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What is the evidence that 3761 was the beginning of the 7-year,
49-year and 19-year cycles? From Josephus, a first century Levite historian, we learn that
Herod conquered Jerusalem in a sabbatical year, in 37 BC. To find whether 37 BC was a sabbatical, simply subtract 37 BC from
3761 BC (Creation?), which will give us 3724 years. Dividing that by seven
results in 532 sabbaticals! (532 x 7 = 3724). 532 years are composed of 28
years (of the solar cycle) times 19 years (of the lunar cycle). Just as dates repeat on the same month and day every 19 years, all
dates repeat on the same day, week and month in 532 years. Now
Consider 3957 BC Moreover, if we subtract 37
BC from 3957 BC, we get 3920 years. Divide this by seven, and we get 560
sabbaticals or 80 jubilees! (560 x 7 = 3920) (49 x 80 = 3920). And 3957 was
four jubilees before 3761. Thus, we can say that both 3957 and 3761 began
with new 7-year sabbaticals and 49-year jubilees. 3957 also aligns with the
19-year calendar of Nabonassar in 747 BC and the Islamic calendar of 622 AD. It seems more meaningful when
we combine the 19-year and 7-year cycles. Include the 7-year and 49-year
cycles called sabbaticals and jubilees, and we find that 37 BC was 294 years
(6 jubilees) after Alexander allowed the Jews to observe their sabbaticals
without paying tribute after 331 BC. Importance
of Herod Why is Herod’s capture of
Jerusalem important? Like the dragon of Revelation 12:4, he slew the children
of Bethlehem trying to kill the Christ-child. Herod was King over the Jews.
Thus the dragon likely represents Herod and/or his sons and grandsons. Christ
was later brought before Herod’s son for judgment in 30 or 31 AD, (Revelation
also reflects the time near the exodus, when the Pharaoh was trying to kill
Moses after his birth.) There was an eclipse near the time that Herod died in
his 70th year. Why a Lunar-Solar Calendar? The lunar-solar calendar was
an important tool to summon all 12 tribes of Israel to return to Jerusalem on
the Passovers and holy days and to support Jerusalem financially. When 10
tribes of Israel formed a separate government north of Jerusalem in 931 BC,
the leaders of Israel immediately changed the times and seasons to prevent
tribes from returning. Likewise today, the Christian world withdraws from
recognizing the Intelligent Design of events based upon the Hebrew calendar
and, allegedly, to transcend the old world of “an eye for an eye and a tooth
for a tooth”, getting even, vengeance and “settling the score” before you
die. Everyone died toothless and blind! However, there is a
mysterious connection between events and the calendar. Jerusalem was burned
after 588 BC, seven jubilees (343 years) after the 10 tribes departed from
Judah. It was burned again 656 years, in 70 AD, 672 sabbaticals after 604 BC,
Nebuchadnezzar’s first year, that is, six sabbaticals after 27 AD, when
Christ began his ministry. Christ was crucified during a full moon. If it
were on April 25, 31 AD, it was on the day of a lunar eclipse, which was at
the hour of 23:02:35. An interpretation of Daniel 9:27 says He was killed in
the middle of a sabbatical cycle, between 28 and 34 AD. Time patterns like
these seem to imply special significance regarding the calendar. A lunar calendar
begins with new moons, when the moon is between the earth and sun. Full moons
are when the earth is between the sun and the moon. Solar eclipses and lunar
eclipses only occur during new moons and full moons. Perhaps important
events have happened or will occur on these days. After Jerusalem burned in
70 AD, a solar eclipse occurred on the first day of the Hebrew lunar
calendar, on Nisan 1, 71 AD (March 20), and the sun was so completely covered
by the moon that stars could be seen at noon in Greece. However, this
only happens once in 350 years in any particular point on the earth.
Nevertheless, if we could document when these have occurred or will occur, we
might discover that major events have happened, thus may happen, in a 19-year
pattern or on a new moon or full moon. Accuracy of the
calendar can be verified by modern-day eclipses. A lunar eclipse occurred
just after the Passover on Nisan 14 (April 3, 1996) during a full moon, on the Night to be Much Observed. This
should not happen if the 235 moons in 19 years were .08056 days longer than
each 19-year period if it were not self-correcting. It would be off 8.5 days
in 2,000 years. Other events during the life of Christ may have been
related to the calendar, but these should be confirmed by documents, not by
just the calendar alone. After all, we were not there. |
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