The focus on Middle East peace by world leaders has a biblical explanation: Israel is the center of prophecy, and a coming seven-year peace treaty will trigger the tribulation.
Les Feldick teaches that the answer is biblical, not merely political: all prophecy and world politics are centered on Israel and especially the Middle East. Jerusalem is described as a stone of stumbling, so world leaders repeatedly try—and fail—to bring peace there. The real peace will come only after the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel, which begins the final seven years.
Daniel 9:27 — This is the Old Testament prophecy of a covenant confirmed 'for one week,' which Les identifies as the seven-year treaty made by the Antichrist.
Zechariah 12:3 — This verse describes Jerusalem as a burdensome stone for all people, explaining why the nations keep focusing on the Middle East.
Scripture points to two events that explain the world's preoccupation with Middle East peace. Daniel 9:27 describes a coming ruler who will 'confirm the covenant with many for one week'—a seven-year agreement tied to the final period of Israel's history. Zechariah 12:3 says God will make Jerusalem 'a burdensome stone for all people,' so the nations will gather against it. These verses show that Jerusalem is not just a political flashpoint but a divinely appointed focal point in prophecy.
Les teaches that you cannot understand world politics apart from Israel, because all biblical prophecy and world events are centered on the Jewish people and the Middle East. He states plainly that there can be no genuine peace in the Middle East until Christ returns; any agreement now is only a pseudo-peace. The real peace treaty, Les says, will be the seven-year covenant the Antichrist makes with Israel. Les personally sees the Antichrist arising from the revived Roman Empire—the European community—and he will have the personality and power to command summit meetings. The signing of that treaty restarts God's prophetic time clock, which has been stopped during the church age. Les also cautions that recent 'peace treaties' are not the real Danielic treaty, because there is still no peace in Israel. Jerusalem remains a 'stone of stumbling' because the world's leaders do not understand the Book.
Les says 'everything prophetically, everything biblically, everything so far as world politics is concerned is centered on the little nation of Israel.' Israel is front-page news because all prophecy is centered on Israel and especially the Middle East. Jerusalem, from day one, was to be a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, which is why world leaders are in constant turmoil over it.
Les says there can be no genuine peace in the Middle East until Christ returns. Current efforts may produce a pseudo-peace or a makeshift agreement, but it won't last. The real peace comes when the Antichrist signs a seven-year treaty with Israel. The signing of that treaty starts the final seven years.
Les says the Antichrist will have a personality that can manipulate people and command their attention at summit meetings. He will be able to make the peace treaty with Israel in the Middle East. Les personally believes the Antichrist will come out of the United States of Europe—the revived Roman Empire.
Les teaches that God's time clock stopped when Israel rejected the Old Testament prophecies at the crucifixion and resurrection. The church age is an undetermined period of time. When the Antichrist signs the seven-year treaty with Israel, the clock restarts and there will be exactly seven scriptural years.
Church Age vs. Israel's Program
Les explains that the church age is a separate Pauline mystery, so the church is not part of Israel's tribulation program—this is why the coming seven-year treaty belongs to Israel, not the church.
All Prophecy Centers on Israel
Les shows that all prophecy and world politics center on Israel, which is why the Middle East and Israel dominate the news.
No Real Peace Until Christ Returns
Les says God has deeded the land to Israel from the Euphrates to Egypt, and that no genuine Middle East peace can happen until Christ returns.
Antichrist from United States of Europe
Les sees the Antichrist coming from the revived Roman Empire, the United States of Europe, and believes he will be the one to make a real but temporary peace treaty.
Seven-Year Treaty Starts the Clock
The Antichrist will sign a seven-year treaty with Israel, and the day he signs it God's prophetic clock restarts and the tribulation begins.
Rejecting Recent Peace Treaties
Les warns that recent Middle East peace agreements are not the Danielic treaty, because Israel is still in turmoil and no genuine peace exists.
Antichrist Dominates Summits
The Antichrist will have a personality that lets him command attention at summit meetings and take control of the peace process in the Middle East.
Jerusalem the Stumbling Stone
Jerusalem is a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, and world leaders are in turmoil because they do not understand what the Bible teaches about it.
Daniel 9:27: And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make it desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.
This is the one-week covenant Les identifies as the seven-year peace treaty made by the Antichrist with Israel.
Zechariah 12:3: And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
This verse explains why Jerusalem continually draws the attention and turmoil of the nations.
Les says there will not be genuine peace until Christ returns. There may be a pseudo-peace or a makeshift agreement, but the real peace treaty is the one the Antichrist makes with Israel, and it lasts only seven years.
The signing of the seven-year treaty between the Antichrist and Israel triggers the tribulation. When that treaty is signed, God's prophetic time clock restarts and the final seven years begin.
Because Jerusalem is the center of biblical prophecy. Les quotes that God made Jerusalem a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense, so the world is in constant turmoil over what to do with it.
Les personally believes the Antichrist will come out of the revived Roman Empire, which he sees as the European community or the United States of Europe. He acknowledges other believers have different views.
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