Only believers will be in the Kingdom during the end times — a believing remnant of Israel plus Gentile survivors who believed the Gospel of the Kingdom preached by the 144,000.
Les Feldick teaches that no unbelievers will enter the Kingdom. The Jewish remnant that fled to the mountains southeast of Jerusalem at the midpoint of the Tribulation will see Christ at His return and enter as the nation of Israel, while Gentile survivors from every nation who believed the 144,000's message will become the seed stock of the Gentile nations. Matthew 25 describes the separation of these sheep from the goats at Christ's throne in Jerusalem.
Matthew 25:31-33 — Jesus directly describes the gathering and separation of all nations at His throne, with the sheep entering the Kingdom and the goats removed.
Revelation 20:1-3 — Shows why the Kingdom begins without unbelievers — Satan is bound for a thousand years.
In Matthew 24, Jesus tells those in Judaea, 'Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains' (Matthew 24:16), and later describes His own return: 'they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory' (Matthew 24:30). In Matthew 25, Jesus describes the judgment of the nations at His throne: '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: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.' Isaiah 24:6 says that after the curse devours the earth, 'the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.' Zechariah 12:10 records that Israel 'shall look upon me whom they have pierced,' and Zechariah 13:6 speaks of 'these wounds in thine hands.' Revelation 20:1-3 shows an angel binding Satan for a thousand years so that he 'should deceive the nations no more' during that period.
Les Feldick says that no unbelievers can go into the Kingdom, because Satan will be locked up and the Kingdom will begin with a generation of parents who are believers. He points to Matthew 25 as God's perfect description of how the separation works: survivors from every nation are gathered before Christ's throne in Jerusalem, and He separates the sheep from the goats. At the midpoint of the Tribulation, a whole remnant of Israel flees to the mountains southeast of Jerusalem and is protected for the last three and a half years. These Jews will see Christ's nail prints and His side wound when He returns, believe by sight, and enter the Kingdom as the nation of Israel — the largest national group. The Gentile survivors who believed the 144,000's message of the Gospel of the Kingdom become the seed stock of the Gentile nations. This is why Revelation speaks of a thousand years: after the Tribulation removes most of the world's population, only believing survivors remain to populate the Kingdom.
At the midpoint of the Tribulation, a whole remnant of Israel goes into the mountains southeast of Jerusalem, and God protects them for the last three and a half years. When Christ returns in power and great glory, this group sees Him and recognizes the nail prints in His hands and the wound in His side. They believe by sight that He is their King, Messiah, and Savior, and they enter the Kingdom as the nation of Israel — by far the largest number of any one nation entering the Kingdom.
The 144,000 young Jews are sealed at the beginning of the Tribulation and go around the world proclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom — 'the kingdom of heaven is at hand' and the King is coming. Their message goes to every tribe, tongue, and nation. Those who hear and believe, predominantly Gentiles, are the survivors who will become the seed stock of the Gentile nations in the Kingdom. No unbelievers can enter, because the Kingdom begins with a generation of believing parents and with Satan locked up.
Les teaches that Matthew 25 gives the perfect description. At the Second Coming, the Son of Man sits on the throne of His glory in Jerusalem, and all the survivors of the nations are gathered before Him. He separates them as a shepherd divides the sheep from the goats. This is how God removes the lost so that no unbeliever enters the Kingdom.
Yes — Les says Isaiah 24 shows that after the final bowl judgment there will be survivors in every nation under heaven: Great Britain, Scotland, Germany, America, South America, the South Pacific nations. These survivors are both saved and lost. Some believed the message of the 144,000, and some did not. This mixed group is what Christ separates in Matthew 25.
What the Bible Really Says About the Millennial Kingdom
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Survivors and the Seed Stock of Nations
Les explains that after the Tribulation there will still be survivors; the Gentile believers among them will be the seed stock of the nations going into the Kingdom.
The Jewish Remnant Sees the King
Les describes the remnant that fled to the mountains at the midpoint and says they will see the nail prints and side wound of Christ at His return, then enter the Kingdom as the nation of Israel.
Survivors in Every Nation, Saved and Lost
Les uses Isaiah 24 to show that survivors in every nation, both saved and lost, will be gathered, and that no unbeliever can go into the Kingdom.
The 144,000 Preach the Gospel of the Kingdom
Les clarifies that the 144,000 will preach the Gospel of the Kingdom — the King is coming — not the Gospel of grace, during the seven years.
Matthew 25 Separates the Survivors
Les points to Matthew 25 as the perfect description of how God separates the survivors: they are gathered before the throne of Christ's glory at the Second Coming.
The Kingdom Message Goes Worldwide
Les says the 144,000's message that the King is coming will reach every tribe, tongue, and nation, so Gentile believers are found worldwide.
144,000 Are Distinct From the Remnant
Les notes that the 144,000 are a different group from the fleeing remnant and that they proclaim 'the kingdom of heaven is at hand' throughout the Tribulation.
Matthew 24:16: Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
Jesus instructs the Jewish remnant to flee at the midpoint of the Tribulation.
Matthew 24:30: And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
Describes the visible return of Christ that the remnant will see in glory.
Matthew 25:31-33: 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: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats: And he shall set the sheep on his right hand, but the goats on the left.
Jesus' own description of the separation that determines who enters the Kingdom.
Isaiah 24:6: 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.
Shows that only a remnant survives the judgments on the earth.
Zechariah 12:10: And I will pour upon the house of David, and upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the spirit of grace and of supplications: and they shall look upon me whom they have pierced, and they shall mourn for him, as one mourneth for his only son, and shall be in bitterness for him, as one that is in bitterness for his firstborn.
The Jewish remnant will recognize the One they pierced when they see Christ.
Zechariah 13:6: And one shall say unto him, What are these wounds in thine hands? Then he shall answer, Those with which I was wounded in the house of my friends.
Points to the wounds in the Messiah's hands that the remnant will see.
Revelation 20:1-3: And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand. And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, And cast him into the bottomless pit, and shut him up, and set a seal upon him, that he should deceive the nations no more, till the thousand years should be fulfilled: and after that he must be loosed a little season.
Explains why the Kingdom can begin without unbelievers — Satan is bound for the thousand years.
Matthew 4:17: From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
The Gospel of the Kingdom that Les says the 144,000 will preach during the Tribulation.
Matthew 19:28: And Jesus said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That ye which have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit in the throne of his glory, ye also shall sit upon twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.
The twelve apostles will rule over the nation of Israel in the Kingdom.
No. Les Feldick says no unbelievers can go into the Kingdom because Satan will be locked up and the Kingdom will begin with a generation of believing parents. Matthew 25 shows God separating the sheep from the goats, and only the sheep enter.
No. Les says the 144,000 are sealed at the beginning of the Tribulation and are a totally different group from the remnant. The remnant flees into the mountains southeast of Jerusalem at the midpoint and is protected for the last three and a half years.
Yes. Based on Isaiah 24, Les says survivors will be found in every nation under heaven, including Britain, Germany, America, South America, and the South Pacific. These survivors are both saved and lost.
The 144,000 preach the Gospel of the Kingdom — that the King is coming — to every tribe and nation. Gentile survivors who believe that message and make it through the judgments become the seed stock of the Gentile nations in the Kingdom.
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