Yes — Israel's national repentance would have led God to send the tribulation, Christ's return, and the promised kingdom.
In Acts 3, Peter called the nation of Israel to repent and be converted so their sins could be blotted out. Les Feldick explains that if Israel had repented of their national sins and believed who Jesus was, God would have brought in the tribulation, it could have run its course, Christ could have returned, and Israel could have had the kingdom. That repentance also included every Jew of that generation coming to regeneration, yet Israel rejected the offer.
Acts 3:19-21 — Peter directly tells Israel to repent so that God can send Jesus Christ back and bring the times of refreshing and restitution of all things — this is the exact passage Les uses for Israel's offer.
Acts 3 records Peter speaking to the nation of Israel after the healing of the lame man. Beginning at verse 19, Peter commands, "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, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began." Peter also reminds them of what God had "before shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer" and that God had fulfilled it. He then connects all of this to the prophetic record: "Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days."
Les Feldick teaches that Peter's call in Acts 3 was not merely an individual gospel invitation — it was a national offer to Israel. If the nation would repent of its national sins and believe that Jesus was their Messiah, God would have moved immediately into the prophesied tribulation. In Les's words, God "would have brought in the tribulation, it could have run its course, Christ could have returned, and Israel could have had the kingdom." This was not the end of God's plan, because Israel would then evangelize the Gentile world. Les emphasizes that these twelve Jewish believers were not to leave Jerusalem because their King could imminently return to the Mount of Olives. He also points out that the tribulation was Daniel's 70th week — the seven-year period already set in prophecy — and that Christ would return and set up His kingdom after it. Every Jew living at that time "would have had to come to a place of regeneration, of a salvation experience through that repentance and water baptism" before the kingdom could come. All of that was still a live prospect during the 40 days after Christ's resurrection and into the early chapters of Acts, even though Christ knew what Israel would do. Israel rejected the offer, and so, as Les says, they "blew it." The nation did not receive the kingdom then, and the uninterrupted flow of Old Testament prophecy was interrupted.
According to Les, the tribulation was the seven years of Daniel's 70th week. In the hypothetical scenario of Israel's repentance, God "would have brought in the tribulation," it would have run its course, and then Christ could have returned and set up His kingdom. This was not an optional part of the offer — it was the prophetic program that had already been determined.
Les explains that every Jew living at that time would have had to come to a place of regeneration — a salvation experience through repentance and water baptism. Only then could Christ have returned and still given the kingdom to Israel. Peter's call to "repent and be converted" was therefore national in scope, not simply a personal message.
Les says the twelve disciples were not to leave Jerusalem until the kingdom offer was settled. If Israel had repented and the tribulation had run its course, then — and only then — Peter and the eleven could take the gospel of the God of Abraham to the Gentile world. Since Israel rejected, that order was interrupted.
Acts 3:19-21 links Israel's repentance to the times of refreshing from the presence of the Lord and the restitution of all things. Les's teaching shows that Peter was telling Israel the King was ready to return, but the prophetic events of the tribulation had to be fulfilled first.
Peter and John Explain the Healing
Les opens by showing that Peter and John were explaining that the healing of the lame man came through the power of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, the very One the nation had crucified.
The Conditional Offer to Israel
Les spells out that if Israel repented of national sins and believed who Jesus was, God would have brought in the tribulation, Christ could return, and Israel could have the kingdom — only then could the twelve take the gospel to the Gentiles.
Peter's Plain Statement in Acts 3
Les points to Peter's own words that if Israel repented and was converted, God would send Jesus Christ to fulfill all covenant promises, and that all the prophets foretold these days.
A Hypothetical Tribulation and Kingdom
Les describes the hypothetical possibility: the tribulation could have come immediately, Christ could have returned and set up His kingdom, and then Israel could have evangelized the Gentiles.
Daniel's 70th Week and Israel's Rejection
Les connects the tribulation to Daniel's 70th week — the seven years after the crucifixion — and says Israel rejected the opportunity, so the Old Testament prophetic flow was interrupted.
Every Jew Had to Be Regenerated
Les explains the extent of the condition: every Jew living at that time would have had to come to saving faith through repentance and water baptism before the kingdom could be given.
Peter's Call to Repent in Acts 3:19
Les notes that Peter called the nation to repentance again in Acts 3:19, and that all the prophesied events of Christ's suffering had already been fulfilled.
The Kingdom Offer Still Open
Les emphasizes that even after the resurrection and during the 40 days, Jesus and then Peter and the eleven continued pleading with Israel to recognize the One they crucified, so the opportunity for the King and kingdom was still before them.
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;
This is Peter's direct command to Israel to repent so that the promised times of refreshing could come.
Acts 3:20: And he shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you:
The promise that follows repentance — God would send Jesus Christ back to Israel.
Acts 3:21: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began.
Christ would remain in heaven until the times of restitution, showing that prophetic events had to occur first.
Acts 3:24: Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Peter confirms that the entire prophetic record pointed to the days of the Messiah and the kingdom offer.
Daniel 9:27: And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
This verse describes the final seven-year period — Daniel's 70th week — which Les identifies as the tribulation that would have followed Israel's repentance.
Yes. Les Feldick shows that after the crucifixion and resurrection, Jesus spent 40 days appealing to Israel, and then Peter and the eleven continued to plead with the nation in the early chapters of Acts. God had not yet canceled Israel.
No. Les says the tribulation was already prophesied as Daniel's 70th week. If Israel repented, God would have brought in the tribulation, it could run its course, and then Christ could return and set up the kingdom.
He was calling the nation to turn from their national rejection of Christ. The promise was that their sins would be blotted out and the times of refreshing would come from the Lord, based on the fulfillment of prophetic events.
According to Les, every Jew living at that time would have had to come to a place of regeneration — a salvation experience through repentance and water baptism. Only then could Christ have returned and given the kingdom to Israel.
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