Old Testament believers and tribulation saints will be resurrected together 75 days after Christ's second coming, after the Kingdom is set up.
Les Feldick teaches that this resurrection is the final group of the first resurrection, likened to the gleanings and corners left after the main harvest. The church-age believers are the main harvest at the rapture, but the Old Testament and tribulation saints are raised later, 75 days into the Kingdom, as Daniel 12 describes.
Daniel 12:1-2 — Daniel 12 places the awakening of many sleeping in the dust at the time of great trouble when Daniel's people are delivered, connecting the Old Testament saints' resurrection to the end of the tribulation.
Daniel 12:1-2 describes a time of great trouble when Michael the great prince stands up for Daniel's people, and 'at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.' The passage then says, 'And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.' This places a resurrection of God's people at the end of this time of trouble. 1 Corinthians 15:23 reveals that resurrection occurs in an order: 'But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.' This establishes that Christ's resurrection is first, followed by other groups of believers at their appointed times. The harvest imagery in Leviticus 19:9-10 shows God's instruction to leave the corners and gleanings of the field for the poor — imagery that pictures a main harvest followed by a later gathering of what remains.
Les Feldick sees all the resurrections of the just as stages in one 'first resurrection.' The first stage is 'the firstfruits' — Christ and those who came out of the graves at His resurrection. The second stage is the main harvest — the church-age believers at the rapture. The third stage, which Les calls 'the corners and the gleanings,' is the resurrection of the Old Testament saints, together with the tribulation saints, who are not part of the Body of Christ. Les places this final resurrection 75 days after the Second Coming, after the Kingdom has been set up. He bases this timing on Daniel 12, saying the Old Testament believers plus tribulation believers come back in resurrection bodies at that point. This completes the resurrection of all believers of all ages.
Les explains that the first resurrection has three parts. The first part is the firstfruits: Christ and those who came out of the graves after He rose. The second part is the main harvest: the church-age believers who are raised at the rapture. The third part is the corners and gleanings: the Old Testament saints and the tribulation saints, who are raised later. He states that all believers from Adam to the end of time are eventually included in this one first resurrection.
Les groups the tribulation saints with the Old Testament believers because they are not members of the Body of Christ. The tribulation is primarily a time of God dealing with Israel, with the temple operating and a Jewish emphasis. Those who believe and are martyred during that period cannot be part of the church, so Les places them with the Old Testament believers for this resurrection.
Les teaches that the Old Testament and tribulation saints will be resurrected 75 days after Christ's second coming, after the Kingdom has been set up. He notes that Daniel 12 implies this timing, and that there is a reason for the 75-day period, though the full reason is part of God's plan. This resurrection is distinct from the rapture of the church, which happens before the tribulation.
The Church Age as the Main Harvest
Les shows that the church-age believer is the main harvest in God's harvest program, which leaves the corners and gleanings for later — setting up the future resurrection of the Old Testament and tribulation saints.
Three Resurrection Orders
Les lays out the order: firstfruits (Christ and those raised with Him), the harvest of the church, and then the corners and gleanings, which he identifies as the tribulation saints plus Old Testament saints.
Tribulation Saints Included with Old Testament Believers
Les explains that tribulation saints are not part of the Body of Christ and are therefore grouped with Old Testament believers for this later resurrection.
Corners and Gleanings of the Harvest
Les says the many saved during the tribulation are likened to the corners and gleanings, matching the Old Testament and tribulation believers as the final resurrection group.
Three Resurrection Companies
Les distinguishes three resurrection companies: the lost, Daniel's company (Old Testament saints), and the body of Christ, noting the tribulation saints have a separate resurrection.
75 Days After the Second Coming
Les explicitly states that the Old Testament saints and tribulation believers come back in resurrection bodies 75 days after the Second Coming, after the Kingdom has been set up.
The 75-Day Interval and the Kingdom
Les confirms the resurrection of Old Testament and tribulation believers occurs 75 days into the Kingdom, and that there is a reason for this interval in God's program.
All Believers in the First Resurrection
Les says the first resurrection includes all believers from Adam to the end, with the Old Testament and tribulation saints resurrected 75 days after Christ returns.
Daniel 12:1: And at that time shall Michael stand up, the great prince which standeth for the children of thy people: and there shall be a time of trouble, such as never was since there was a nation even to that same time: and at that time thy people shall be delivered, every one that shall be found written in the book.
This verse sets the timing of the resurrection of Daniel's people at the time of great tribulation and deliverance.
Daniel 12:2: And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt.
This directly describes the resurrection of Old Testament saints at that end-time time of trouble.
1 Corinthians 15:23: But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.
This shows resurrection happens in an ordered sequence, which Les uses to separate the church harvest from later resurrections.
Leviticus 19:9: And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest.
The Old Testament harvest law provides the symbolic language of the corners and gleanings that Les applies to the final resurrection group.
Yes. Les teaches that Old Testament believers and tribulation saints will be resurrected together as one group, 75 days after Christ's second coming, after the Kingdom has been set up.
No. According to Les, tribulation saints are not members of the Body of Christ because the tribulation is primarily a time of God dealing with Israel. Therefore they are grouped with Old Testament believers for resurrection.
Les places it 75 days after the Second Coming, after the Kingdom begins. He bases this on Daniel 12 and the imagery of the gleanings left from the harvest.
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