Michael--
Mais oui! I most defintely consider myself to be a
Berean--in fact I am obnoxious about it to most people.
I've lost many "friends" because of my adherence to
scripture.
My philosophy is that if it isn't clear in scripture--then
it either it isn't time to know or it is not for us to know.
And sources outside the Bible are truly wonderful to
have--as long as they support what the scriptures say.
Regarding the Jubilee timing, I believe it isn't for us to
know. Otherwise, YHWH would have left better clues.
You can show me all the research in the world, but if it
isn't backed by scripture, I put it in the "unsolved mystery"
file.
If Israel or Judah ever kept a Jubilee year, it was a rare
thing. Some believe that Yahshua was born on a Jubilee,
some believe He died/resurrected at a Jubilee. Who is to
know? Scripture doesn't tell us. I do believe His
return will usher in a Jubilee year.
So you can show me outside study after outside study--and
nothing proves to me UNQUESTIONABLY when the Jubilee falls.
The only reference to the actual occurence and timing of
a Jubilee that I have found in scripture is in in 2 Kings
19:29 when Hezekiah is facing Sennacherib and his threats:
2Ki 19:29 And this shall be the sign for you:
you shall eat this year that which grows of itself, and
in the second year that which springs of the same; and
in the third year you shall sow, and reap, and plant
vineyards, and eat their fruit.
That sounds like a Jubilee cycle to me--and the only one
I have found in scripture. (Anyone know another one?)
So, theoretically, if we can figure out the year that
YHWH faced Sennacherib and the Assyrian army (which was
wiped out by a messenger of YHWH) then we could get close to
the Jubilee cycle. But, then do we have to take into
account the change of calender when YHWH turned the sun back
by about 40 minutes (10 degrees)?(It happens in the next
chapter of 2 Kings, which may or may not be significant.)
Did that alter the counting of the Jubilee cycle? It sure
messed up the moon cycle! So, do we earn an extra five
days each year to count toward our "Jubilee account"?
After struggling with this issue for sometime, I have
laid it to rest. I do believe the timing of the
Jubilee is one of those things we should put in the
"unsolved mysteries" file.
I think you hit the nail on the head. Get
ready and be ready. Life as we know it is
about to change. The "many" are getting to be greatly
impacted.
Blessings in the Great Names of Yah YHWH and Yahshua
YHWH,
Mary Ames
Michael Colunga (23
March 2012)
"RE: Mary
Ames--"RE The very next Jubilee year is
UNQUESTIONABLY 5776""
Hello,
John and Doves,
You
must be a Berean, Mary Ames. Good for you.
If you use 1415 BC for
the date the children of Israel began to take
possession of the Promised Land, you get to the
70th Jubilee to be announced on Yom Kippur, 5776.
Btw, 1415 BC also marks
the change from linear A to linear B on
Crete. This change shows the influence of
the Hebrew aleph-bet, regardless of
its supposed predecessors.
The timing shows the presence of the Hebrew
children in the promised land. If it were
not so, there was ample opportunity before
1415 BC for the Phoenicians [Coastal Canaanites]
to have culturally penetrated the Grecian
peninsula with their language.
If you are looking for
a consensus, "we'll all talk about it on the way
up."
from Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows, part 2,
screenplay by Steve Kloves, based on a novel by
J.K. Rowling.
Perhaps it is best just
to be ready. N'est
ce pas?
Baruch HaShem Yeshua Ha
Mashiach,
Mike C.