Yes — Les Feldick teaches that Jewish suffering comes from both satanic attacks on Israel as God's prophetic nation and from Israel's own disobedience and rejection of the Messiah.
Les says never forget that Satan has tried to destroy Israel because God placed prophecy and Christ's coming on that nation. At the same time, he points to Deuteronomy to show that Israel's own sin and rebellion brought covenantal curses, and he cites Matthew 27 to show their rejection of the Messiah brought nearly 2,000 years of suffering. Gentile persecution also flared because Jewish opposition to Gentile salvation provoked a human, unchristlike retaliation.
Deuteronomy 28:15 — The covenantal curse text Les points to in Deuteronomy as the background for Israel's national suffering.
Romans 11:11 — Connects Israel's fall to Gentile salvation and the intended jealousy.
Matthew 27:25 — The people's words accepting responsibility for Christ's blood, connected to long-term suffering.
2 Timothy 1:12 — Shows Paul's suffering because of satanic opposition to the gospel reaching Gentiles.
Scripture grounds Israel's national history in a covenant of blessings and curses. Deuteronomy 28:15 states that if Israel would not hearken to the voice of the LORD their God and obey His commandments, all the curses would come upon them and overtake them. In the New Testament, Paul applies Israel's failure to a larger salvation purpose: "I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy" (Romans 11:11). At the Lord's trial, the people said, "His blood be on us, and on our children" (Matthew 27:25), and Paul later faced suffering in the gospel cause while still declaring, "I know whom I have believed" (2 Timothy 1:12).
Les Feldick offers a two-sided answer. First, he says never forget that the attacks on the Jew throughout history are the attacks of Satan, who is trying to thwart God's plan. Since God placed prophecy and Christ's first coming on the nation of Israel, Satan's strategy has been to destroy Israel and so prevent God from keeping His prophetic promises. Les sees the same satanic ploy today in the world's pressure to push Israel into a smaller area of Jerusalem (Clip 1, Clip 4). Second, Les insists that Israel's own conduct matters. He points back to Deuteronomy to show that Jewish suffering is connected to sin, and he cites an elderly rabbi in Israel who said the same thing — a statement that angered many Jewish callers. Les also says the Jews have suffered for nearly 2,000 years because they rejected their Messiah when He was offered to them (Clip 2, Clip 6). In addition, Les explains that Jewish opposition to Gentile salvation helped trigger Gentile persecution. The Gentiles reacted with hatred and violence, calling Jews 'Christ killers.' This was a human reaction contrary to God's will — God intended Israel's fall to provoke them to jealousy, not to bring Gentile persecution (Clip 3, Clip 5). Paul's suffering also shows the same satanic opposition, since Satan did not want the gospel to reach the Gentile world (Clip 7).
Les says Satan has attacked Israel throughout history because God placed every prophecy concerning Christ's first coming on the little nation of Israel. If Satan could destroy Israel, he could destroy God's plan of bringing a Redeemer. Les also sees today's worldwide political pressure against Israel as a satanic ploy to push the nation into a smaller area so God cannot perform His prophecies. He points to Paul's suffering as another evidence that Satan did not want God's message to reach the Gentile world.
Les points to Deuteronomy to establish from Scripture that Israel's suffering is connected to disobedience. He references an elderly rabbi on Israeli radio who said the reason Israel had suffered so much was that sin had caused their problem — a statement that outraged many Jewish callers. Les also points to Matthew 27, where the people said, "His blood be on us, and on our children." He concludes that the Jews have been suffering for almost 2,000 years because they rejected their Messiah when He was offered to them on the first round.
Les explains that in the book of Acts, when the Jews rejected the gospel and Paul turned to pagan Gentiles, those Gentiles embraced it. The Jews hated them for infringing on their God and became the chief opponents of Christianity. In time, the Gentiles reacted by hating the Jews. After Christianity became the official religion, Gentiles persecuted and killed Jews by the thousands, calling them Christ killers and enemies of God. Les says this was not what God intended; God's purpose was that Gentile salvation would provoke Israel to jealousy.
Les indicates that the suffering is not over. He points to the present-day satanic ploy of the whole world voting against Israel and trying to confine them to a smaller area of Jerusalem. He also tells of a young Jewish man from Hollywood who agreed that terrible days are coming for the Jewish nation. Les connects this ongoing suffering to their rejection of the Messiah on the first round.
Why God Commanded Israel to Destroy Entire Nations — Deuteronomy 7
Old Testament. That's why so many of these great patriarchs were wealthy. God rewarded them materially. Now, we're being deluged. Now, I was going to mention that I ran out of time in our last program when we were dealing with the error and the doctrine and the error of Balaam, but we're being deluged today with what I call prosperity salvation.
Satan's Historic Attacks on Israel
Les says the attacks on the Jew throughout history are attacks of Satan, who wanted to destroy Israel so he could prevent God from bringing the Redeemer through that nation.
Sin and Israel's National Suffering
Les points to Deuteronomy and references an elderly rabbi who told Israeli radio listeners that Israel's sin had caused their suffering; the angry response shows how controversial this biblical explanation is.
Jewish Opposition and Gentile Backlash
Les explains that when the Jews opposed Gentiles being saved, the Gentiles in turn began to hate the Jews — a human reaction contrary to God's will.
Satan's Present-Day Ploy Against Israel
Les sees the world voting against Israel and trying to confine them as a satanic ploy to remove the nation through whom God must still fulfill all prophecy.
Persecution as a Human Reaction
Les shows how Gentile persecution of the Jews accelerated after Christianity became the official religion, with Jews branded as Christ killers — a response God never intended.
Rejection of the Messiah and 2,000 Years of Suffering
Les attributes nearly 2,000 years of Jewish suffering to the nation's rejection of the Messiah on the first round, and he says the suffering is not yet over.
Satanic Opposition to the Gentile Gospel
Paul's suffering illustrates that Satan opposed the gospel even more strongly when it expanded to the Gentile world, confirming the satanic dimension of Jewish suffering.
Deuteronomy 28:15: But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
This is the covenantal curse text Les points to as the scriptural background for Israel's national suffering.
Romans 11:11: I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.
Israel's fall was not final; God used it to bring salvation to the Gentiles and to provoke Israel to jealousy.
Matthew 27:25: Then answered all the people, and said, His blood be on us, and on our children.
The people's own words were passed down to following generations, which Les connects to centuries of Jewish suffering.
2 Timothy 1:12: For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
Paul's suffering shows satanic opposition to the gospel, yet he remained confident in God.
Les Feldick teaches that Israel's own sin and disobedience are a real cause of national suffering. He points to Deuteronomy and to an elderly rabbi who said the same thing on Israeli radio, though the rabbi's comment was rejected by many Jewish callers. He also connects nearly 2,000 years of suffering to Israel's rejection of the Messiah.
Because God built His prophetic program and the coming of the Redeemer on the nation of Israel. If Satan can eliminate Israel, he believes he can stop God from fulfilling prophecy. Les sees the same satanic ploy in today's attempts to push Israel into a smaller area of Jerusalem.
Les gives more than one cause: Satan's direct opposition, Israel's disobedience and rejection of the Messiah, and Gentile human reaction to Jewish opposition. He says Gentile persecution was not what God intended — God intended Israel to be provoked to jealousy by Gentile blessing.
In these clips, Les does not directly mention the Holocaust. He does report an elderly rabbi who said sin had caused Israel's suffering, and Les uses Deuteronomy to back that up, but he does not single out any specific historical event.
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