Will There Be Survivors From Every Nation After the Tribulation?

Direct Answer

Yes — the tribulation will end with survivors from the nations still alive, and they will be gathered before the Son of Man's throne.

Les Feldick points to Isaiah 24's 'few men left' and to the great multitude of Revelation 7 from every tribe, tongue, and nation, of whom a few survive. Among the survivors are Gentiles who believed the gospel preached by the 144,000 and Gentiles who rejected it. The believing survivors enter the Kingdom as the seed stock of Gentile nations; the lost are removed from the scene.

Key Scriptures

Matthew 25:31-32 — Christ's gathering of all nations before His throne is the event where tribulation survivors from the nations are separated, which Les identifies as the sheep-and-goats judgment.

Isaiah 24:6 — Isaiah 24 says the earth's inhabitants are burned and 'few men left,' which Les uses for the few survivors at the end of the tribulation.

Revelation 7:9 — This shows the tribulation harvest draws people from all nations, kindreds, people, and tongues, of whom Les says a few survive.

What Does the Bible Say About Survivors After the Tribulation?

The Bible reveals that the judgments of the last days leave only a fraction of humanity alive. Isaiah 24:6 says of the earth's inhabitants, 'therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.' The word 'few' indicates survivors remain after the burning. Matthew 25:31-32 shows the Son of Man coming in His glory, sitting upon the throne of His glory, and gathering 'all nations' before Him. This gathering requires living people from these nations at His coming, and He separates them 'as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.' Revelation 7:9 portrays a great multitude 'of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues' standing before the throne and before the Lamb. Revelation 7:4 records that 144,000 were sealed out of 'all the tribes of the children of Israel.' Both passages show that people from every nation are in view alongside the sealed Jewish witnesses.

What Does Les Feldick Teach About Survivors After the Tribulation?

Les Feldick teaches that when the seven-year tribulation ends, there will be survivors on the earth. He points to Isaiah 24, where only 'few men' are left, and calculates that even a small percentage of a five-billion-person world is a vast number of people — about 250 million if five percent survive (Clip 0). These survivors are not the 144,000, who are sealed early in the tribulation. Les stresses that the 144,000 are Jewish young men — 12,000 from each of the twelve tribes of Israel — who encircle the globe Spirit-sent to take the gospel to all nations, not just Israel (Clips 4, 6). Vast multitudes believe and are martyred almost as soon as they believe, but a few survive the seven years (Clips 3, 5). Out of the surviving Gentiles, a percentage will have heard the gospel from the 144,000 and become believers, ready for the Kingdom; the survivors who rejected that gospel will be removed from the scene (Clip 2). These believing Gentile survivors become the seed stock of Gentile nations entering the Kingdom under Christ (Clips 1, 7), while the remnant of Israel preserved in the mountains southeast of Jerusalem becomes the believing seed stock of the nation of Israel at His second coming (Clips 1, 7).

Who Are the Survivors Who Will Enter the Kingdom?

Les teaches that out of the survivors Isaiah 24 describes, a percentage will have heard the gospel from the 144,000 and become believers, and only those believers will be ready for the Kingdom. They are gathered before Christ's throne as Matthew 25:31-32 describes, and they will enter the Kingdom as the seed stock of Gentile nations. The protected Jewish remnant will likewise become believers at the second coming and be the seed stock of the nation of Israel.

What Happens to the Unbelieving Survivors?

Les is clear that not all survivors will be believers. Some will have heard the gospel from the 144,000 and rejected it, and those survivors will be removed from the scene. No unbelievers will go into the Kingdom. In Matthew 25 Jesus separated the sheep from the goats, and Les notes this judgment involves Gentiles only — no Jews are involved.

What Role Do the 144,000 Play Among the Nations?

The 144,000 are the instruments God uses to bring the gospel to every tribe, tongue, and nation. They are sealed early in the tribulation from all twelve tribes of Israel, 12,000 per tribe, and they encircle the globe in a Spirit-sent way, taking the gospel to all nations — not just Israel. As a result, a great multitude from every nation, kindred, people, and tongue stands before the throne, and those who believe are martyred almost as fast as they are saved — except for the few who survive.

