After the seven years of tribulation, the curse on the earth is lifted, Satan is removed, and the earth is restored to a Garden of Eden-like condition for Christ's kingdom.
Les Feldick teaches that the seven years are the paying off of Satan's mortgage on the earth, with cataclysmic events culminating in the curse being totally lifted. At the end, Christ returns, destroys the remaining rebel armies, and the planet is made ready for the thousand-year Kingdom.
Isaiah 24:5-6 — It describes the curse that has devoured the earth, which Les says the Tribulation is designed to pay off.
Revelation 5:1 — It shows the seven-sealed book that Les identifies as the mortgage Christ pays off to end the curse.
Revelation 20:4 — It gives the thousand-year reign that follows Christ's return and the lifting of the curse.
The Bible describes the present earth as under a curse because its inhabitants have broken God's everlasting covenant: "Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left" (Isaiah 24:5-6). Scripture also shows Satan claiming the kingdoms of the world and offering them to Christ (Matthew 4:8-9). In Revelation 5:1, John sees a book in God's right hand written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals. Revelation 20:4 shows the saints living and reigning with Christ a thousand years.
Les Feldick teaches that the scroll in Revelation 5 is a mortgage Satan has been holding since Adam fell, and the seven-year Tribulation is the paying off of that mortgage. Through the cataclysmic and cosmic judgments of those years, the curse that has been on the earth for almost 6,000 years is completely lifted, Satan is defeated and removed from the scene, and the whole planet is restored to a Garden of Eden-like condition. After those seven years, Christ returns, destroys the remaining armies and those still in rebellion, and the earth is prepared for His thousand-year Kingdom. Revelation is where the thousand-year time frame is revealed, although the Old Testament had already promised an eternal Kingdom. At the end of the seven years, the believing remnant enters the glory of Christ's rule and reign, while the unbelieving element suffers His wrath and judgment.
Les teaches that the scroll in Revelation 5 is a mortgage that Satan has been holding since Adam fell. The seven years are the road map of paying off that mortgage, and the whole reason for the Tribulation is to pay off the curse. The judgments of those years are the payoff process, and the result is that the curse is lifted from the planet.
According to Les, after all of the cataclysmic cosmic events of the seven years, the curse will be totally lifted and Satan will be defeated and removed from the scene. The whole planet will revert to a Garden of Eden situation—not just one small area—and will be made ready for the Kingdom. It will be a planet prepared as a renovation project for Christ's return.
At the end of the seven years, Christ returns and destroys the remaining armies and all those still in rebellion. The earth is brought back to its Edenic condition, and then comes the thousand-year Kingdom. Les says Revelation is where the thousand-year time frame is attached to the Kingdom, even though the Old Testament had promised an eternal Kingdom.
Les explains that the seven years are God dealing with the Jew according to His righteousness. By the end, the unbelieving element suffers His wrath and judgment, while the believing remnant enters the glory of His rule and reign when He sets up His Kingdom. He calls the seven years a short work that the Lord will make on the earth.
Satan's Dominion and the Mortgage
Les explains that Satan could legitimately show Jesus the kingdoms of the world because the earth is under his dominion, yet Christ, as the Lamb, will take the scroll and pay it off—the curse.
The End of the Seven Years
Les says the seven years end with the curse totally lifted, Satan defeated and removed, and a garden of Eden-like earth coming forth for the kingdom.
Paying Off Satan's Mortgage
Les identifies the Revelation 5 scroll as the mortgage Satan has held since Adam fell; the seven years pay it off so the earth is restored to its Edenic condition before sin entered.
Christ Returns and the Thousand Years
After Christ returns and destroys the remaining rebel armies, the whole planet is brought back as in Eden, and then comes the thousand-year kingdom that Revelation alone gives a time frame for.
Israel's End-of-Tribulation Outcome
By the end of the seven years, the unbelieving element suffers God's wrath and judgment, while the believing remnant enters the glory of His rule and reign when the Kingdom is set up.
The Curse Devours the Earth
Quoting Isaiah 24, Les says the whole reason for the Tribulation is to pay off the curse; the earth is delivered from it, and although the inhabitants are burned, few men are left—there will be survivors.
The Planet Prepared for the Kingdom
The judgments of the seven years pay off Satan's mortgage, lift the curse from the planet, and make it a renovation project ready for Christ's glorious kingdom.
The Delivery of the Planet
Les connects the travail of the seven years to the delivery of the planet from the curse, so all creation is looking for the day when the curse is finally lifted.
Isaiah 24:5-6: The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant. Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.
This is the curse on the earth that Les says the Tribulation is designed to pay off.
Matthew 4:8-9: Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me.
Shows Satan's claim to the kingdoms of the world, which Les uses to explain the mortgage.
Revelation 5:1: And I saw in the right hand of him that sat on the throne a book written within and on the backside, sealed with seven seals.
The seven-sealed scroll that Les identifies as the mortgage Christ takes to pay off the curse.
Revelation 20:4: And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
Attaches the thousand-year time frame to the Kingdom that follows the Tribulation.
Les Feldick teaches that the scroll in Revelation 5 is Satan's mortgage on the earth. The seven-year Tribulation is the process of paying that mortgage off, and when it is paid, the curse is lifted and the earth is restored for the Kingdom.
Yes, according to Les Feldick, after the seven-year tribulation the whole planet—not just one small area—is brought back to a Garden of Eden condition before Christ sets up His Kingdom.
Les notes that Revelation attaches a thousand-year time frame to the Kingdom, while the Old Testament had spoken of it as lasting forever. He says this Kingdom is going to be eternal.
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