Yes, the church age is a parenthetical period because prophecy centers exclusively on Israel, and no prophetic scripture mentions the church.
Les Feldick teaches that all true prophecy is directed to the nation of Israel, with no mention of the church. The church age is an undetermined period inserted between God's dealings with Israel. Once the church is removed, God resumes His prophetic program with Israel.
Daniel 9:24 — Daniel's prophecy of 490 years is determined upon Israel, showing prophecy's focus on Israel, not the church.
The Old Testament prophecies, such as Daniel's 490 years, are specifically directed to the nation of Israel. They outline a timeline for Israel's future, with no reference to a separate entity like the church. The Bible presents prophecy as centered on Israel and its covenant relationship with God, including promises and judgments that pertain to that nation.
Les Feldick teaches that the church age is a parenthetical period because all true prophecy centers on Israel, usually within a specific time frame. The church, being the Body of Christ, is not part of that prophetic program. He emphasizes that no Old Testament prophecy mentions the church age or the calling out of a Gentile body of believers. This silence indicates that the church is an interruption in God's dealings with Israel. The church will be removed (raptured) so that God can resume His prophetic dealings with Israel.
Les explains that the church age is not mentioned in prophecy; it is a 'parenthesis' in God's prophetic timeline. Prophecy concerns Israel, and the church age is an undetermined period where God is calling out a people for His name from among the Gentiles. The church is distinct from Israel and will be removed before the tribulation.
Les teaches that no prophecy mentions the church age. The Old Testament prophets did not see the church; they saw a gap between Christ's first and second advents, likened to a valley between mountain ranges. The church was a mystery revealed only through Paul.
When the church age is complete, the church must be taken out of the way so God can resume His prophetic dealings with Israel. The tribulation period is primarily God dealing with Israel, and the church would not fit in that setting. After the church's removal, Daniel's 70th week (the tribulation) can begin.
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Prophecy Centered on Israel
Les stresses that all true prophecy centers on Israel and is often time-bound, but the church age has no such prophecy.
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Church as Parenthesis
Les explains that the church is insulated from God's dealings with Israel, so God must set the church aside before finishing His prophetic program with Israel.
Silence in Prophecy
Les shows that the prophetic time dealing with Israel never mentions the church age, indicating it is a hidden, undetermined period.
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We call it the Church Age, calling out the Body, a people for His name. But as yet Peter doesn't understand that. And so Peter is still appealing to the nation on the basis of that Old Testament prophecy, that they had rejected Him now. That's been accomplished. The tribulation is going to unroll, and then God would send Jesus.
No Mention of Church in Old Testament
Les says the Old Testament contains no prophecy about the church age, but prophets saw a gap between Christ's advents.
Church Must Be Removed
Les explains the church would be like a 'fish out of water' in the tribulation, so it must be taken out of the way for God to resume with Israel.
Daniel 9:24: Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
This verse shows prophecy is determined upon Israel and Jerusalem, not the church.
No, Les teaches that no Old Testament prophecy mentions the church age. It is a parenthetical period that was hidden and revealed only through Paul.
The church is a parenthesis because prophecy focuses on Israel, and the church is not part of that program. It is an insertion of the age of grace that will end when the church is removed.
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