Greetings Doves,

 

     This is an interesting commentary by rabbinic Jews in the Talmud:

 

BABYLONIAN TALMUD TRACTATE SANHEDRIN 97a

 

Our Rabbis taught: For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself of his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left:²⁸  the son of David will not come until denunciators are in abundance.²⁹  Another interpretation [of their power is gone]: until scholars are few. Another interpretation: until the [last] perutah has gone from the purse. Yet another interpretation: until the redemption is despaired of, for it is written, there is none shut up or left, as — were it possible [to say so] — Israel had neither Supporter nor Helper. Even as R. Zera, who, whenever he chanced upon scholars engaged thereon [I.e., in calculating the time of the Messiah's coming], would say to them: I beg of you, do not postpone it, for it has been taught: Three come unawares:³⁰  Messiah, a found article and a scorpion.³¹

R. Kattina said: Six thousand years shall the world exist, and one [thousand, the seventh], it shall be desolate, as it is written, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day.³²  Abaye said: it will be desolate two [thousand], as it is said, After two days will he revive us: in the third day, he will raise us up, and we shall live in his sight.³³

It has been taught in accordance with R. Kattina: Just as the seventh year is one year of release in seven, so is the world: one thousand years out of seven shall be fallow, as it is written, And the Lord alone shall be exalted in that day,' and it is further said, A Psalm and song for the Sabbath day,³⁴  meaning the day that is altogether Sabbath — 35 and it is also said, For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yesterday when it is past.³⁶

The Tanna debe Eliyyahu teaches: The world is to exist six thousand years. In the first two thousand there was desolation;³⁷  two thousand years the Torah flourished;³⁸  and the next two thousand years is the Messianic era,³⁹

 

"R" stands for "rabbi", "rebbe", "rav" etc. The "Taana" (Taanim literally "repeaters" were expounders of the Oral Law -- Mishna; 1-2nd centuries AD). The "Amora (Amorim literally "repeaters") expounded the Gemara circa 3 century AD onwards. The Tosefta (Tosefot literally "additions/supplements") are added on commentary.

     The above is called "the 6 day teaching", that the 'world' (haba o'lamim -- ages to come} will go on for 6,000 years beginning with Adam. The Hillel II calendar is off in the phasing in of intercalary months as well as the annual date, the true date should be 5997.

BaShem Yeshua Sarenu Shalom    TEFE