Michael--
Mais oui! I most definitely 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
occurrence 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 calendar
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.