Yes—Israel's suffering and future turmoil are part of God's sovereign dealing with His covenant people, culminating in what Scripture calls 'the time of Jacob's trouble.'
Les Feldick teaches that the tribulation, while not exclusively for the Jew, is primarily God dealing with the nation of Israel. God has His own reasons and purposes for this, and the end result is a remnant of believing Israelites. This is not abandonment—God disciplines Israel severely but promises His mercy will never depart from them as it did from Saul.
Jeremiah 30:7 — This verse directly names the period of Israel's greatest suffering as 'the time of Jacob's trouble,' showing that the tribulation is specifically God's dealing with Israel.
Deuteronomy 32:8 — This verse shows that God set the boundaries of all nations according to the number of Israel, establishing Israel's central place in God's dealings with humanity.
Jeremiah 30:7 declares: 'Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.' This verse identifies the coming tribulation as a day of unmatched suffering and specifically connects it to Jacob, that is, Israel. It also promises that Israel will be saved out of it. Deuteronomy 32:8 says that when God divided the nations and separated the sons of Adam, 'he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.' This places Israel at the center of the nations and of God's overall plan. In the New Testament, Jesus describes the tribulation as a time 'such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be' (Matthew 24:21).
Les Feldick teaches that the coming seven-year tribulation is primarily God dealing with the nation of Israel, though not exclusively for the Jew. He connects this to Jeremiah 30:7, which calls it 'the time of Jacob's trouble.' Israel is in the vortex of this period, and God's wrath is primarily directed toward Christ-rejecting Jews and the nations around them. Les also reminds his listeners that God has His own reasons and purposes for allowing Israel's suffering. He points to Deuteronomy 32:8 to show that everything God has done with the human race revolves around the little nation of Israel. Israel rejected the Messiah at His first coming, 'blew it,' and so the Old Testament prophetic program did not flow straight into the tribulation and Kingdom. But God is not finished with Israel: He will discipline them severely, yet He will never destroy the nation or turn His back on them forever. Out of this time of trouble will come a remnant of believing Israel.
Jeremiah 30:7 calls the day of tribulation 'the time of Jacob's trouble.' Les applies this directly to the final seven-year period and teaches that although it is not exclusively for the Jew, it is primarily God dealing with His covenant people. The return of Jews to their homeland is, in Les's teaching, part of everything being set for the culmination of these final seven years.
No. Les draws out what he calls the 'flip side' of Israel's iniquity: God will discipline them, and they will face the greatest discipline any people have ever known, but He will not destroy the nation of Israel. Even as God takes His mercy from Saul, He will never let His mercy depart from Israel. God has set them aside for a time, but He has not turned His back on them forever.
Deuteronomy 32:8 says that when God divided the nations, He set their boundaries according to the number of the children of Israel. Les uses this to show that everything God has done with the human race revolves around that little nation of Israel. He applies this same principle to the tribulation, saying it will be primarily God pouring out His wrath on Christ-rejecting Jews, with Israel at the vortex of the suffering.
From Adam to Tribulation: God's Biblical Timeline Explained
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Israel Rejects the Messiah
Israel rejected the Messiah and 'blew it,' so the Old Testament prophetic flow did not continue uninterrupted into the tribulation and Kingdom; yet the tribulation remains God's dealing with Israel.
God Dealing with Israel
The tribulation is not exclusively Jewish, but it is primarily God dealing with the nation of Israel, and the return of Jews to the homeland sets the stage for the final seven years.
The Time of Jacob's Trouble
Jeremiah 30:7 shows that the coming day is so great that none is like it, and it is the time of Jacob's trouble; God's end result will be a remnant of believing Israel.
Israel at the Center
God set the boundaries of all nations according to the number of Israel, showing that everything in God's plan revolves around Israel, including the tribulation.
Jacob's Trouble Again
God's dealings with the human race center on Israel, and the tribulation is described as the time of Jacob's trouble—Israel is who God is dealing with.
God's Own Reasons
Jesus said those days will be the worst the world has ever known, and God has His own reasons and purposes for Israel's suffering, pointing to Jeremiah 30.
Discipline, Not Destruction
Even though Israel will commit iniquity, God will discipline them but never destroy the nation; His mercy will not depart from them as it did from Saul.
Jeremiah 30:7: Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
This verse directly identifies the tribulation as the time of Israel's trouble and promises deliverance.
Deuteronomy 32:8: When the most High divided to the nations their inheritance, when he separated the sons of Adam, he set the bounds of the people according to the number of the children of Israel.
This verse establishes Israel's central position among the nations in God's plan.
Matthew 24:21: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Jesus describes the unparalleled severity of the coming tribulation, which Les applies to Israel's experience.
No. Les says it is not exclusively for the Jew, but it is primarily God dealing with the nation of Israel. Scripture calls it 'the time of Jacob's trouble' in Jeremiah 30:7, showing Israel's central role in that period.
It is the seven-year period that Scripture says will be so great that none is like it. Les identifies this with the final tribulation, when God will be dealing with Israel and the end result will be a remnant of believing Israel.
No. Les teaches that although Israel will face the greatest discipline any people have ever known, God's mercy will never depart from them as it did from Saul. God has not turned His back on Israel forever.
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