Yes — Scripture and Les Feldick teach that Israel's remnant can sincerely glorify God while still remaining blinded to Jesus as the Christ.
In Revelation 11:13, the remnant is frightened by the earthquake and gives glory to the God of heaven. Yet, as Les Feldick explains, that does not mean they recognize Jesus as the Messiah. They honor the God of Abraham and acknowledge a power beyond themselves, but they still will not acknowledge God the Son, and they flee to their mountain refuge in unbelief.
Revelation 11:13 — This verse directly describes the remnant giving glory to the God of heaven after the earthquake, without any confession of Christ.
Revelation 12:6 — It shows the woman (Israel) fleeing into the wilderness under God's care, matching the remnant's departure in unbelief.
At the midpoint of the seven-year tribulation, Revelation 11:13 records a great earthquake: a tenth of the city falls, seven thousand people are killed, and the remnant are frightened and give glory to the God of heaven. The text does not say they confess Jesus as the Messiah; it only describes their response to God's power and judgment. Revelation 12:6 then describes the woman fleeing into the wilderness, where God has prepared a place to feed her for 1,260 days. In Romans 11:7, Paul says that Israel did not obtain what it sought; only the elect obtained it, and the rest were blinded. These passages together show a religious people honoring God while remaining blinded to the Messiah.
Les Feldick points to the Jewish people in the tribulation remnant who flee Jerusalem at the midpoint. He emphasizes that they go out in unbelief concerning the Messiah. They give glory to the God of Abraham and recognize the God of heaven, but they still do not know or recognize the Christ. In fact, he says they will go into their mountain refuge in unbelief for three and a half years under God's sovereign protection. Les also connects this to Israel's broader blinding. The majority rejected Jesus as the Christ, and the rest were blinded, as Scripture says. He observes that even today the chief rabbis in Israel write about God and His glory while still rejecting the Christ. God has not cast away Israel; He has set them aside and blinded them for now, but He will return and finish His dealings with His covenant people. Les says this group of the remnant will finally recognize Christ when they see Him at His second coming.
Les Feldick says the issue is not whether they honor God, but whether they acknowledge Jesus as the Messiah. In the tribulation, the fleeing remnant gives glory to the God of Abraham and recognizes a power beyond themselves, yet they still will not recognize the Christ. They go into the mountain refuge in unbelief for three and a half years.
Scripture says the majority of Israel rejected Jesus as the Christ and 'the rest were blinded.' Les explains that the Book says this; he is not accusing Israel. God has set them aside and blinded them for the present, but Romans 11 goes on to show He will return and finish His dealings with His covenant people. Even today, Les observes, the chief rabbis in Israel write about God's glory while still rejecting the Christ.
Yes. Jesus instructed the escaping remnant to flee to the mountains, and once there God will protect and feed them just as He did Israel in the wilderness under Moses. This happens even though they go out without recognizing Christ. They are under God's sovereign protection for three and a half years, and it is only when they see Christ at His second coming that this group of Jews will recognize Him.
The Midpoint Earthquake
Les establishes the timing of the great earthquake at the midpoint of the seven years, setting the context for the remnant's fearful response.
The Remnant Flees in Unbelief
Les says the remnant of Israel flees out of Jerusalem in unbelief concerning the Messiah, even though they give glory to God.
Glory to the God of Abraham, but Not to Christ
Les emphasizes that the fleeing remnant gives glory to the God of Abraham but still does not know or recognize Jesus as the Christ.
Unbelief in the Mountain Refuge
The remnant acknowledges the God of heaven and a power beyond them, yet refuses to recognize God the Son and remains in unbelief under God's protection for three and a half years.
The Rest Were Blinded
Les explains that the majority of Israel rejected Jesus as the Christ and the rest were blinded, adding that this is what the Book says, not his personal accusation.
God Has Not Cast Away Israel
God has set Israel aside and blinded them for now, but He will come back and finish His covenant dealings with them.
Only Jesus as the Christ
At Acts 4, Jews had to recognize that Jesus was the Christ and only Jesus; thousands did early on, but the vast majority rejected Him.
The Escaping Remnant Protected
The escaping remnant flees to the mountains, and God will feed and protect them there just as He did Israel under Moses.
Revelation 11:13: And the same hour was there a great earthquake, and the tenth part of the city fell, and in the earthquake were slain of men seven thousand: and the remnant were affrighted, and gave glory to the God of heaven.
This is the central verse showing the remnant giving glory to God without recognizing Christ.
Revelation 12:6: And the woman fled into the wilderness, where she hath a place prepared of God, that they should feed her there a thousand two hundred and threescore days.
This describes Israel's protected flight into the wilderness during the tribulation.
Romans 11:7: What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
This explains why the majority of Israel remains blind to Jesus as the Messiah.
Matthew 24:16: Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
This is the instruction that the escaping remnant follows when they flee Jerusalem.
Not necessarily. Les Feldick says the remnant goes out in unbelief concerning the Messiah. They give glory to the God of Abraham and recognize the God of heaven, but they still do not identify Jesus as the Christ. Their religious practice and praise do not remove that unbelief.
Les notes that the Jews in Israel are growing more religious, with the rabbis speaking of God and His glory, but they are still rejecting the Christ. Scripture says the majority of Israel was blinded after rejecting Jesus as the Messiah.
Les teaches that when they see Christ returning at His second coming, this group of Jews will finally recognize Him. Until then, they remain in the mountain refuge under God's protection in unbelief.
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