No, believers will not be present for the catastrophic events described in Revelation.
Les Feldick teaches that believers are not going to be here for these events. The church is insulated from the judgments and will be taken out before they begin, because believers have been saved from God's wrath, not saved to it. For those who do not know the Lord, the book is a warning to get right with God.
Revelation 6:16 — This verse, quoted in the transcripts, shows the wrath of the Lamb that Les says believers will not face.
Revelation 22:10-12 — These verses show that the prophecy is unsealed and that the destinies of the unjust and the righteous are fixed, supporting the certainty of the coming events.
Scripture plainly describes coming wrath. Revelation 6:16 shows kings, great men, captains, rich men, and bondmen hiding in dens and rocks, saying, "Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb." After death and destruction have already struck, Revelation 9:20 says the rest of the men who were not killed still refused to repent of the works of their hands, including worshiping idols that can neither see, hear, nor walk. Revelation also makes the coming events certain and open. John is told not to seal the sayings of the prophecy of the book, "for the time is at hand." Those who are unjust and filthy remain so, and those who are righteous and holy remain so (Revelation 22:10-11). Christ says, "Behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be" (Revelation 22:12). And John saw a new heaven and a new earth (Revelation 21:1).
Les Feldick directly answers the question by saying that "for us that are believers, we're not going to be here." He teaches that the church is insulated from the events of Revelation and will be taken out before all this comes to pass, because Paul makes it plain that believers have not been saved to God's wrath but saved from it. Believers can therefore read these judgments without fear, while those who do not know the Lord should take the book as a warning, since the events will be awful and will involve physical pain, suffering, and no hope of escape. Les also teaches that for the last 1900 and some years, mankind has not seen the wrath of God; calamities and wars are not the same as God's wrath. The wrath of God is coming and will be poured out on the human race during the tribulation, just as Revelation describes. He points to fulfilled prophecy as proof: there were some 360 prophecies concerning Christ's first coming, and every one was fulfilled to the last detail. He also says Revelation is very believable when understood with modern technology and worldwide communications.
Les directly answers the question: "for us that are believers, we're not going to be here." He says the church is insulated from the things described in Revelation and will be taken out before "all this comes to pass." He points to Paul's teaching that believers have not been saved to God's wrath but saved from it, so believers can read these judgments without fear. For those who do not know the Lord, he says the book is written "as an instigation to get right with the Lord," because the events are awful and will involve physical pain, suffering, and no hope of escape.
Les says Revelation 9 comes right out of the tribulation period, when God's judgments are being poured out on the human race. Even after multiple plagues, Revelation 9:20 says the survivors still refuse to repent of their idols. During these judgments, men in high places hide themselves and plead for death, asking the mountains to fall on them to hide them from the wrath of the Lamb. Les explains that those who have never experienced salvation will have to go through all of this with physical pain and suffering and no hope of escape.
Les points to the abundance of fulfilled prophecy. There were some 360 prophecies concerning Christ's first coming, and every one was fulfilled to the last detail, so people should believe God will fulfill the last. He also says Revelation has become "very believable" because modern technology and worldwide communications make its imagery understandable. In Revelation 22, John is told not to seal the prophecy because the time is at hand, and Les emphasizes that the book should be opened up. He also teaches that believers' daily activities and works will carry with them into the eternal state, because God will not forget them.
Ezekiel 38 & The Four Horsemen: Russia's Role in End Times
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Church Taken Out Before Wrath
Les directly answers the question by saying believers are not going to be here; the church is insulated and taken out before the events of Revelation, since believers are saved from God's wrath, not to it. He also says the book is a warning to those who do not know the Lord.
Fulfilled Prophecy Proves Revelation
Les argues that because over 360 Old Testament prophecies of Christ's first coming were fulfilled to the very last detail, people can trust God to fulfill the last prophecies, including the new heaven and new earth.
The Wrath of God Is Coming
Les notes that people avoid the subject, but the book says the wrath of God is coming. He reads Revelation 9:20 showing that survivors of the plagues still refuse to repent.
Revelation 9 Describes Tribulation Humanity
Les explains that Revelation 9 comes straight out of the tribulation period, when God's judgments are being poured out on the human race, and that it describes the wickedness of end-time humanity.
Revelation Believable with Modern Technology
Les uses modern satellite communications and worldwide coverage to show that the imagery of Revelation is believable and actually makes sense today.
God's Wrath Has Not Yet Been Seen
Les describes the beginning of God's wrath in Revelation 6, noting that for the last 1900 and some years mankind has not seen the wrath of God; the events of Revelation are what that wrath will look like.
Revelation Not Sealed; Rewards Follow Works
Les observes that the prophecy of Revelation is not to be sealed but opened. Those who are unjust remain unjust, and those who are righteous remain righteous; every believer's works will go with them into eternity.
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:
This is the cry of those caught in the tribulation judgments, begging to be hidden from the wrath of the Lamb.
Revelation 9:20: And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:
Shows that severe judgments do not lead the survivors to repentance; they continue in idolatry.
Revelation 21:1: And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
Les connects this promise of a new heaven and new earth to God's trustworthy prophetic Word.
Revelation 22:10: And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand.
The prophecy is not to be sealed; the time is at hand, and the book is meant to be opened.
Revelation 22:11: He that is unjust, let him be unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy still.
Describes the eternal fixing of both the unjust and the righteous, echoing Les's teaching about the final state.
Revelation 22:12: And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.
Christ comes quickly with rewards according to each man's work, which Les says believers will carry into eternity.
No. Les Feldick says believers are not going to be here. The church is insulated from the judgments of Revelation and will be taken out before they come to pass, since believers were saved from God's wrath, not saved to it.
Les says it is written as an instigation to get right with the Lord for those who have never experienced salvation. It is also a warning, because those who remain will face awful events with physical pain, suffering, and no hope of escaping.
Les teaches that for the last 1900 and some years, mankind has not seen the wrath of God. There have been calamities and wars, but he maintains those are not acts of God's wrath.
Les points to the hundreds of fulfilled first-coming prophecies as evidence that God will fulfill the last. He also says modern technology makes the book's imagery believable.
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