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Dear Brothers and Sisters in
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(ee-ah-oo-ah) our Father,
Greetings on this day of preparation for the weekly Sabbath. I hope this newsletter finds you in good health and happy in the service of the Lord. This is the 2nd day of the second month. It is four weeks and four days until the evening of Pentecost Sabbath (Wednesday May 23). Last week's newsletter was just an introduction to the topic of the Jubilee and the Sabbath years. Most of the newsletter was taken up by a complete summary of the Biblical texts on the subject. Now we will try to increase our understanding of this subject. The first thing that will draw our attention is to wonder how this applies to our daily lives in these modern times. Before you get very far on that thought you will also wonder, when are the Jubilees? I am sure it does not surprise you that this is a controversial subject. Just as we cannot tell, only by the scripture, what day of the week is the seventh day or exactly which is the first month of the year or other practical applications of God's calendar and must depend on tradition and the historical record for guidance. We must sort through the conflicting traditional interpretations and teachings to find the truth. We are encouraged by the promise of the Messiah. The truth is there and God will see to it that we know what we need to know.
John 8:31-32
We are also encouraged by the Messiah to be diligent seekers of truth.
Matthew 7:7-8
Again, I must acknowledge that this is still only a little more than an introduction to this topic. You can investigate further on this for yourself with a search on Google for "jubilee year". This is a good place to start: http://www.biblestudy.org/bibleref/holy-days/jubilee-and-the-sabbath-year.html The first controverted point is whether the Jubilee is every fifty years or every 49 years. The Sabbath year is every seven years and the Jubilee is the year after the seventh Sabbath year which is the fiftieth year. The controversy is whether the count of years starts over after the Jubilee or continues through the Jubilee. The majority view is that the Jubilee is every fifty years. I disagree with this. I believe the Bible is clear that the seven year cycle is stated separately and continues without interruption every year as does the weekly Sabbath. Therefore while the Jubilee is the 50th year of the cycle it occurs every 49 years. The next thing that is needed is a reference point. There is much more I need to do to research this topic but a preliminary review indicates the assumption that the year the Messiah began His ministry in 27 AD was the Sabbath year before the Jubilee. This message is believed to be the proclamation of the Jubilee. Luke 4:18 The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised, There is also a historical note that Josephus the historian identified 27 AD as the Sabbath year before the Jubilee. I have not thoroughly researched either of these claims. I will use these as starting assumptions just to give a frame of reference. I am not certain in my own mind about the accuracy of these claims. If we accept that 28 AD was a Jubilee, there are some interesting dates to note. 1840 was a Sabbath year before the Jubilee of 1841. 1889 was a Sabbath year before the Jubilee of 1890. The last Jubilee was in 1988 and the next will be 2037. 2001 was the last Sabbath year and the next will be 2008. It is interesting to note that the 70 weeks of Daniel's prophecy was a period of ten Jubilees though it ended on a Sabbath year after the Jubilee. What is the practical significance to us in these days of the meaning of the Sabbath year and the Jubilee? There is a modern use of the word 'sabbatical' which implies a rest from normal work every seventh year. I believe that my period of unemployment was a forced sabbatical for me. It does not seem to correspond to an actual Sabbath year but scripture makes it clear that God makes up for things, in His own time, in His own way, that have not been observed. What is the spiritual significance to us in these days of the meaning of the Sabbath year and the Jubilee? The millenium is a rest to the earth which make up for all the Sabbath years that have not been observed as well as continuing God's patterns. The end of time and the subsequent end of sin are certainly types of the release from debt and servitude commanded by the Sabbath year. The Jubilee is a type of the return of our earthly home to us after having been sold to sin and the devil. I wonder what other significance God will reveal to those who study this subject deeply? I wonder what other significance this may have to us in the end of time? I pray that we may all continue to strive for peace and unity in truth preparing for the soon coming of IAUShUO (ee-uh-oo-shoo-oh) Messiah, the Son of God. Shabbat Shalom,
Frank T. Clark
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