No—Les Feldick does not expect a great worldwide revival in the present age, though he sees a great multitude saved during the Tribulation.
Les says plainly, "I don't look for a great awakening." He expects the world to continue to "wax worse and worse," and he points to Jesus' illustration of the broad and narrow ways to show that few find life. A world-encompassing harvest is not pictured in the present church age; instead, large-scale conversion comes during the Tribulation when the 144,000 Jewish witnesses preach the Gospel of the Kingdom and a multitude believes.
Matthew 7:13-14 — Jesus describes the majority traveling the broad way to destruction, showing that Scripture does not promise a worldwide turning to life.
John 3:36 — Those who reject the Son are already condemned, which has been the majority result throughout human history.
The Bible does not promise a great worldwide revival in the present age. Jesus said, "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it." Only a few find the way to life, not the majority. John 3:36 says, "He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." The consistent biblical picture is that the human race rejects the gospel, and this continues into the end times. Revelation 9:21 shows unrepentant humanity even after judgments. A great multitude is also described in Revelation 7:9—a crowd no man could number from every nation—appearing in the context of the Tribulation, not in the present church age.
Les directly answers the question: "I don't look for a great awakening, and I hope I'm not small in faith, but I just can't see it." He concedes that if every believer burned for the lost world like Paul, they could turn the country and the world around, but he does not believe believers will do that. Instead, he says, "for the most part, we're going to see the world wax worse and worse." He points to Jesus' words about the broad and narrow ways, noting that the broad way is wide, well-lit, well-traveled, and many are on it, while the narrow way is found by few. Les does not place hope in a present-day mass revival. He places the big end-times harvest in the Tribulation, when God seals 144,000 Jewish witnesses who take the Gospel of the Kingdom—"the kingdom of heaven is at hand"—to the whole world, and a great multitude believes and is converted, though they are martyred. He also cautions that the church age should be seen as the main harvest, while the Tribulation converts are the gleanings and the harvesting of the corners.
Les says plainly that he does not look for a great awakening and cannot see it happening. He says that if every believer burned for the lost world like Paul did, "we could turn this country inside out, we could turn the world around," but he adds, "believers will not do it." His expectation is that the world will continue to grow worse rather than be swept by a revival.
Les points to a future time of large-scale conversions—not in the church age but during the Tribulation. At the start of the Tribulation, God seals 144,000 young Jews, and they take the same message Jesus preached—"the kingdom of heaven is at hand"—around the whole world. As John describes in Revelation 7, a great multitude from every tribe and tongue believes and is converted, but they are martyred. Les cautions that this great harvest is still only a small percentage compared to the whole world, yet that small percentage is still a lot of people. He also considers these Tribulation saints to be the gleanings, while the church age is the main harvest.
Scripture does not picture a worldwide turning to God before the end. Jesus' broad and narrow ways show that many reject life and only a few find it. John 3:36 says those who do not believe the Son will not see life, and God's wrath remains on them. Revelation 9:21 shows humanity in the Tribulation still refusing to repent after earlier judgments. The only great multitude described in this future period is the Tribulation multitude of Revelation 7:9, which appears in connection with the sealed 144,000 Jewish witnesses.
The Broad and Narrow Ways
Les points to Jesus' broad-way illustration, showing that many are on the wide, well-traveled road to destruction while only a few find the narrow way to life.
Tribulation Survivors and Martyrs
Les explains that during the Tribulation most of the world's population dies, and those who become believers are martyred, while some survivors become the seed stock for Gentile nations in the Kingdom.
The World Waxes Worse and Worse
Les observes that his own ministry reaches some people, but for the most part the world will grow increasingly evil, matching the unrepentant picture in Revelation 9.
144,000 Proclaim the King and Kingdom
The 144,000 Jews will take the message that the King is coming and the Kingdom is at hand to every tribe and nation, showing where the future large-scale evangelism comes from.
Tribulation Saints as Gleanings
Les says the 144,000 will see a multitude believe and be converted during the Tribulation, but he disagrees that this harvest will outnumber the church age, which he calls the main harvest.
The Gospel of the Kingdom in the Tribulation
During the seven-year Tribulation, the 144,000 will not preach the Gospel of grace but the Gospel of the Kingdom—'the King is coming'—and this is a future event, not a present-day mandate.
Sealing of the 144,000
At the beginning of the Tribulation, God seals 144,000 young Jews, who take the same kingdom message that Jesus preached; Les notes that even a small percentage of humanity in that period will still be a lot of people.
No Great Awakening Expected
Les directly answers the question by saying he does not look for a great awakening; believers could turn the world around if they all burned for the lost like Paul, but he does not believe they will.
Matthew 7:13-14: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
Jesus' illustration of the two gates shows that only a few find life; Les uses this to show why a worldwide majority revival does not fit the biblical picture.
John 3:36: He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him.
The one who does not believe the Son is already under God's wrath; Les cites this as the consistent pattern throughout human history.
Revelation 9:21: Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
Even after earlier Tribulation judgments, humanity remains unrepentant, matching Les's statement that the world will grow worse and worse.
Matthew 4:17: From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
This is the same "kingdom at hand" message that Les says the 144,000 Jews will take to the world during the Tribulation.
Revelation 7:9: After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands.
This great multitude is the Tribulation harvest that Les says will be seen through the ministry of the 144,000.
He does not look for a great awakening in the present age. He says believers could turn the world around if they all burned for the lost like Paul, but he does not believe they will. He instead sees the world growing worse, with the great Tribulation harvest coming through the 144,000 Jewish witnesses.
Les acknowledges that some have suggested this, but he disagrees. He considers the church age to be God's main harvest, while the Tribulation saints are the gleanings and the harvesting of the corners.
He says that despite some individual salvations in his own ministry, for the most part the world will wax worse and worse. He points to Revelation 9 as a picture of end-time humanity that remains unrepentant even after judgment.
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