No — the gospel of grace does not have to be preached to every nation before the end comes.
Matthew 24:14 is about the gospel of the kingdom, not the gospel of grace. Les Feldick teaches that Jesus was referring to the message that He and the Twelve were already preaching during His earthly ministry. This worldwide witness will be fulfilled by the 144,000 Jewish evangelists during the seven-year tribulation, after the age of grace has ended and the church is gone. The end comes after that tribulation witness, not after the church completes world evangelism.
Matthew 24:14 — This is the verse where Jesus says the gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world for a witness to all nations, and then the end will come.
In Matthew 24:14 Jesus told His disciples, "And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come." The verse plainly connects a worldwide preaching of the gospel of the kingdom with the coming of the end. In the preceding verse Jesus also said, "But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved." Jesus spoke these words while He was on earth in His earthly ministry, teaching His disciples about events that would come. The verse itself does not mention the gospel of grace or the church age. It specifically says "this gospel of the kingdom," which is the message Jesus Himself describes.
Les Feldick teaches that people have "totally twisted" Matthew 24:14 to mean the church must get the gospel to every nation before Christ returns. He says that is not what the verse means. Jesus was speaking within His earthly ministry timeframe, when the message being preached was the gospel of the kingdom—not the gospel of grace, which came later after His death and resurrection. When Jesus said "this gospel of the kingdom," He used the word "this" because it was the message that was contemporary with Him. Les teaches that the worldwide fulfillment of this verse will happen during the seven-year tribulation, after the age of grace ends and the church is gone. The 144,000 sealed Jewish men will go around the globe preaching the gospel of the kingdom. Their message will be "the King is coming," and they will touch every nation, tribe, and language before Christ returns. Then shall the end come.
Les explains that the gospel of the kingdom is a different message from the gospel of grace. It is the message that John the Baptist instituted and that Christ and the Twelve preached: the King is coming and the kingdom is at hand. During the tribulation, the 144,000 will preach this same message to the whole world.
Les Feldick teaches that the 144,000 young Jewish men sealed during the tribulation will be the ones. They will encircle the globe during the seven years and will succeed in touching every nation, tribe, and language before Christ returns. They will not be preaching the gospel of grace; they will be preaching the gospel of the kingdom—the King is coming.
Because Jesus used the phrase "this gospel of the kingdom" in reference to the message being preached in His own earthly ministry. Les explains that the church age is not mentioned in this prophecy. The age of grace will end and the church will be gone before the 144,000 begin their worldwide ministry. Therefore the worldwide preaching in Matthew 24:14 is a tribulation event, not a church-age requirement.
Jesus Speaking from His Earthly Ministry
Les shows that Jesus spoke Matthew 24 from within His earthly ministry timeframe and that the gospel in view is the gospel of the kingdom, not the gospel of grace, which people often twist the verse to mean.
144,000 Preach the Gospel of the Kingdom
Les directly answers the question: many mistakenly think the gospel must reach every nation before Christ comes, but Jesus was referring to the 144,000 Jews preaching the gospel of the kingdom during the seven-year tribulation.
The Meaning of 'This Gospel of the Kingdom'
Jesus used the word 'this' because the gospel of the kingdom was the message then being preached in His earthly ministry, and it is that same message that will go worldwide before the end.
Difference Between Two Gospels
Les contrasts the gospel of the kingdom and the gospel of grace, showing that after the age of grace ends and the church is gone, the 144,000 will tell the world the King is coming.
A Witness to Every Nation
Les teaches that the 144,000 will succeed in reaching every nation, tribe, and language before Christ returns, fulfilling the worldwide witness of Matthew 24:14.
The Message of the King and His Kingdom
The 144,000 will go to the whole world with the message that the King is coming to set up His kingdom, while salvation remains based on the cross.
The Same Message John the Baptist and Christ Preached
The 144,000 will not carry the gospel of grace of the church age; they will return to the basic kingdom message John the Baptist, Christ, and the Twelve preached—the King is coming.
Revelation's Timeline: Tribulation to Eternity Explained
Well then we have to reconcile some things, and why does Revelation speak of a thousand years? Well the reason it has to be limited to a thousand years is that as a result again of all the events of the Tribulation most of the world�s population are going to lose their lives.
Matthew 24:14: And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
This is the key verse Jesus spoke about the gospel of the kingdom being preached worldwide before the end comes.
Matthew 24:13: But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
Jesus speaks of enduring to the end, which Les connects to the tribulation and the ministry of the 144,000.
No. Les Feldick says this is a twisted understanding of the verse. Jesus was speaking about the gospel of the kingdom, not the gospel of grace. That worldwide witness will be fulfilled by the 144,000 during the tribulation, not by the church in the age of grace.
It is the good news that the King is coming and the kingdom is at hand. John the Baptist, Jesus, and the Twelve preached it during Christ's earthly ministry, and the 144,000 will preach it worldwide during the tribulation.
The 144,000 young Jewish men sealed during the tribulation. They will go around the globe preaching the gospel of the kingdom and will reach every nation, tribe, and language before Christ returns.
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