Many Christians are unaware of the end times because they choose to remain ignorant and because Bible teachers ignore the very passages that explain it — not because prophecy is hidden.
Les Feldick says America has more Bibles and more preaching than almost anywhere, yet very few people know the end time is approaching. He says most don't know what he's talking about because they choose to remain ignorant. The Bible describes last-day scoffers as 'willingly ignorant,' refusing to listen to anything different.
2 Peter 3:5 — Peter says the last-day scoffers are 'willingly ignorant' — a deliberate refusal to know, which directly explains why many do not see the end times.
Daniel 12:10 — Daniel says the wicked will not understand the end times, but the wise will — showing that understanding requires more than just having information.
The Bible describes a deliberate ignorance that marks the last days. In 2 Peter 3:3-5, Peter warns that scoffers will come saying, 'Where is the promise of his coming?' and that they 'willingly are ignorant of' what God has already revealed. This is not an intellectual inability; it is a refusal to know. Daniel 12:10 contrasts the wicked, who 'shall do wickedly' and 'shall not understand,' with the wise, who 'shall understand.' Paul likewise urges believers not to be ignorant of the mystery concerning Israel's blindness (Romans 11:25), and on the Mount of Olives the disciples directly asked Jesus about the sign of His coming and the end of the world (Matthew 24:3). The Bible presents this knowledge as something that can be known, yet it is often rejected or ignored.
Les Feldick says the information has been available, but most people choose not to know it. America has been saturated with the Gospel and Bibles, yet very few people understand that the world is being staged for the Antichrist and the end time. He says most people don't even know what he's talking about because they choose to remain ignorant — 'they don't have to be, but they are.' Les points to global government, global business, and global religion as proof that the stage is being set for the coming world ruler, but says people do not recognize these prophecies. He also teaches that believers are the only ones who can anxiously look forward to the Lord's coming; the unbeliever would rather think it all away. Using 2 Peter 3, he explains that the scoffers were 'willingly ignorant' — they did not want to hear anything different. He warns that Bible teachers can adulterate good teaching by ignoring portions of Scripture that don't fit their teaching. But when a person becomes a believer and begins to read the Word, 'every news item fits with the Word of God.'
Les uses 2 Peter 3 to show the last-day scoffers are 'willingly ignorant' — they don't want to know any different and will not listen. He says most people choose to remain ignorant even though they don't have to be. The Bible also says the wicked will not understand, but the wise will.
Les points to global government, global business, and global religion as indications the world is moving toward the Antichrist. He says all this is prophesied in Scripture, but people do not know that. America has more Bibles and preaching than almost anywhere, yet very few recognize the approaching intervention of Christ.
Les says the wise shall understand because the book is so plain. He tells of a new believer who, after coming to the Lord, saw every news item fit the Word of God. He also warns that teachers must not ignore portions of Scripture that don't fit their system, because doing so can adulterate sound biblical teaching.
What Does the Bible Really Say About Obeying Government?
the Sabbath. The Sabbath has absolutely nothing to do with the believer today. In fact I suppose I should spend a whole half program sometime on that term, Sabbath. The Sabbath was strictly the seventh day as a day of rest for the nation of Israel. It is absolutely incorrect to call our Sunday the Sabbath.
Deliberate Ignorance
Les says every person should know we are in the end times, but most choose to remain ignorant even though they do not have to be.
Stage-Setting Ignored
Les says America has no concept that current events are setting the stage for the Antichrist; globalism is prophesied but unrecognized.
Unwilling to Wake Up
Les says only believers can look forward to the Lord's coming; the unbeliever shrinks from it and would like to think it all away.
Bibles But Not Understanding
Even with Bibles everywhere, very few in America understand biblical prophecy or realize the Lord is about to intervene.
Wise Shall Understand
Les tells of a new believer who says every news item now fits the Word of God, illustrating that the wise understand.
Willingly Ignorant Scoffers
Les explains that the scoffers' 'willingly ignorant' means they don't want to know any different and will not listen.
Ignored Scripture Warnings
Les warns that teachers who ignore portions of Scripture adulterate sound teaching and keep people from understanding.
2 Peter 3:5: For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water:
Peter says the last-day scoffers are 'willingly ignorant' — a deliberate refusal to know, not a lack of evidence.
2 Peter 3:3-4: Knowing this first, that there shall come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts, And saying, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the fathers fell asleep, all things continue as they were from the beginning of the creation.
This is the scoffers' attitude in the last days: they mock the promise of Christ's coming.
Daniel 12:10: Many shall be purified, and made white, and tried; but the wicked shall do wickedly: and none of the wicked shall understand; but the wise shall understand.
Daniel contrasts the wicked who do not understand the end times with the wise who do.
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.
Paul tells believers not to be ignorant of Israel's blindness, showing the end-time program can be known.
Matthew 24:3: And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
The disciples asked Jesus for the sign of His coming, showing the subject was meant to be asked about.
Yes. In the clips, he says America has been saturated with the Gospel and Bibles, yet most people don't know what he's talking about. They choose to remain ignorant; they don't have to be.
Les explains from 2 Peter 3 that the last-day scoffers do not want to know any different. They will not listen to anything different.
Les recounts a man who said every news item once meant nothing to him, but after he believed, every item fit the Word of God. This aligns with Daniel 12:10 that the wise shall understand.
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