Yes—Israel was required to repent as a nation, with every Jew believing Jesus was the Christ and turning from their iniquities, before God would send the King and set up the Kingdom.
Peter's appeal in Acts was not to a few individuals but to the whole nation: every Jew had to be converted and turned from sin. Les Feldick stresses this was a 100% national response—not 9%, 99%, or even 99.9%. If Israel had met that condition, God would have brought the Tribulation, Christ could have returned, and Israel would have received the promised King and Kingdom.
Acts 3:19 — Peter directly states the required response: repentance and conversion so sins are blotted out, leading to the times of refreshing.
Acts 3:26 — This verse names the purpose of Jesus being sent: to bless Israel by turning every one of them from their iniquities.
In Acts 3:19-21, immediately after the healing of the lame man, Peter tells the men of Israel: 'Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things.' The Bible's condition is clear: Israel's national sins had to be blotted out through repentance, and then God would send the Christ back. Acts 3:25-26 places this in the covenant promise to Abraham: 'Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed. Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.' The Scripture specifically says 'every one of you.' In Acts 2:38, Peter likewise calls for repentance and baptism for the remission of sins.
Les Feldick explains that God's Abrahamic covenant promised Abraham a nation, a land, and ultimately a king, government, and kingdom through which Israel would evangelize the nations. When Israel crucified their King, the nation rejected that purpose, but God did not give up on them. In the early chapters of Acts, Peter and the eleven presented a valid offer: the One they had crucified was the Christ and their King, and He could still return. The non-negotiable condition, Les emphasizes, was that every Jew—100%, not 9% or 99%—had to repent of their national sins, believe Jesus was the Messiah, turn from their iniquities, and follow that repentance with water baptism. This was the prerequisite for the King. If this had happened, God would have brought the Tribulation, Christ would have returned, and Israel could have had the Kingdom and carried salvation to the Gentile world. But Israel rejected the offer. Les points to the stoning of Stephen as the crescendo of that rejection, after which Israel slid toward dispersion and God turned to the Gentiles with the age of grace. The twelve disciples remained in Jerusalem, awaiting the King's return to the Mount of Olives, while the rest of the believers scattered.
Les Feldick is emphatic: every single Jew. In one clip he says, 'How many? Everyone. Not 9%, or 10%, or 99%, but 100%.' The requirement was a whole-nation response. Peter's words in Acts 3:26 say 'every one of you' from his iniquities. This was a valid offer, according to Les, because God made it sincerely, even though He knew Israel would not fulfill it.
According to Les, if every Jew had repented and believed, God would have brought in the Tribulation, it would have run its course, Christ could have returned, and Israel would have received the Kingdom. Then Israel would have fulfilled its intended role of evangelizing the nations, as promised to Abraham. Zechariah's prophecy shows the nations saying to a Jew, 'We will go with you, for we know God is with you.'
No. Les says Israel rejected the offer 'out of hand.' The rejection reached its crescendo when the nation stoned Stephen in Acts 7. From that point, Israel slid into dispersion, lost the temple in A.D. 70, and God turned to the Gentiles. Yet Les stresses this was not final—God had not given up on Israel; the kingdom work with Israel was postponed, not abandoned.
Peter and the eleven remained in Jerusalem because the King was to return to the Mount of Olives. They were to keep presenting the King to the nation of Israel, hoping Israel would still accept Him. Once the King and Kingdom were in place, Israel could then have evangelized the Gentile world, and the nations would recognize that God was with Israel.
The Abrahamic Covenant and Israel’s Rejection
Les sets the context: God promised Abraham a nation that would bring their King and Kingdom and evangelize the world; Israel rejected that by killing their King.
The Prerequisite: Every Jew Must Repent
Les teaches that every Jew had to repent, be baptized, and turn from sin before Christ would usher in the Tribulation and the Kingdom.
Peter’s Offer: The Crucified One Is Still King
Peter and the eleven preached that the one Israel crucified was the Christ and King, who could still come if Israel believed—but she rejected the offer.
A Valid Offer to Accept the King
Les shows that every Jew was to turn from iniquities; Israel was in a position to accept her King, and God made valid offers even knowing they would be refused.
100% of Israel Required
Les stresses the response had to be 100% of the nation—not 9%, 99%, or 99.9%—for the King to return and the Kingdom to be set up.
National Repentance and the Kingdom
Les teaches that if Israel repented nationally and believed who Jesus was, God would bring the Tribulation, Christ could return, and Israel could have the Kingdom and then take the gospel to Gentiles.
The Rejection's Crescendo: Stephen
Les points out that Peter's appeals to Israel were rejected, and the stoning of Stephen marked the nation's crescendo of rejection, after which God turned to the Gentiles.
The Twelve Await the King in Jerusalem
Les explains the twelve disciples stayed in Jerusalem so Israel could still accept her King; once the King and Kingdom came, the nations would say God is with Israel.
Acts 3:19: Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Peter states the required response before God will send Jesus back.
Acts 3:26: Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities.
Shows the purpose of Christ being sent was to turn every Jew from iniquity.
Acts 2:38: Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Peter's earlier call to repentance and baptism for the nation.
Zechariah 8:23: Thus saith the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
Les cites this as the result of Israel receiving her King and Kingdom—nations would cling to Jews because God was with them.
No. Les Feldick teaches that the offer was conditional on national repentance. Every Jew had to believe Jesus was the Christ, repent of national sins, and turn from iniquities. Because Israel rejected it, the offer was not fulfilled.
Yes. Les is explicit that it was 100%—not 9%, 10%, or 99%. Peter's message in Acts 3:26 says 'every one of you.' This was the prerequisite for the King.
They had to repent of killing their Messiah and King, and of their national sins in unbelief. Les says they had to believe who Jesus was and be turned from their iniquities.
God would have brought the Tribulation, Christ would have returned, the Kingdom would have been set up, and Israel would have evangelized the Gentile world.
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