THE REVELATION OF JESUS CHRIST: THE JUBILEE YEAR (5)

THE FINAL JUBILEE YEAR

2015-2016

The final Jubilee will begin on the Day of Atonement in the fall of 2015. There will have been 40 complete Jubilee cycles following Christ’s death. Do you find that thought-provoking? There are numerous 40’s in the Bible and 40 is a important number to God. The 40 Jubilees after Christ’s death convey us to the end of provisional time. After the fall of 2016, there will be no more occasions for individuals to repent and receive eternal life.

· The 40th Jubilee since the Crucifixion of Jesus:

The number 40 has special meaning in the Bible, and is repeated a number of times in the Bible. It rained for 40 days and 40 nights as Noah and his family rode out the flood in the Ark. The Great Flood was a punishment for men's sinful ways. The Israelites wandered 40 years in the desert in repentance for disobeying God. Jesus fasted in the desert for 40 days and was tempted by Satan. After Jesus' Resurrection he remained for 40 days until he ascended to Heaven. The period of time of 40 in the Bible is understood as a period of repentance and redemption for past sins. So it is of special interest to Christians around the world that this Jubilee Year is the 40th since Jesus was Crucified in Jerusalem in 31 AD. Will this 40th Jubilee finalize the end period of repentance and redemption for mankind, and usher in the start of a new period? Many believers feel something important is about to happen from God.

The 70th Jubilee, 2015-2016:

The numbers seven and seventy both have special meanings in the Bible. God created the Heavens and Earth in six days and rested on the seventh day. God had completed his task by the seventh day. From this God established the week which is completed on Saturday and is a day of rest. In Daniel 9:24 we have the following:

Seventy weeks are determined for your people and your holy city

· To finish the transgression
To make an end of sins
To make reconciliation for iniquity
To bring everlasting righteousness
To seal up vision and prophecy
And to anoint the Most Holy

This prophecy from Daniel is about restoring Jerusalem until the Messiah returns in a period of seventy!

In Matthew 18:22 Jesus tells Peter to forgive not just seven times, but seventy times seven. So seven and seventy have the Biblical meaning of perfect completion.

Conclusion

As mentioned above, Christ's ministry started at the beginning of a Jubilee year (26 A.D.). Counting forward, this means the next one in the future will begin in 2026 A.D.

So, why is the year of Jubilee important? It is because it offers a warning to the modern-day children of Israel (Amos 3:7, Daniel 12:4, John 7:17), and all believers, not to commit the same mistakes as their ancestors in the Bible.

The Next Occurrene

As mentioned above, Christ's ministry started at the beginning of a Jubilee year (26 A.D.). Counting forward, this means the next one in the future will begin in 2026 A.D.

So, why is the year of Jubilee important? It is because it offers a warning to the modern-day children of Israel (Amos 3:7, Daniel 12:4, John 7:17), and all believers, not to commit the same mistakes as their ancestors in the Bible.