Dear Doves,

 

Jesus read Isaiah 61:1-2 thru this phrase: "To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord," Then he stopped reading right in the middle of the Scripture, closed the book and sat down. He then said, "Today this scripture is fulfilled in your hearing." Luke 4:21

 

Here is the rest of the Scripture that He did not read because it would be fulfilled in the distant future:: Isaiah 61:2-3 "And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all who mourn, To console those who mourn in Zion,.."

 

You can see the fulfillment of this Scripture in Luke 21:22-24

 

Luke 21:22-24

"For these are the days of vengeance (of our God), that all things which are written (in Isaiah 61:1-3 and Ezekiel 38 & 39) may be fulfilled."

"For there will be great tribulation in the land (of Israel) and (God's) wrath upon this people (of Israel)."

"And Jerusalem will be trampled (tribulated) by Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled (by God)."

 

These Scriptures are speaking of the time, after God brings the Jewish people back into their land, that He will bring the Gog-Magog armies against Israel as His vengeance and  last punishment before He makes a new everlasting peace covenant with Israel.  And then He will be their God and they will be His people. This will happen in "the acceptable year of the Lord" which is a Year of Jubilee just before the rapture of His Church.  The next acceptable year of the Lord Jubilee begins on Nisan 1/March 2016.

 

 

Come Lord Jesus!

 

Bruce Warner