Yes, according to Les Feldick, Jewish believers will be guests at the wedding feast because they are not part of the Church (the Bride of Christ), but are resurrected later.
Les teaches that the first resurrection occurs in stages, pictured by Israel's harvest: firstfruits (Christ), the main harvest (Church age believers at the rapture), and gleanings (Old Testament and tribulation saints). Since Jewish believers (Old Testament saints and tribulation saints) are resurrected after the kingdom begins, they are not part of the Bride but are guests at the wedding feast.
Psalm 45:8-12 — This passage is used by Les to illustrate the wedding feast, where the Bride of Christ is united, but others are guests.
The Bible describes the resurrection of believers in stages, though the specific order is not detailed in a single verse. In 1 Corinthians 15, Paul speaks of Christ as the firstfruits and then those who are Christ's at His coming. The Old Testament prophets, like Daniel, mention a resurrection of many, but the precise timing is not fully revealed. The wedding feast imagery appears in Psalm 45, where the king's wedding is described, and in Revelation 19, where the marriage of the Lamb is announced. However, Scripture does not explicitly state who will be guests versus the bride. The New Testament teaches that the Church is the Body and Bride of Christ (Ephesians 5:25-27, Revelation 19:7). Jewish believers who are part of the Church are also in the Body of Christ and will be caught up at the rapture (1 Thessalonians 4:16-17).
Les teaches that the first resurrection has three parts, symbolized by Israel's grain harvest: firstfruits (Christ and those raised in Matthew 27), the main harvest (the Church at the rapture), and the gleanings (Old Testament and tribulation saints). Old Testament believers and tribulation saints will be resurrected after the kingdom begins, so they are not the Bride but will be guests at the wedding feast. He emphasizes that the Church is the Bride of Christ, and at the rapture, believers (both Jew and Gentile) who are in the Body of Christ will be caught up. Israel, as a nation, will be guests at the marriage feast, which extends into the kingdom.
Les uses Israel's harvest as a pattern: firstfruits (Christ and those raised in Matthew 27), the main harvest (Church age believers at the rapture), and the gleanings (Old Testament and tribulation saints) who are resurrected after the kingdom begins.
Les clarifies that a believing Jew is a member of the Body of Christ and will be caught up at the rapture. However, Old Testament saints and tribulation saints, including Jewish believers who are not part of the Church, will be guests at the wedding feast.
Les explains that the wedding feast will continue into the Kingdom, and Israel will be guests at that feast. The kingdom is set up after the tribulation, and Jewish believers who survive will enter as the nation of Israel.
First Resurrection in Three Parts
Les introduces the idea that the first resurrection is like Israel's harvest: firstfruits, main harvest, and gleanings, which explains the different timing for resurrections.
Wedding Guests in the Kingdom
Les directly states that Jewish believers will be guests at the wedding feast, which will take place in the kingdom and last for weeks, as in ancient tradition.
Old Testament Saints as Guests
Les clarifies that the Bride is the Body of Christ, and Old Testament saints will be guests at the wedding feast, not left out entirely.
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So here comes a believer now, and his best friend's daughter is getting married, and he's going to be going through all the pagan rites of marriage, and he's invited to the wedding feast. Now Paul never tells these believers to stay away from that. They were free to go.
Believing Jews Raptured with the Church
Les assures that a believing Jew is part of the Body of Christ and will be taken in the rapture, not left behind.
Isaac and Rebekah as a Picture of the Rapture
Les uses Isaac going to meet Rebekah as a picture of Christ coming for His bride, the Church, at the rapture.
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And remember, no unbelievers will go into the Kingdom, it'll only be believers. And first of course, we had that remnant of Jews that we pictured as fleeing the area of Jerusalem at the midpoint, and they went down into the mountains to the southeast.
1 Thessalonians 4:16-17: For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
This describes the rapture of the Church, which Les connects to the main harvest.
Revelation 19:7: Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready.
This speaks of the marriage of the Lamb, which Les identifies as Christ and the Church.
Psalm 45:8-9: All thy garments smell of myrrh, and aloes, and cassia, out of the ivory palaces, whereby they have made thee glad. Kings' daughters were among thy honourable women: upon thy right hand did stand the queen in gold of Ophir.
This psalm is referenced by Les as picturing the wedding feast, where the queen (bride) and others are present.
No, Les clarifies that a believing Jew is a member of the Body of Christ and will be caught up with the Church at the rapture. This is confirmed in 1 Corinthians 12:13 and the teaching about the Body of Christ.
According to Les, the Bride is the Body of Christ, which is formed during the Church age. Old Testament saints lived before the Church was established, so they are resurrected later and are guests at the wedding feast.
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