Yes—Israel is central to biblical prophecy because all prophecy is directed to the nation of Israel, and there is no prophecy to the church.
Les Feldick repeatedly emphasizes that every prophetic promise is built on Israel's history and covenant relationship with God. In Acts 3, Peter addresses Jews as children of the prophets and of the Abrahamic covenant, and Jeremiah 31 affirms that God will never cast off Israel as a nation. The future tribulation will be God dealing prophetically with Israel again.
Acts 3:24 — Peter says all the prophets from Samuel onward foretold of the days of Messiah, connecting Israel's prophets to the events that fulfill prophecy.
Acts 3:25 — Peter ties his Jewish audience directly to the prophets and to the covenant God made with Abraham, showing Israel as the recipient of the prophetic promise.
Jeremiah 31:36 — God pledges that Israel will never cease to be a nation as long as the ordinances of heaven remain, proving Israel's enduring role in prophecy.
Scripture places Israel at the center of God's prophetic purposes. In Acts 3, Peter tells his Jewish audience, "Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed" (Acts 3:25). He also says all the prophets "from Samuel and those that follow after" foretold of the days of Messiah's coming (Acts 3:24). The covenant promises therefore belong to Israel, and through Israel blessing reaches all nations. The biblical promises are permanent. Jeremiah 31:35-36 declares that as long as the sun, moon, and stars remain in their ordinances, "the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever" (Jeremiah 31:36). God will not cast off the seed of Israel. These passages show that Scripture itself makes Israel the enduring subject of prophetic fulfillment.
Les Feldick teaches that all prophecy is centered on the nation of Israel. He says plainly: "There is no prophecy to the church" and "All prophecy is directed to the nation of Israel." In Acts, he points out, Peter is "strictly appealing to the Jew" and remains on covenant ground—the covenant God made with Abraham. According to Les, Israel was set aside after rejecting the apostles' appeal, but that setting aside is not the end of the story. God is now putting all the props and players in place for the resumption of prophetic events: the return of Jews to the land, the sovereign state of Israel in 1948, and the coming seven-year tribulation that begins when the Antichrist signs a covenant with Israel. Les stresses that today is a time of stage-setting, not prophetic fulfillment. He also uses Jeremiah 31 to show that God will come back and fulfill the covenant promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Les states this directly: "All prophecy is centered on the nation of Israel. There is no prophecy to the church." He explains that if someone wants to be a student of prophecy, they need to learn and like history because everything prophetic is based on the history of the nation of Israel. Since God is not currently dealing with the nation, no prophecy is being fulfilled today—only the stage is being set.
In Acts 3, Peter tells his Jewish hearers, "Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed." Les highlights that Peter is appealing strictly to Jews and is still on covenant ground. He also notes Peter's declaration that all the prophets from Samuel onward foretold these days, and that if Israel would repent and be converted, God would send Jesus Christ to fulfill all the covenant promises.
Les teaches that the next prophetic event will be the signing of a seven-year treaty between the Antichrist and the nation of Israel. That will begin the seven-year tribulation period, which is again God dealing prophetically with Israel. Israel has already come back into the land and became a sovereign state in 1948, but those events are not prophecy being fulfilled—they are merely the stage being set for the fulfillment of the prophetic Word.
Jeremiah 31:35-36 records God's promise that as long as the sun, moon, and stars remain, the seed of Israel will never cease being a nation before Him. Les uses this passage to answer those who claim God is finished with the Jew, saying Scripture is adamant that God will come back and fulfill the covenant promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
Peter's Jewish Audience on Covenant Ground
Les shows that Peter's address is to the house of Israel and remains on covenant ground, so the events of Acts 2 fulfill the covenant God made with Abraham.
Israel's Prophetic Role in Reaching the Gentiles
Les explains that God was preparing Israel to be used to bring a Gentile to a knowledge of their God, and that Peter in Acts is strictly appealing to the Jew.
All Prophecy Centered on Israel
Les states plainly that all prophecy centers on the nation of Israel and that there is no prophecy to the church, so studying prophecy requires studying Israel's history.
Israel Set Aside but Still in God's Prophetic Plan
Les describes how Israel was set aside after rejecting Peter's appeal, but the return of Jews to the land in 1948 is preparing for the fulfillment of the prophetic Word.
Future Tribulation Directed at Israel
Les teaches that all prophecy is directed to Israel and that the tribulation will begin with the Antichrist's seven-year covenant with Israel—God's prophetic dealing with the nation is yet future.
Blessing for All Nations Through Israel
Les points to Acts 3:25, where Peter calls his hearers children of the prophets and of the Abrahamic covenant, showing the blessing of all nations comes through Israel.
Prophets Foretold These Days
Les emphasizes Peter's declaration that all prophets from Samuel onward foretold the days of Messiah's coming, and that repentance would bring the fulfillment of covenant promises to Israel.
God Will Never Cast Off Israel
Les uses Jeremiah 31:35-36 to show that as long as the sun, moon, and stars remain, the seed of Israel will never cease to be a nation before God—so Israel remains central to God's purposes.
Acts 3:24: Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
Peter uses this verse to show that the events surrounding Messiah were prophesied through Israel's own prophets.
Acts 3:25: Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
Peter directly identifies his Jewish audience as heirs of the prophets and the Abrahamic covenant.
Jeremiah 31:35: Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, and the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts is his name:
God's creative power over the fixed order of nature is the basis for the enduring promise to Israel.
Jeremiah 31:36: If those ordinances depart from before me, saith the LORD, then the seed of Israel also shall cease from being a nation before me for ever.
God's promise that Israel will always remain a nation before Him is tied to the permanence of the created order.
Acts 2:36: Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God hath made that same Jesus, whom ye have crucified, both Lord and Christ.
Peter's message is directed to the house of Israel, and Les uses this to show the Jewish audience and covenant context.
Les Feldick teaches that all prophecy is centered on the nation of Israel and that there is no prophecy to the church. He says all prophecy is directed to Israel, not to the body of believers today.
Les says today is not a time of prophetic fulfillment for Israel—it is a time of stage-setting. All the props and players are being put in place for the resumption of God's prophetic program with Israel, which will begin with the seven-year tribulation.
Jeremiah 31:35-36 says Israel will never cease to be a nation as long as the sun, moon, and stars remain. Les uses this to show that God will still fulfill the covenant promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.
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