No — the church, the body of true believers, will not go through the tribulation.
Les Feldick says he is “sure” the church will be removed before the tribulation begins. He points to the Pauline revelation of the body of Christ, the Law/Grace distinction, the Enoch type, and the promise that believers are not appointed unto wrath.
Genesis 5:24 — Records Enoch being suddenly taken by God just before the flood judgment, which Les sees as a picture of the church's removal before tribulation.
1 Thessalonians 5:9 — States believers are not appointed to wrath, supporting the teaching that the church will be saved out of the tribulation.
Matthew 24:21 — Identifies the coming great tribulation as a period worse than anything before it, the time Les says will come after the church is gone.
The Bible records that “Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him” (Genesis 5:24). He was removed from the earth before the flood judgment described in the following chapters. Scripture also promises, “For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Thessalonians 5:9). In Matthew 24:21, Jesus describes a future period of “great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.” These are the biblical statements Les draws on; the interpretation and application are his.
Les Feldick teaches that the church will not go through the tribulation, and he says he is “sure” of it. He maintains there is “no way that the Church can go into the Tribulation” primarily because when God began to deal with Gentiles, the Apostle Paul made clear that believers are “not under Law, but under Grace,” and “you cannot mix them.” He also points out that the body of Christ is strictly a Pauline revelation—it is never found in the Old Testament or even alluded to in Christ's earthly ministry. Les connects this to the imminent return of Christ for His body, the true believers: just as Enoch was here one moment and gone the next and was taken out shortly before the flood judgment, the church will be suddenly removed before judgment falls. He emphasizes that believers have not been appointed unto wrath but rather will be saved out of it, and that once the church is removed, iniquity will break loose like a dam being lifted.
Les describes the tribulation as the coming seven-year period of worldwide distress. He says “the whole seven years is going to be tribulation” and that during the second half especially, things become extremely severe. While some may think only the last half is difficult, Les warns that the entire period is already “anything but a Sunday school picnic.”
Les's first reason is that the church is under grace, not law, and he says “you cannot mix them.” His second reason is that the body of Christ is a truth revealed only through Paul, so the church is distinct from Israel and from the tribulation program. He also points to the promise that believers are not appointed to wrath but will be saved out of it.
Les calls Enoch's translation “a beautiful picture in type” of what will happen to the church just before judgment falls. The flood judgment was about to come, and Enoch—a godly representative—was suddenly taken out. In the same way, Les believes true believers will be taken out before the tribulation's worldwide judgment. He connects this to Christ's imminent return for His body.
Les says the verse “he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved” has often been twisted. He explains that enduring does not save anyone; it refers to physical survival through the tribulation. Those who have the physical and mental ability to make it to the end will be spared from the horrendous events of that seven-year period, but that is not salvation.
Enoch as a Type of the Church's Removal
Les teaches that Enoch's sudden translation just before the flood is a picture of the church being taken out before judgment falls, and he ties it to the imminent return of Christ for His body.
Law and Grace Cannot Be Mixed
Les says the church cannot enter the tribulation because believers are under grace, not law, and those two systems cannot be mixed.
The Body of Christ Is a Pauline Revelation
Les argues the church cannot go into the tribulation because the body of Christ was revealed only through Paul and is never mentioned in the Old Testament or in Christ's earthly ministry.
The Tribulation Is a Seven-Year Period
Les clarifies that the whole seven years is tribulation and becomes especially severe in the latter half, setting the context for why believers would want to escape it.
The Church's Removal Unleashes Iniquity
Les says that when the true church is removed, the restraining Christian influence is gone and iniquity will break loose 'like lifting a great dam,' showing the church is taken before this occurs.
Endurance Is Physical Survival, Not Salvation
Les teaches that enduring to the end in the tribulation is about physical survival, not salvation, so the church's escape is not based on endurance.
Who Are the Two Witnesses in Revelation 11?
Others may say it has to be Enoch, because Enoch didn't die, and Elijah didn't die, whereas we feel that Moses did die physically, but whatever. This isn't all that basic to our doctrine. All we have to understand is that the Sovereign God is in control, and He's going to bring these two men to the city of Jerusalem at the very onset of the seven years of tribulation.
Believers Are Not Appointed to Wrath
Les quotes the promise that believers have not been appointed unto wrath and will be saved out of it, reassuring the church it will not be present for the tribulation.
Genesis 5:24: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.
Shows Enoch's sudden removal before the flood, which Les sees as a type of the church's pre-tribulation removal.
Matthew 24:21: For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
Describes the unprecedented severity of the tribulation period that follows the church's removal.
1 Thessalonians 5:9: For God hath not appointed us to wrath, but to obtain salvation by our Lord Jesus Christ,
Promises believers are not destined for wrath, which Les uses to show the church will escape the tribulation.
Matthew 24:13: But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Les explains this refers to physical survival through the tribulation, not salvation.
No. Les Feldick states he is “sure” the church will not enter the tribulation, because the body of Christ is a Pauline revelation and believers are under grace rather than law. The promise that they are not appointed to wrath supports this.
Les says there is nothing explicitly spoken in the Old Testament about the church, but he sees Enoch as a picture in type. Enoch was suddenly taken out just before the flood judgment, showing how the church will be removed before the tribulation.
Not salvation. Les says enduring does not save anyone; it simply means those who survive the tribulation will be spared physically. Salvation is by faith in the gospel, apart from enduring anything.
Les says the Apostle Paul made clear that believers are not under Law but under Grace, and “you cannot mix them.” Because the tribulation involves a program of judgment for Israel and the world, it does not fit the church, which is under grace.
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