Les Feldick does not predict an immediate all-out Middle East war, but he teaches that the stage is set for a devastating end-time conflict.
Les points to a future Russian invasion of Israel and to the later battle of Armageddon rather than to a war breaking out tomorrow. He says there can be no real peace in the Middle East until Christ returns, so the region will keep boiling. The Antichrist will eventually bring a false seven-year peace treaty, but that peace leads into the terrible days when Jerusalem is taken.
Matthew 24:32-34 — Les uses this passage to show that what is happening in the Middle East is the 'leaf' signaling that Christ's return is near.
Zechariah 14:2 — This verse describes the end-time war in Jerusalem that Les says is still ahead.
Jesus taught in Matthew 24:32-34 that just as a fig tree's tender branch and leaves signal summer, the appearance of end-time signs should tell the watchful believer that His coming is near, even at the doors. He added that the generation which sees all these things will not pass until everything is fulfilled. Zechariah 12:3 says Jerusalem will be a burdensome stone for all people; the nations that burden themselves with it will be cut in pieces even though all the earth gathers against it. Zechariah 14:2 goes further and declares that the Lord will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle, and the city will be taken. These are prophecies of a major end-times conflict, not of continued peace.
Les Feldick consistently teaches that today's Middle East troubles are part of God's end-time program. He points to oil as the reason the world cares about those deserts, and he says a great Russian invasion of Israel will happen at some point in the future. He does not tell viewers to expect a full-scale regional war to break out imminently; instead, he says the whole world is rushing toward the appearance of the man of sin, who will bring a semblance of peace to the Middle East. But that peace will not be genuine—Les says there can be no real peace until Christ returns. The Antichrist will make a seven-year treaty, after which the nations will be gathered for the battle of Armageddon, Jerusalem will be taken, and Israel will pass through her worst tribulation.
No. Les says 'we know that at some point in the future there's going to be a great Russian invasion of the land of Israel.' He also says the world is rushing toward the appearance of the man of sin, and that when you see these things, redemption is near. He never sets a date; he simply says the time is short.
Yes, according to Les. He says the Antichrist will finally bring a semblance of peace—a seven-year treaty of peace to Israel and the Middle East—and the world will think he is a mastermind. But this is only a false peace; after it, the end-time war described in Zechariah 14 will come.
Les points out that every U.S. president since Kennedy has made it his aim to bring peace to the Middle East, even though other regions have terrible wars. He says this is because Jerusalem is a stone of stumbling and because oil makes the whole world care about those deserts.
No. Les says the armies of the world will come to get rid of the Jewish problem and try to push Israel into the sea, but God has deeded the land to Israel and no one will drive the Jew into the sea. Zechariah 14 says the city will be taken and half the city goes into captivity, yet the people will not be cut off. Les describes terrible days for Israel but not annihilation.
The Fig Tree and Israel's Signs
Les teaches that the fig tree represents Israel and that Middle East events are signs that Christ's return is at the door.
Oil and the Future Russian Invasion
Les explains that oil makes the Middle East the world's focus and that a Russian invasion of Israel is still in the future.
Armageddon and Jerusalem's Capture
Les says Middle Eastern nations are arming for the end-time battle of Armageddon, when Jerusalem will be taken and Israel will face terrible days.
No Peace Until Christ Returns
Les says there can be no genuine peace in the Middle East until Christ returns, no matter what pressure is put on Israel.
The World Rushes to the Man of Sin
Les sees the world rushing toward the man of sin, who will bring a semblance of peace to the Middle East before the end.
World Leaders Obsessed With Middle East Peace
Les observes that every president since Kennedy has wanted to be the one to bring peace to the Middle East, even though other regions need peace too.
The Antichrist's Seven-Year Peace Treaty
Les teaches that Jerusalem is a stumbling stone and that the Antichrist will finally make a seven-year peace treaty for Israel and the Middle East.
The Final Assault on Israel
Les says the end-time armies will come primarily to destroy the Jewish people, but God has deeded Israel the land and will keep them there.
Matthew 24:32: Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Jesus used the fig tree to show how easy it is to recognize that His return is near when the signs appear.
Matthew 24:33: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
This reinforces that the appearance of end-time signs means Christ's coming is at the door.
Matthew 24:34: Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
This promise anchors the sign: the generation seeing these events will not pass away until they are fulfilled.
Zechariah 12:3: And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.
This explains why Jerusalem remains a global flashpoint and why nations keep stumbling over it.
Zechariah 14:2: For I will gather all nations against Jerusalem to battle; and the city shall be taken, and the houses rifled, and the women ravished; and half of the city shall go forth into captivity, and the residue of the people shall not be cut off from the city.
This describes the end-time siege of Jerusalem that Les refers to when he says the city will be taken.
He says the world is rushing toward the end and the time is short, and a final devastating war is certain. At the same time, he points to a future Russian invasion and the Antichrist's peace treaty before the battle of Armageddon.
Les says oil is the commodity that makes the world care about the region; without it, the world would ignore those deserts. He believes oil will ultimately play a role in the future Russian invasion of Israel.
Les says no; there can be no genuine peace until Christ returns. The only peace the world will see will be a false, seven-year treaty made by the Antichrist.
Les teaches that the fig tree in Matthew 24 symbolizes Israel. When you see current events in the Middle East, like leaves sprouting on the fig tree, Christ's return is near.
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