Yes — Les Feldick teaches that Satan has relentlessly attacked the Jewish people in order to thwart God's plan of redemption, which is centered on Israel.
Les Feldick teaches that Satan has constantly fought God's dealing with the nation of Israel. Since all prophecy and the coming Redeemer rested on Israel, Satan has tried to destroy the Jewish people in order to thwart God's plan. He cites Herod's massacre as one example and says the same satanic ploy is still at work in today's world pressure on Israel. He also connects the last 2,000 years of suffering to Israel's rejection of the Messiah.
Genesis 3:15 — This verse introduces the promised 'seed of the woman' and explains why Satan would attack the Jewish line that would bring the Redeemer.
Matthew 2:16 — Herod's massacre of the Bethlehem babies shows an actual attempt to destroy the young child Jesus, the promised Redeemer.
Scripture reveals a pattern of enmity against the people of promise. In Genesis 3:15, God told the serpent, 'And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.' That promise made the woman's descendants the target of the enemy's hostility. In Matthew 2:16, Scripture records Herod's brutal response to the news of the newborn King: 'Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.' The Bible shows this as an attempt to take the life of Jesus rather than an ordinary political event.
Les Feldick teaches that the terrible experiences of the Jewish people are not simply random human hostility. He says Satan has constantly fought God's dealing with the nation of Israel, using unbelief, Gentile attacks, and even world opinion to try to destroy them. If Satan could get rid of the Jew or the nation of Israel, God's prophecies would be left hanging because all prophecy and the coming of the Redeemer are centered on Israel. Les cites Herod's decree to kill the Jewish baby boys as a satanic effort to destroy the seed of the woman, and he points out that God sovereignly kept Israel from disappearing despite many close calls. He also says the resurrection defeated Satan at the cross, but Satan still hasn't quit. In addition, Les connects the last 2,000 years of suffering with Israel's rejection of the Messiah: 'all because they had rejected their Messiah when He was offered to them on the first round.' Today's worldwide pressure on Israel, he says, is the same satanic ploy to remove the nation so God cannot perform His prophecies.
Les teaches that all the prophecies and the plan of redemption rest on the little nation of Israel. If Satan can succeed in getting rid of the Jew, then God cannot perform His prophecies. He says this is the satanic ploy: to disrupt God's total program by eliminating Israel.
Genesis 3:15 promises that the woman's seed will bruise the serpent's head, making the Jewish line the enemy's target. Matthew 2:16 records Herod killing the baby boys in Bethlehem in an effort to destroy the newborn King. Les calls this 'the satanic effort again to destroy the seed of the woman.'
Les says the Jews have been suffering for almost the last 2,000 years and it is not over. He traces this continued suffering to the fact that they rejected their Messiah when He was offered to them on the first round. This was still in the context of the broader satanic opposition to God's program.
Les points to the fact that 'the whole world is voting against the little nation of Israel,' pushing them into a smaller area of Jerusalem. He calls this a satanic ploy to get rid of the nation of Israel. He also notes concerns such as mixed marriages, but says Scripture guarantees the nation will never fade off the scene.
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Satan's Attack on Israel
Les teaches that all the attacks on Israel—from Gentile nations and even today's world politics—are a satanic ploy to remove Israel so God cannot fulfill prophecy.
Israel Used for Redemption and Prophecy
Les explains that Satan has tried to thwart God's plan by destroying the people through whom the Redeemer must come; without Israel, prophecy would be left hanging.
Satan's Goal Against the Redeemer
Les says everything about Christ's first coming rested on Israel, so Satan's aim has been to destroy Israel and block the Redeemer; the resurrection defeated him but he hasn't quit.
Suffering from Rejection of Messiah
Les accounts for the last 2,000 years of Jewish suffering by saying Israel rejected their Messiah when He was offered to them.
Herod's Massacre as Satanic Attack
Les points to Herod's order to kill the baby boys as a satanic effort to destroy the seed of the woman, while noting God sovereignly kept Israel from being destroyed.
Satan's Continuing Attack Today
Les sees even the present-day push against Israel and the trend of mixed marriages as part of Satan's attempt to disrupt God's program, though he trusts Scripture's guarantee that Israel will not disappear.
What the Bible Really Says About Suffering and Glory
The Jew, believing Jews as well as those still steeped in Judaism. But it wasn't the Jew alone, it was a satanic power from every direction, and so he says, I've suffered, because Satan didn't want the gospel going to the Gentile world. Satan hated it bad enough that it was going to Israel throughout the Old Testament, but now to go to the masses of Gentiles, that was the last thing Satan wanted, …
Genesis 3:15: And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
This verse introduces the promised Redeemer from the woman's seed, making that line the enemy's target.
Matthew 2:16: Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.
Herod's massacre aimed at the newborn King, showing the kind of violent opposition the Jewish line faced.
Because God placed the Redeemer and all prophecy in the line of Israel, Satan has tried to destroy the Jewish nation in order to stop God's plan. Les says if Satan could get rid of the Jew, God could not perform His prophecies.
Les teaches that it was the satanic effort to destroy the seed of the woman. Herod acted out of jealousy and envy, but behind it was Satan's ongoing attempt to stop the Redeemer from coming.
Les sees the whole world voting against Israel and pushing for a smaller Jerusalem as a satanic ploy to get rid of the nation. He says this is the same attempt to disrupt God's prophetic program.
Les says it is because they rejected their Messiah when He was offered to them on the first round; he adds that the suffering is not yet over.
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