomy 30:3 — God promises to turn Israel's captivity and gather them from all the nations where He scattered them.
Ezekiel 37:21 — God says He will take the children of Israel from among the heathen and bring them into their own land—a regathering being fulfilled in our time.
In Jeremiah 16:15, the Lord speaks of a day when people will no longer swear by the One who brought Israel out of Egypt, but by the One who brought the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country and from all the countries where He had driven them: 'and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.' Deuteronomy 30:3 likewise says that after Israel has been scattered among the nations, the Lord will turn their captivity, have compassion, and gather them from all the nations. Ezekiel 37:21 repeats the gathering promise: God will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land.
Les Feldick treats the modern return of Jews to Israel as direct evidence that God's Word is true. He points to the airlift of 14,000 Ethiopian Jews in 33 hours and 9,000 Russian Jews arriving in one day, and notes that at one time Jews from 133 different sovereign nations were documented living in Israel. Calling Russia 'the north country' of Jeremiah 16:15, Les says God is bringing His people back from the north country and from all the countries where He had driven them. Les also clarifies why the Jews were ever scattered: they did not leave voluntarily—God took them out in discipline because they rejected what was offered at His first coming, crucified Him, and did not repent.
Scripture says God drove them into all the countries—it was not a voluntary departure. Les teaches that God took them out as a disciplinary measure because they rejected everything that was offered at His first coming, crucified Him, and did not repent.
Jeremiah 16 says people will no longer swear by the Lord who brought Israel up from Egypt, but by the Lord who brought them out of the north country and all the countries where He had driven them. Deuteronomy 30 says God will turn their captivity and gather them from all the nations. Ezekiel 37 says God will gather them from every side into their own land. Les notes that when God repeats Himself in short order, it is for emphasis.
Les reports 14,000 Ethiopian Jews airlifted to Israel in 33 hours, 9,000 Russian Jews arriving in one day, and Jews returning from 133 different nations. He says Albania has almost no Jews left, Syria has only a few hundred, and the largest communities remaining are in Russia and America.
No. Les says there are still between 2 and 3 million Jews in Russia, around 5 to 6 million in America, and another million or two scattered in other nations. He teaches that these Jews are going to have to find their way back to the promised land.
Les connects the return to Israel's national revival. He says that after 'two days'—about 2,000 years—God will revive Israel, and in the third day, which takes us into the kingdom, Christ will rule from Jerusalem. The regathering has been happening for the last hundred years and, since 1948, Israel has been an independent state.
Why God Scattered Israel
Les explains that Israel's long absence from the land was not voluntary — God drove His people out as discipline for rejecting and crucifying Christ, and now He is bringing them back from the north country, which Les identifies as Russia.
Return from Every Nation
Les points out that Jews have returned from 133 different nations, including the recent emptying of Albania's Jewish population, showing that God is fulfilling His promise to bring them back from every nation under heaven.
The Covenant Promise to Regather
Les quotes Deuteronomy 30:3 as the promise that after centuries of dispersion, God would turn Israel's captivity and gather them from all the nations where He had scattered them.
The Land Still Has Room
Les notes that Jewish arrivals have been coming at nearly a thousand a day, yet many Jews remain in Russia and America, emphasizing that the regathering is not complete.
Future Return from Russia and America
Les states that millions of Jews in Russia and America are still going to have to return to Israel, and that a Knesset member pointed an American visitor to the West Bank as a future home.
God's Emphatic Promise in Jeremiah 16
Les reports 9,000 Russian Jews arriving in Israel in a single day and points to Jeremiah 16's repetition as God's way of showing emphasis that He is the One bringing His people back.
Regathering Leading to Revival
Les describes how Israel has been coming back over the last century and since 1948, and links this to being revived after 'two days' and entering kingdom blessing on the 'third day.'
Ezekiel 37 Gathering from Every Side
Les applies Ezekiel 37:21's promise of gathering from every side to what he has witnessed since the turn of the century and especially since World War II—Jews constantly coming back to their own land.
Jeremiah 16:15: But, The LORD liveth, that brought up and that led the seed of the house of Israel out of the north country, and from all countries whither he had driven them: and I will bring them again into their land that I gave unto their fathers.
This is the verse Les points to as explaining the modern airlifts of Jewish people back to Israel.
Deuteronomy 30:3: That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered thee.
Les quotes this as the promise that after centuries of dispersion God would gather Israel from all nations.
Ezekiel 37:21: And say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will take the children of Israel from among the heathen, whither they be gone, and will gather them on every side, and bring them into their own land.
Les cites this verse as describing the gathering from all directions that he says we have witnessed since the turn of the century and especially since World War II.
Hosea 6:2: After two days will he revive us: in the third day he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.
Les uses this verse to link the regathering to Israel's revival after about 2,000 years of exile and their future kingdom blessing.
Yes. Les Feldick points to promises like Jeremiah 16:15 and Deuteronomy 30:3, where God says He will gather His people from all the nations where He scattered them. He teaches that we are seeing this in our own generation as Jews come back from countries all over the world.
Les says God took them out of the land because they rejected everything offered at His first coming, crucified Christ, and did not repent. The scattering was not voluntary; it was a disciplinary act.
Yes. Les describes 14,000 Ethiopian Jews airlifted in 33 hours and 9,000 Russian Jews arriving in a single day. He also notes that millions of Jews still remain in Russia and America and says they will also have to return.
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