How Many People Will Survive the Tribulation?

Les says a 'few' survive, and he personally thinks that means less than five percent of the world's population. Using five billion people as an illustration, five percent would still be about 250 million people. Even a much smaller percentage would still leave a vast number of people alive, so the survivors are few by percentage but many in number.

From the Teaching

A Small Percentage Still a Vast Number

Les shows that even a 'few' survivors — in his view less than five percent — of a five-billion population would still be roughly 250 million people, so the tribulation leaves multitudes alive.

Survivors as Seed Stock of Gentile Nations

Les says that at the end of the seven years there will be survivors — some having believed through the 144,000's preaching — who will be the seed stock of Gentile nations going into the Kingdom, while a Jewish remnant is preserved in the mountains.

Believing and Unbelieving Survivors; Matthew 25 Separation

Out of the Isaiah 24 survivors, a percentage will have believed the gospel from the 144,000 and be ready for the Kingdom; those who rejected it will be removed, as Jesus pictured by separating the sheep from the goats — a judgment of Gentiles only.

Few Surviving Believers From Every Nation

Les ties the Revelation 7 great multitude to people from every tribe, tongue, and nation, notes they are martyred almost as soon as they believe, but a few survive alive to the end and become candidates for the Kingdom.

144,000 Spirit-Sent to All Nations

Les explains that the sealed 144,000 Jewish men are Spirit-sent around the globe to all nations, and as a result a great multitude from every nation, kindred, people, and tongue is seen before the throne.

Multitudes Martyred, Few Survive

People saved through the 144,000 during the seven years are killed almost as fast as they are saved, until the survivors at the end who will enter the Kingdom.

144,000 Sealed From Israel's Twelve Tribes

Les clarifies the 144,000 are Jews — 12,000 from each of the twelve tribes of Israel — set aside early in the tribulation after the two witnesses appear.

Seed Stock of Israel and the Gentile Nations

At the second coming the preserved Jewish remnant becomes believing seed stock of the nation of Israel, while Gentile believers who survived the tribulation become the seed stock of Gentile nations under Christ's reign.

Bible Verses

Isaiah 24:6: Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

This is the Old Testament passage Les cites for the 'few' survivors who remain alive after the tribulation's judgments.

Matthew 25:31-32: When the Son of man shall come in his glory, and all the holy angels with him, then shall he sit upon the throne of his glory: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth his sheep from the goats.

This is the gathering of all nations before Christ's throne that Les identifies with the separation of believing and unbelieving tribulation survivors.

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 shows that the tribulation harvest draws people from every nation, kindred, people, and tongue, which Les ties to the 144,000's worldwide preaching.

Matthew 24:15-16: When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:) Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:

This is the passage Les references for the Jewish remnant that flees into the mountains and is preserved separately from the Gentile survivors.

Frequently Asked Questions

Will anyone survive the tribulation?

Yes. Les Feldick teaches that at the end of the seven-year tribulation there will still be survivors from the Gentile nations. Even a small percentage of the world's population would be a vast number of people, and some of them will have become believers through the 144,000's preaching.

Will there be survivors from every nation?

Les points to the great multitude of Revelation 7 — people from every tribe, tongue, and nation — and notes that a few survive. These believing survivors are described as the seed stock of Gentile nations going into the Kingdom, so the nations are represented among those who remain.

What happens to the survivors who reject the gospel?

Les teaches that tribulation survivors who heard the gospel from the 144,000 and rejected it will be removed from the scene. No unbelievers will go into the Kingdom. This is the separation Jesus describes in Matthew 25 when He divides the sheep from the goats.

Do the 144,000 preach only to Israel?

No. Les teaches that the 144,000 sealed young Jewish men encircle the globe Spirit-sent and take the gospel to every tribe, tongue, and nation — not just Israel. Multitudes believe and are martyred, but a few survive to the end.

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