Only believers—those born again from above—can go into the kingdom; no unbeliever will enter it.
Les Feldick teaches that the kingdom is the one, literal kingdom Christ will set up on earth when He returns as King of kings and Lord of lords. The entry requirement is the new birth Jesus described to Nicodemus in John 3; therefore, survivors of the tribulation who remain unbelievers will be removed at Christ's judgment, while believers go in.
John 3:3 — Jesus directly states the qualification for seeing the kingdom: being born again.
The Gospel of John records Jesus telling Nicodemus, “Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3). Jesus then explains, “Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God” (John 3:5). In Matthew 25, the Bible records the moment of entrance at Christ’s return: “When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory” (Matthew 25:31).
Les emphasizes that all through Scripture there is only one kingdom—the kingdom Christ will set up on earth when He returns to become King of kings and Lord of lords. He says that when the Lord Jesus told Nicodemus that a man must be born again, He was teaching that entering this literal physical and political kingdom requires an inner spiritual relationship with God. No unbeliever will go into that kingdom, so at the end of the tribulation the surviving peoples are gathered before Christ and separated as sheep and goats: believers go in, and those who rejected the gospel of the 144,000 are removed.
Les teaches that Scripture presents only one kingdom: the kingdom that Christ will set up on earth when He returns to become King of kings and Lord of lords. Satan will be bound, and it will be a time with no sin. This is the kingdom that believers enter.
No. Les is explicit that no unbeliever will go into the kingdom. In Matthew 25, when the Son of Man sits on His throne of glory, the survivors are separated as a shepherd separates sheep from goats—the believers go in and the unbelievers are removed from the scene.
When Jesus spoke to Nicodemus, He told him that except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom. Les explains that theologians have twisted the phrase “the kingdom is within you,” but Jesus was actually saying that to become part of the literal, physical, earthly kingdom, a person must have an inner spiritual relationship with God—the new birth.
Les explains that a remnant of Jews will escape from the Jerusalem area at the tribulation's midpoint, flee into the southeast mountains, and be protected by God for the last three and a half years. When Christ returns in glory, they will see His nail prints and His side and believe by sight. This group enters the kingdom as the nation of Israel, the largest single nation to go in. Gentile survivors who believed the gospel from the 144,000 also go in; those who rejected it are removed.
The Earthly Kingdom and Its King
Les describes the kingdom as Christ ruling on earth as King of kings and Lord of lords, with Satan bound and no sin—this is the kingdom people must enter.
Believers Enter; Unbelievers Do Not
Les shows that survivors of the tribulation who remain unbelievers cannot go into the kingdom, and the believers go in.
The New Birth Requirement
Les connects Jesus' words to Nicodemus, 'Except a man be born again,' to the same earthly kingdom, and insists no unbeliever will enter it.
Separation at Christ's Return
Les uses Matthew 25:31 to show that Christ at His second coming sits on His throne; no unbelievers go into the kingdom.
The Jewish Remnant and Gentile Survivors
Les explains that a Jewish remnant flees at the midpoint, Gentile survivors who believed the 144,000 enter, and the rest are removed in the sheep-and-goats judgment.
Inner Spiritual Relationship
Les corrects the misinterpretation of 'the kingdom is within you,' showing that the inner spiritual relationship with God is what qualifies a person for the literal kingdom on earth.
Why Is Nebuchadnezzar's Dream Still Relevant Today? Daniel 2
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The Protected Jewish Remnant
Les teaches that God protects a mixed group of Jews for the last three and a half years; when Christ returns, they believe by sight and enter the kingdom as the nation of Israel.
John 3:3: Jesus answered and said unto him, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.
This is Jesus' direct statement to Nicodemus about the personal qualification for seeing the kingdom.
John 3:5: Jesus answered, Verily, verily, I say unto thee, Except a man be born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
This reinforces that entering the kingdom requires spiritual birth.
Matthew 25:31: When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory:
The Gospel text Les uses to locate the kingdom judgment at Christ's return.
Only believers can enter the kingdom. Les says being born again is the requirement Jesus gave, and no unbeliever will go into the kingdom.
A person must be born again from above. Jesus told Nicodemus in John 3 that except a man be born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.
No. Les teaches that survivors who rejected the gospel from the 144,000 are removed from the scene; only believers are ready for the kingdom.
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