No, Jerusalem will not have lasting peace before Christ's second coming.
Jesus said Jerusalem would be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled. Les Feldick teaches that this Gentile domination has continued into our present day and will only end when Christ returns. The peace Jerusalem needs will come only when the Prince of Peace is back in Jerusalem.
Luke 21:24 — Jesus explicitly states that Jerusalem will be trodden down of the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled, placing a direct time limit on Jerusalem's suffering.
Isaiah 9:6 — The Messiah is named the Prince of Peace, showing that Jerusalem's lasting peace must come from Christ's own return.
Psalm 122:6 — The command to pray for the peace of Jerusalem points to a future peace that only the Prince of Peace can bring.
The Bible does not promise a period of peace in Jerusalem before Christ's second coming. In Luke 21:24, Jesus said: "And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled." The word "until" shows Jerusalem's occupation has a limit, but it ends with the fulfillment of the times of the Gentiles, not before. Psalm 122:6 instructs us to "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee." Isaiah 9:6 gives the coming Messiah the title "The Prince of Peace," and Isaiah 9:7 says "Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever." Zechariah 12:3 describes Jerusalem as "a burdensome stone for all people," pointing to conflict rather than lasting peace.
Les Feldick teaches that Jerusalem will not have lasting peace before Christ's second coming because the times of the Gentiles are still running. He points back to 606 B.C., when Nebuchadnezzar began the Gentile domination of Jerusalem, and says that Jesus' words in Luke 21:24 are still valid today. Even though Israel became a state in 1948, Les explains that the nation is still under the practical influence and control of Gentile powers; they still call the shots, and the prophecy remains unfulfilled until Christ returns. Les also stresses that world leaders will not bring peace. The United Nations, U.S. presidents, and every peace process in Madrid or Washington will fail because the world defines peace as the absence of war, while Scripture means something far greater. Jerusalem will know no peace until the Prince of Peace returns. Therefore, praying for the peace of Jerusalem is actually praying for the Lord's coming. The Antichrist will eventually bring a seven-year treaty of peace to Israel and the Middle East, but that is not the lasting peace Jerusalem awaits. At Christ's second coming, Gentile domination ends, Israel goes into the kingdom, and the true peace of His reign begins.
Jesus was speaking of the destruction and dispersion that came in A.D. 70 under Titus, when Jews fell by the sword and were led away captive into all nations. But the crucial phrase is "until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled," which Les Feldick says means there will be a future time when Jerusalem is no longer under Gentile domination. He connects this period to 606 B.C., when Nebuchadnezzar began the times of the Gentiles. Even today, Les explains, Israel is not fully independent because Gentile powers still have the nation under their thumb; that ends when Christ returns.
Les Feldick says every U.S. president has been intent on bringing peace to the Middle East, and the world looks to the United Nations to solve global problems, but Scripture says Jerusalem will be a stone of stumbling. The world defines peace as absence of war, but that is not the peace Scripture speaks of. No human peace process will bring permanent peace; the Antichrist will be the one who eventually brings a seven-year treaty of peace to Israel and the Middle East.
Les Feldick teaches that peace in Scripture means more than the absence of war; it is the whole sphere of good things God is ready to pour out when Christ is King. That peace will be established on the throne of David when Christ returns, and there will be no end to it. This is in contrast to the temporary treaty of peace that the Antichrist will make. The second coming to Jerusalem, not the rapture, is the event that brings this peace and ends the times of the Gentiles.
Yes. Les Feldick points out that Psalm 122:6 says "Pray for the peace of Jerusalem," and Jerusalem means the city of peace. But the city has not known peace for thousands of years and will know no peace until the Prince of Peace returns. Therefore, when you pray for the peace of Jerusalem, you are actually praying "Lord, come quickly."
The Times of the Gentiles
Les explains Jesus' words in Luke 21:24: Jerusalem will be trodden down by Gentiles until a future time, and this goes back to Nebuchadnezzar in 606 B.C. The occupation has a time limit.
Praying for the Peace of Jerusalem
Les says praying for Jerusalem's peace is the same as praying for the Lord to come, because Jerusalem will have no peace until the Prince of Peace is back in Jerusalem. The United Nations and world systems will not solve it.
The Prince of Peace Must Return
Les connects the title Prince of Peace in Isaiah 9:6 to the command to pray for the peace of Jerusalem; the city will know no peace until that Prince has returned.
Antichrist's False Peace Treaty
Les notes that every president has stubbed his toe on Jerusalem and says the Antichrist will eventually bring a seven-year treaty of peace to Israel and the Middle East. That is not the lasting peace of Christ's kingdom.
Worldly Peace vs. Biblical Peace
Les contrasts the world's view of peace as absence of war with Scripture's larger meaning. He teaches that there will be no peace until the Prince of Peace comes, regardless of political striving.
Second Coming Ends Gentile Dominion
Les applies Luke 21 to the present: Gentile powers still have Israel under their influence, but that will end when Christ returns at His second coming. The nation will not remain under Gentile overlordship.
Peace When Christ Rules as King
Les explains that peace in Scripture means the good things God will pour out when Christ is King, and Isaiah 9:7 says His government and peace will have no end on David's throne.
Until the Times of the Gentiles Are Fulfilled
Les shows that the word "until" in Luke 21:24 has a future time limit, so Gentile military domination of Jerusalem will end when the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Luke 21:24: And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.
This is the key verse showing Jerusalem's Gentile domination has a time limit ending with the times of the Gentiles.
Psalm 122:6: Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee.
This command points toward the peace Jerusalem awaits, which can only come when Christ returns.
Isaiah 9:6: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
This verse names the coming Messiah as the Prince of Peace, the only one who can bring lasting peace to Jerusalem.
Isaiah 9:7: Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
This verse promises that Christ's kingdom peace will be endless and established on David's throne.
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 verse indicates Jerusalem will be a source of conflict before the peace Christ brings.
Matthew 23:39: For I say unto you, Ye shall not see me henceforth, till ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord.
Jesus said He would not be seen again until His second coming, when Israel will welcome Him.
No. Les Feldick teaches that Jerusalem will have no peace until the Prince of Peace returns at His second coming. The times of the Gentiles must be fulfilled first, and Gentile domination ends only when Christ returns.
It is the period, beginning around 606 B.C. under Nebuchadnezzar, during which Jerusalem is trodden down by Gentile powers. It continues even after Israel's 1948 statehood because the nation is still under Gentile influence. It ends when Christ returns.
Yes, according to Les Feldick, the Antichrist will bring a seven-year treaty of peace to Israel and the Middle East. But that peace is temporary and deceptive. Only Christ's return brings the lasting peace Jerusalem awaits.
Praying for Jerusalem's peace is asking for the Lord's return, because the city will not have peace until the Prince of Peace comes back. Les Feldick says when you pray for the peace of Jerusalem, you are praying "Lord, come quickly."
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