No—God is not unfair during the tribulation; His judgments are just and true, and those who experience them have rejected and trampled His truth.
Les Feldick states plainly that God has never treated anyone or anything unfairly. During the tribulation, God's grace ends and He becomes a God of judgment, but humanity has walked His truth underfoot, so the wrath is deserved. Heaven itself gives thanks when God's wrath comes, confirming that His judgments are fitting.
Revelation 11:17-18 — Heaven's elders praise God for taking His great power and bringing His wrath, while rewarding His servants and destroying those who destroy the earth—showing His judgment is fair.
Romans 1:18 — God's wrath is revealed against those who hold the truth in unrighteousness, so the tribulation falls on people who have rejected the truth.
Exodus 15:13 — The song of Moses celebrates God's mercy in redeeming His people, the same spirit of worship seen in the tribulation's aftermath.
In Revelation 11:17-18, the twenty-four elders give thanks to the Lord God Almighty because He has taken His great power and reigned. The nations were angry, and His wrath has come, along with the time to judge the dead, reward His servants the prophets and saints, and destroy those who destroy the earth. The Bible shows this not as random anger but as the righteous response of God to rebellious mankind. Romans 1:18 reveals that the wrath of God is against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who hold the truth in unrighteousness. During the tribulation, men hide themselves in dens and rocks and plead for death, asking to be hidden from the face of Him that sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb (Revelation 6:16). The song of Moses and the praises of Psalm 22:22 frame the tribulation with worship. God's redemption of His people is celebrated, and praise is given to Him in the congregation, showing that even in judgment He is worthy of worship.
Les Feldick is emphatic that God has never treated anyone or anything unfairly. He acknowledges that believers are sometimes tempted to question God's fairness when terrible things happen, but he affirms God's absolute justice and righteousness. In the tribulation, God's grace comes to an end and He becomes a God of judgment, but this is not a change in His character—humanity has walked His grace underfoot. Les ties God's right to judge to the presence of Christ-rejecting people. The vast majority of Christ-rejecting people will be living during the last three and a half years of the Tribulation, and they are holding down the truth in unrighteousness. This is why God has every right to pour out His wrath. Les also clarifies that the calamities we see today are not acts of God's wrath; the tribulation marks a unique time when God's wrath is finally and openly poured out. Finally, Les emphasizes that those who come out of the tribulation will worship God. The song of Moses and the praises of Psalm 22 will be appropriate for those in the very throne room of heaven after the horrible tribulation experience. The redeemed sing a new song to Christ, who was slain and redeemed them out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation.
Les teaches that God's grace ends at a certain point and He becomes a God of judgment and wrath. God has loved the human race and poured out His grace, but humanity has walked it underfoot. When God takes His great power and reigns, His wrath comes and He deals with rebellious mankind—and heaven's elders thank Him for it.
No. God has never treated anyone unfairly, according to Les. The tribulation falls on a generation that has rejected Christ and trampled the truth in unrighteousness. Because the vast majority of Christ-rejecting people will be living during the last three and a half years of the Tribulation, God has every right to pour out His wrath.
The song of Moses and the praises of Psalm 22 point to the worship that will fill God's presence after the tribulation. In Revelation 5, the redeemed sing a new song to Christ, who was slain and redeemed them to God out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation. Those who have come through the tribulation respond with praise, not protest, to God's judgments.
Worship After the Tribulation
Les explains that the song of Moses and the praises of Psalm 22 will be fitting for those who come out of the tribulation into God's presence, showing that worship is the right response to His deliverance.
Heaven Thanks God for His Wrath
In Revelation 11:17-18, heaven thanks God because His wrath has come and He deals with rebellious mankind—so the tribulation is God's righteous reign, not unfairness.
God Never Unfair
Les states directly that God has never treated anyone or anything unfairly, even when believers are tempted to question His fairness.
The Purpose of the Tribulation
Les ties the tribulation to Christ's worthiness and redemption, explaining that the seven-year tribulation is how God's plan will happen, including Satan's final time.
Christ Alone Is Worthy
Christ is worthy to open the scroll because of His death, burial, and resurrection, and He has redeemed His people out of every kindred, tongue, people, and nation.
Grace Ends, Judgment Begins
Les teaches that when the day comes, God's grace ends and He becomes a God of judgment because humanity has walked His grace underfoot.
God's Wrath Finally Begins
Les says mankind has not seen the wrath of God in this way for almost two thousand years; ordinary calamities are not His wrath, but the tribulation is.
Rebels Deserve God's Judgment
Les says God has every right to pour out His wrath because the vast majority of Christ-rejecting people will be living during the last three and a half years, trampling the truth in unrighteousness.
Exodus 15:13: Thou in thy mercy hast led forth the people which thou hast redeemed: thou hast guided them in thy strength unto thy holy habitation.
This part of the song of Moses celebrates God's redemption and mercy, the spirit of praise Les says will fill heaven after the tribulation.
Psalm 22:22: I will declare thy name unto my brethren: in the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.
This psalm of praise is cited by Les as the kind of exaltation and worship that will be appropriate in God's throne room after the tribulation.
Revelation 5:9: And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;
The redeemed sing a new song to Christ, acknowledging His worthiness and redemption, which Les points to as the reason for the tribulation's purpose.
Revelation 6:16: And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
People in the tribulation plead to be hidden from God's wrath, showing that these judgments are the direct wrath of God, not random calamity.
Revelation 11:17-18: Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned. And the nations were angry, and thy wrath is come, and the time of the dead, that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest give reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that fear thy name, small and great; and shouldest destroy them which destroy the earth.
Heaven gives thanks when God's wrath comes and He rewards His faithful servants and destroys those who destroy the earth, revealing the fairness of His judgment.
Romans 1:18: For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
God's wrath is revealed against those who suppress the truth, which is why tribulation judgment falls on Christ-rejecting people.
No. Les teaches that God has never treated anyone unfairly. Those living during the tribulation have rejected and trampled the truth, so God has every right to bring His judgment upon them.
God is gracious and patient, but when the day comes His grace ends. Les says humanity has walked God's grace underfoot, and in the last three and a half years of the Tribulation, God pours out His wrath on Christ-rejecting people.
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