Yes — Les Feldick teaches that the Antichrist will be an apostate Jew, because Israel will embrace him so readily.
Les reasons that Israel will so quickly accept the Antichrist's seven-year treaty, his guarantees of safety and borders, and his permission for temple worship that the man must be Jewish. He calls him an apostate Jew, and he connects Israel's readiness to Jesus' warning that another will come in his own name and be received.
Daniel 9:27 — This is the core verse describing the coming 'prince' who confirms a seven-year covenant with Israel and stops sacrifice and oblation in the middle.
John 5:43 — Jesus warns that another coming in his own name will be received, which Les directly links to Israel accepting the Antichrist.
Daniel 9:27 describes a coming 'prince' who 'shall confirm the covenant with many for one week' and 'in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease.' The same verse speaks of desolation that follows. This is the seven-year framework Les views as the Antichrist's treaty with Israel. Jesus told the religious leaders in John 5:43, 'I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.' This is a biblical warning that a self-asserting figure will be welcomed by those who rejected Christ. The Bible does not explicitly state the ethnicity or Jewish identity of this coming prince. The prophetic text describes what he will do, not his bloodline. Any conclusion that he is an apostate Jew is an interpretive deduction, not a direct scriptural declaration.
Les Feldick teaches that the Antichrist will come as an ordinary human being, born of woman, flesh and blood, much like Judas, and will be used by Satan to fulfill satanic aspirations. He will be a charismatic political manipulator with military and economic power. He will sign a seven-year treaty with Israel, guarantee her borders, give permission for temple worship, and appear to fulfill everything Israel expects from its Messiah. Les explains that during the first half of the seven years, Israel will be so awed by his protection that they will begin to wonder if he is the real Messiah. Jewish people's described expectations of their Messiah match the Antichrist's profile, and Les tells them they are describing the Antichrist. Because Israel will be so quick to accept the Antichrist and all his offers, Les says he feels the Antichrist will be a Jew — an apostate Jew to be sure. In the middle of the week, this man will turn on Israel, stop the temple service, and force Israel to worship him.
Les says he 'kind of has to feel' that the Antichrist will be a Jew, an apostate Jew to be sure. His reasoning is that Israel will be so quick to accept the Antichrist, his treaty, his offers of protection, and his permission for temple worship that otherwise he cannot see Israel so readily accepting him. He is not saying this to look down on the Jew, but as a logical deduction from the prophetic scenario.
Les mentions reading material like the Jerusalem Post and hearing from Jewish people. He says Israel is looking for a Messiah with political power, enough military power to carry out his promises, and who seems morally upright. Jewish people describe a 'superman' with military, economic, and charismatic power. Les tells them, 'You're describing the Antichrist.' He connects this to Jesus' warning in John's Gospel: He came in His Father's name and was rejected, but another shall come in his own name and they will embrace him.
Daniel 9:27 says the coming prince confirms a covenant for one week. Les says this signing is the triggering event that reveals who the Antichrist really is. The man's platform is peace and prosperity, and he will guarantee Israel's borders and safety with all his charisma and economic and military power. He will give Israel permission for temple worship, and Israel will almost think he is the Messiah. Les also notes the treaty will probably involve Israel's Arab neighbors because the whole Middle East is the powder keg.
In the middle of the seven years, Les says the Antichrist will turn on the nation with whom he made the treaty. He will go into the temple, cause an abomination, and make the temple desolate. He will stop the sacrifice and the oblation. His purpose is to force Israel to worship him as their Messiah. For the first three and a half years Israel enjoyed his protection and wondered if he was the real Messiah; now his true nature is revealed.
No. The Bible describes the coming 'prince' in Daniel 9:27 and Jesus warns of one coming in his own name in John 5:43, but neither verse states the man's ethnic identity. Les presents his apostate-Jew conclusion as an inference from Israel's predicted enthusiasm for the man and from the Jewish people's Messiah expectations. He does not claim it is an explicit biblical declaration.
Daniel 9:27 and the Seven-Year Treaty
Les points to Daniel 9:27, explaining that the Antichrist will confirm a seven-year covenant with Israel on a platform of peace and prosperity, which is why Israel accepts him.
Israel Wonders if He Is the Messiah
Les describes the first three and a half years, when Israel enjoys the Antichrist's protection and begins to wonder if he is the real Messiah; then he turns on the nation and stops temple worship.
Security and Temple Worship
Les explains that Israel will feel so secure under the Antichrist's guarantees and permission for temple worship that they will almost think he is the Messiah.
Apostate Jew Conclusion
Les explicitly states his conclusion: because Israel will be so quick to accept the Antichrist's offers, he feels this man will be a Jew — an apostate Jew to be sure.
Israel's Messiah Expectations
Les describes Israel's expected Messiah as having political power, military power, and moral uprightness, matching the Antichrist's profile.
Jesus' Warning Applied
Les references Jesus' warning that another coming in his own name will be embraced, and recounts telling Jewish people that their description of the Messiah is really the Antichrist.
Antichrist Is Flesh and Blood
Les notes the Antichrist will be an ordinary human being, born of woman, flesh and blood, used by Satan like Judas, and a political manipulator with charisma.
Covenant and Midweek Stop
Les reviews Daniel 9:27, showing the covenant involves Israel and Arab neighbors and that in the middle of the week he causes the sacrifice and oblation to stop.
Daniel 9:27: And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
This is the key verse Les uses to show the Antichrist's seven-year treaty with Israel and the midweek stopping of temple sacrifice.
John 5:43: I am come in my Father's name, and ye receive me not: if another shall come in his own name, him ye will receive.
This verse is the scriptural basis for Les's point that Israel will embrace a false Messiah, even though they rejected Jesus.
No. Les acknowledges this is his own feeling, not a direct Bible statement. He says he 'kind of has to feel' the Antichrist will be an apostate Jew because Israel will be so quick to accept his offers.
He will come with charisma, political strength, military power, and economic power. He will sign a seven-year treaty guaranteeing Israel's safety and borders, give permission for temple worship, and appear morally upright. Israel will begin to wonder if he is the real Messiah.
The Antichrist will turn against Israel, enter the temple, cause the sacrifice and the oblation to stop, make the temple desolate, and force Israel to worship him as their Messiah.
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