Has God ordained a 70 jubilees from the
year Israelis entered the promised land? And if He did,
is there a relationship between 70 jubilees and Daniel's
490 years prophecy? Below is what I have written a year
ago.
The origin of Daniel's 490 years prophecy
Jeremiah 34 is a prophecy against
Zedekiah. His cities would be forsaken by King
Nebuchadnezzar, and he would die in peace.
After Zedekiah heard his destiny, he
proclaimed liberty unto his people. But later on he
regretted what he has done, and caused the servants and
the handmaids, and brought them into subjection.
This prompted God's words on Zedekiah
again.
12 Therefore the word of the LORD came to
Jeremiah from the LORD, saying, 13 Thus saith the LORD,
the God of Israel; I made a covenant with your fathers
in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of
Egypt, out of the house of bondmen, saying, 14 At the
end of seven years let ye go every man his brother an
Hebrew, which hath been sold unto thee; and when he hath
served thee six years, thou shalt let him go free from
thee: but your fathers hearkened not unto me, neither
inclined their ear.
15 And ye were now turned, and had done
right in my sight, in proclaiming liberty every man to
his neighbour; and ye had made a covenant before me in
the house which is called by my name: 16 But ye turned
and polluted my name, and caused every man his servant,
and every man his handmaid, whom ye had set at liberty
at their pleasure, to return, and brought them into
subjection, to be unto you for servants and for
handmaids.
17 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Ye have
not hearkened unto me, in proclaiming liberty, every one
to his brother, and every man to his neighbour: behold,
I proclaim a liberty for you, saith the LORD, to the
sword, to the pestilence, and to the famine; and I will
make you to be removed into all the kingdoms of the
earth.
My focus is verse 14.
14 At the end of seven years let ye go
every man his brother an Hebrew, which hath been sold
unto thee; and when he hath served thee six years, thou
shalt let him go free from thee: but your fathers
hearkened not unto me, neither inclined their ear.
This is a repetition of the Law in Exodus
21:2 and Deuteronomy 15:12. Every six years they serve
them, they have to let their Hebrew brother go free for
one year. Immediately I thought of 70 jubilees and
Daniel 70 weeks prophecy.
If God does ordain a 70 jubilees on His
people Israel, this may answer the origin of 70 weeks
prophecy.
70 jubilees = 70 X 49 years = 3430 years.
During these 3430 years, for every 6
years, they need to let their Hebrew brother go free for
1 year.
3430 divided by 7 = 490 years
During these 3430 years, there should have
been 490 years of proclaiming liberty to their brothers.
But their forefathers did not hearken to God's words,
even this generation. For these 490 years they did not
hearken to God, God transforms them into 70 weeks
prophecy, in order to finish their transgression, to
make an end of sins, to make reconciliation for
iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, to
seal up prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
Or we can look at it this way. For these
490 years they did not hearken to God's word, God has
numbered the dynasty of Israel for 490 years, beginning
from David's reign in Jerusalem , up to 2022 AD when God
releases the 7 years tribulation to purge and refine
Israelis. Below is the calculation.
King David began his reign in 1009 BC. He
ruled in Hebron for 7 years, and then ruled in Jerusalem
for 33 years. The year he moved to Jerusalem was 1002 BC
(1009 BC minus 7 years).
From 1002 BC David established Israel
dynasty in Jerusalem to destruction of Judah in the
summer of 586 BC, there were 416 years (1002 BC minus
586 BC ). If God does number Israel dynasty for 490
years, there is a remaining of 74 years left in modern
day Israel (490 years minus 416 years). Adding 74 years
to rebirth of Israel in 1948, we come to 2022 as
the last year of Israel dynasty. God's patience runs out
with Israel in 2022, and He shall unleash the 7 years
tribulation to purge and refine Israel. The ultimate
goal is to bring them to Jesus. and anoint the most
Holy.
Ray