The times of the Gentiles will end at Christ's Second Coming, when He returns to Jerusalem.
Les Feldick teaches that this period of Gentile domination over Jerusalem began in 606 B.C. with Nebuchadnezzar's invasion and continues until Jesus returns to the city. He is careful to say this is not the Rapture of the church but the Second Coming. At that point Jerusalem will finally have peace and rule will revert to Israel.
Luke 21:24 — Jesus explicitly says Jerusalem will be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled — the verse that frames the entire question of when this period ends.
Luke 21:24 (KJV) records Jesus' prophecy over Jerusalem: 'And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.' The verse describes a period of Gentile trampling that has an endpoint marked by the word 'until.' It names that period 'the times of the Gentiles' but does not itself give a date for its end. Romans 11:25 (KJV) reveals a related mystery: '...that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.' Matthew 23:39 (KJV) records Jesus' words to Israel: 'Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.' These passages show that Israel's condition is bounded by God-appointed time periods involving the Gentiles.
Les Feldick teaches that the times of the Gentiles is the period of history where the Gentiles are overlording the nation of Israel (Clip 5). It began in 606 B.C. when Nebuchadnezzar's invasion brought Jerusalem under the complete control of a Gentile empire — Babylon — for the first time (Clip 0, Clip 4). From then, through Rome and into modern history, Jerusalem has remained under Gentile dominion. Les applies Jesus' prophecy to today: although Israel became a state in 1948, it is not truly sovereign. The Gentile powers still call the shots, and Israel would not survive a day without Gentile financial support (Clip 1, Clip 4, Clip 5). So, for all practical purposes, the prophecy of Luke 21:24 is still in effect. The end will come at Christ's Second Coming, not at the Rapture. Les is explicit: from 606 B.C. until Christ comes in His Second Coming — not the rapture of the church — Jerusalem will be trodden down, and only at His Second Coming to the city will Jerusalem finally have peace (Clip 4). Until then, there will be no peace for Jerusalem, because the Prince of Peace has not yet returned (Clip 2). The word 'until' in Luke 21:24 confirms there is a definite time limit, after which the Gentiles will no longer cover Jerusalem with their heavy military equipment (Clip 6). At that point, everything reverts to Israel and their relationship with their God (Clip 7). Les also distinguishes the times of the Gentiles from the fullness of the Gentiles. The fullness of the Gentiles (Romans 11:25) is the calling out of a people for His name — the body of Christ — which has been running concurrently since just beyond the cross and ends when the Lord takes the church out at the Rapture (Clip 2). The times of the Gentiles, however, continues until Christ returns (Clip 4).
Les says the times of the Gentiles is that period of history where the Gentiles are overlording the nation of Israel — it is the filling of the cup of iniquity of the Gentiles (Clip 5). It runs from 606 B.C. until the Second Coming. The fullness of the Gentiles, by contrast, is the calling out of a people for His name — the body of Christ — which began just beyond the cross and runs concurrently with the times of the Gentiles (Clip 2). When that body is complete, the Lord takes the church out at the Rapture; that is when the fullness of the Gentiles ends (Clip 2). The times of the Gentiles, however, does not end until Christ returns to Jerusalem (Clip 4).
Les acknowledges that in 1948 Israel seemingly became a sovereign state, but he argues that for all practical purposes it is not truly independent. The Gentile powers still pretty much call the shots, and Israel would not survive a day without the financial and military support of the Gentiles (Clip 1, Clip 4). Therefore, the prophecy of Luke 21:24 remains valid — Jerusalem is still under the basic influence of Gentile powers until Christ returns (Clip 1).
The Second Coming. Les explicitly says he is not talking about the Rapture when he speaks of the end of the times of the Gentiles. It is at Christ's Second Coming to the city of Jerusalem that Jerusalem will finally have her peace (Clip 4). The Rapture, which takes out the body of Christ, is a separate event connected to the fullness of the Gentiles (Clip 2).
Les teaches that the times of the Gentiles began in 606 B.C. at Nebuchadnezzar's invasion of Jerusalem, when the city first fell under the complete control of a Gentile empire, Babylon (Clip 0, Clip 4). The prophecy in Luke 21:24 that Jerusalem would be trodden down of the Gentiles looks back to that start and forward to its end at Christ's return (Clip 0, Clip 3).
The 606 B.C. Starting Point
Les places the beginning of the times of the Gentiles at Nebuchadnezzar's invasion in 606 B.C., the first time Jerusalem fell under complete Gentile control, and connects it to Jesus' prophecy in Luke 21:24.
Gentiles Overlording Jerusalem
Les explains that Gentiles have been overlording Jerusalem through the centuries and still do so in practical terms today, and that this ends when Christ returns.
No Peace Until the Prince of Peace Returns
Les says there will be no peace for Jerusalem until the Prince of Peace returns, and distinguishes the fullness of the Gentiles (the body of Christ) running concurrently until the church is taken out.
Gentile Dominion Until Christ Returns
Les confirms that Jesus' words about Jerusalem being trodden down point to 70 A.D. and that the city has been under Gentile dominion since Nebuchadnezzar, to continue until Christ returns.
Second Coming, Not the Rapture
Les explicitly states the times of the Gentiles runs from 606 B.C. until Christ's Second Coming to Jerusalem — not the Rapture — and that only then will Jerusalem have peace.
Israel's Continuing Gentile Dependence
Les argues Israel is still under Gentile control despite 1948 because they cannot stand without Gentile aid, defining the times of the Gentiles as Gentile overlording of Israel.
The Word 'Until'
Les highlights the word 'until' in Luke 21:24 as proof the times of the Gentiles has a definite endpoint, when the Gentiles no longer tread down Jerusalem.
Rule Reverts to Israel
Les says that when Christ returns, the times of the Gentiles ends and everything reverts back to Israel and their relationship with their God.
Luke 21:24: And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
This is the key passage naming the times of the Gentiles and its 'until' condition, which Les ties to the Second Coming.
Romans 11:25: For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.
Les contrasts the fullness of the Gentiles — the calling out of the body of Christ — with the times of the Gentiles.
Matthew 23:39: For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Jesus connects Israel's future reception of Him — which Les places at the Second Coming — with the end of the present age.
At Christ's Second Coming to Jerusalem. Les Feldick teaches that from 606 B.C. until that moment, Jerusalem is trodden down by the Gentiles, and only Jesus' return will bring the city peace.
Les teaches it began in 606 B.C. when Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon invaded Jerusalem, the first time the city came under the complete control of a Gentile empire.
The times of the Gentiles is the period of Gentile domination over Israel that ends at the Second Coming. The fullness of the Gentiles is the calling out of the body of Christ, which ends at the Rapture.
Les says yes in practical terms. Although Israel became a state in 1948, it is not truly sovereign and depends on Gentile nations for aid, so the prophecy of Gentile domination remains valid.
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