Why the Old Testament Never Mentions the Church Age

B18L5 ✝️ Did you know the Old Testament never mentions the Church Age? Hidden inside familiar prophecies — Psalms 2, Isaiah 9:6, Daniel 9, and more — are breaks in time that most Bible readers completely miss. 📖 In this verse-by-verse study, Les walks through the entire biblical timeline — from Adam at 4004 BC, through the flood, the Tower of Babel, the call of Abraham, and the Abrahamic Covenant — showing how God's prophetic program for Israel was suddenly interrupted. The Church Age, this parenthetical period we now live in, was never revealed in the Old Testament. The psalmists, prophets, and even the angel Gabriel jumped straight from Christ's first advent to the Tribulation and Kingdom — with no gap in between. Jesus Himself demonstrated this in Luke 4, reading from Isaiah 61 and stopping mid-sentence, because the rest hadn't been fulfilled yet. 💡 Key Topics Covered: Why the Abrahamic Covenant is the key to understanding the entire Bible How God divided history: Adam → Flood → Tower of Babel → Abraham → Christ → Church Age → Kingdom Psalms 2:1-6 — Crucifixion, Tribulation, and Kingdom with no Church Age in view Isaiah 61:1-2 — Why Jesus stopped reading mid-sentence in Luke 4:18 Isaiah 9:6 — "Unto us a child is born" vs. the still-future Kingdom government Psalms 118:22 — The rejected stone and the yet-future headstone of the corner Daniel 9:26 — The 70th week, Messiah cut off, and the Antichrist's covenant still to come Joel 2:28-30, Zechariah 9:9-10, and Luke 21 — Fulfilled and unfulfilled prophecy side by side 🔑 Bible prophecy gaps, parenthetical Church Age, Abrahamic Covenant explained, Daniel's 70th week, Isaiah 61 Luke 4 connection, Psalms 2 tribulation kingdom, Old Testament prophecy fulfilled unfulfilled, dispensational Bible study, Body of Christ Pauline revelation, Zechariah 9 triumphal entry Kingdom. Les Feldick Bible Study brings you verse-by-verse Bible teaching that makes the scriptures come alive. Whether you're a new believer or have studied the Bible for decades, these teachings will deepen your understanding of God's Word. 📖 Visit our website: www.lesfeldickbiblestudy.com If this study blessed you, please LIKE the video and SHARE it with someone who needs to hear this teaching. 00:00 — Welcome to Through the Bible with Les Feldick 00:31 — Les Greets the Studio Audience & TV Viewers 01:00 — Why This Is an Independent, Non-Denominational Bible Study 01:51 — Available Videotapes & Printed Booklets (Books 1–17) 02:49 — Today's Program: A Review for New Listeners 03:03 — The Biblical Timeline: Adam at 4004 BC 03:24 — From Adam to Abraham — 2,000 Years in Round Figures 04:00 — The Flood, Tower of Babel, and the Scattering of Nations 04:25 — From Adam to Abraham: One Race, No Organized Worship 05:03 — Why God Destroyed the Pre-Flood World 05:31 — Noah's Three Sons: Ham, Shem, and Japheth — Three Races Begin 06:01 — The Tower of Babel: Language Confusion and the Scattering 06:22 — Abraham Called Out of Idolatry at 2000 BC 06:43 — The Three Parts of the Abrahamic Covenant Explained 08:14 — God Deals with Israel Alone — "Jew Only, with Exceptions" 09:11 — Israel's Purpose: To Bring the Nations to God 09:46 — Turn to Psalms Chapter 2 10:02 — The Seed of the Woman: Genesis 3:15 Through to Joseph and Mary 10:38 — Israel Rejects the Messiah — God Continues with the Jew in Acts 11:19 — The Body of Christ: A Pauline Revelation 11:30 — Paul's Conversion on the Road to Damascus — Sent to the Gentiles 12:05 — The Church Age Ends, God Returns to Israel — 7-Year Tribulation 12:31 — God's 7,000-Year Prophetic Plan: 4,000 + 2,000 + 7 + 1,000 13:10 — Reading Psalms 2:1-6 — Crucifixion, Tribulation, and Kingdom 14:07 — Jew and Gentile Both Guilty of the Crucifixion 14:35 — Psalms 2:5 — God's Wrath (Tribulation) Still Future 15:36 — Psalms 2:6 — "Yet Have I Set My King on the Holy Hill of Zion" 16:00 — The Old Testament Sees No Church Age — It's a Hidden Parenthesis 16:37 — Turn to Luke Chapter 4 16:57 — Luke 4:17-21 — Jesus Reads Isaiah in the Nazareth Synagogue 17:57 — Turn to Isaiah Chapter 61 18:28 — Isaiah 61:1-2 — Why Jesus Stopped Mid-Sentence 19:05 — The Comma in Isaiah 61 vs. the Period in Luke 4 — The Gap Explained 19:47 — Back to Psalms 2 — Marking Fulfilled vs. Unfulfilled Prophecy 20:26 — Turn to Psalms 118:22 — The Rejected Stone and Future Headstone 21:21 — Isaiah 9:6 — "Unto Us a Child Is Born" vs. the Future Kingdom 22:06 — Isaiah 61 Revisited — The Day of Vengeance Still Future 22:43 — Daniel 9:26 — Messiah Cut Off, 70 AD, and the Antichrist's Covenant 23:51 — Joel 2:28-30 — Pentecost Fulfilled, Tribulation Wonders Still Future 24:56 — Zechariah 9:9-10 — Triumphal Entry Fulfilled, Kingdom Still Future 26:00 — Luke 1:31-32 — Virgin Birth Fulfilled, Throne of David Still Future 26:34 — Luke 21 — Jews Led Captive (70 AD) vs. Signs in the Heavens (Future) 27:12 — Closing Summary: The Old Testament Program Was Suddenly Interrupted 27:51 — Ministry Address & Viewer Support