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966 and 959 both align with the sabbatical of 588 BC, after which Jerusalem fell (Jeremiah 34:17), and align with the sabbatical of 539 BC, when Babylon fell. This should provide new insight into the fall of “Babylon the Great” after 42 months, 3½ years, or 1260 days, when the ram’s horn is blown in the book of Revelation. Nebuchednezzar, King of Babylon became a wild animal for 7 years in 569 BC, 49 years before the second temple was founded in 520 BC. Perhaps this is a hint.

Herod conquered Jerusalem in 37 BC, 6 jubilees after Alexander had conquered it and allowed the sabbaticals to be kept without tribute after 331 BC. Perhaps this is a hint.

Temple founded in a Sabbatical Year?

Since sabbaticals and jubilees begin on the first and tenth day of the seventh month, this implies that they commemorate the calendar of the years since Creation in the fall, when the fruit was on the trees. According to the era of the world (see the above time chart) a sabbatical would have been in the year the temple was founded in 968, in a sabbatical year, as per Wacholder’s view, and it has become evident there were 448 (7 x 64) years from the foundation of the first temple to the foundation of the second temple, from 968 to 520 BC.

Dates of Archbishop James Ussher and Zucherman would be one year earlier, in 969 and 521, and would explain his worldview that the sabbaticals were in 710 BC, in the 18th year of Hezekiah (Annals of the World p. 85), 591 BC (Annals p. 102) and 521 BC (Annals p. 126).

In the worldview, Nebuchednezzar became like a wild animal for 7 years after 569 BC, 49 years before the second temple (in 520 BC).

In the worldview, Alexander conquered Palestine in 331 BC, 189 (7 x 27) years after 520 BC, and allowed the 7th year off without collecting a tribute on the land (520 –331 =98). 294 years later (six jubilees), in 37 BC, Herod conquered Jerusalem (331 – 37 = 294).

In contrast, the calendar of the era of the exodus (as in I Kings 6:1) began with the first day of the first month, in the spring, and the sabbaticals were counted 40 years later, when Joshua crossed the Jordan. Therefore, there would be a sabbatical 441 years later, in 966 BC, two years after the temple was founded.

On Second Thought

The downfall of all nations, including America, is caused by mere human greed and by creating economic bubbles that burst, and this is everywhere. Everyone lives on credit cards, which, allegedly, will never expire. However, Revelation implies that it is not a myth that the downfall of Jerusalem, Babylon and other nations was the result of God’s intervention on certain very specific dates. If Babylon fell during a sabbatical year, perhaps this is a key to Revelation, that Babylon the Great will fall in a sabbatical or jubilee year, at the end of the last 3½ years, 42 months or 1260 days. But do we count down from Creation in 3957 BC or count down from Joshua’s conquest 40 years after the Exodus in 1407 BC? There appears to be a difference of two years. Was 1975 AD the 69th jubilee after Joshua’s conquest, or was 2001 AD a sabbatical year? More research is needed.

Upon very close inspection of the above time chart, it becomes apparent there are 427 times 7 years (61 jubilees) from Adam to the temple and 427 times 14 (122 jubilees) from Adam to 2022 AD. There would be 427 times 8 (488 sabbaticals) from Adam to the sabbatical of 541 BC, two years before Babylon fell, 430 years after Solomon’s first year in 971 BC (Ezek. 4:6).

There are 427 years from the flood to Abraham’s second calling and 427 years from Abraham’s second calling to the exodus (if we say Abraham’s first calling was 430 years before the exodus, as in Acts 7:1-2).

Furthermore, we could easily reduce the years from the exodus to the temple from 479 to 427 years by overlapping the judges 52 years. This would indicate the exodus was actually 427, not 479, years before the temple. We could easily increase the years from Adam to the flood from 1656 to 1708 (427 x 4) years by inserting 52 years. The years between each generation would most likely resemble the Samaritan text, that is, 1307 years plus 401 years to the flood as illustrated here:

http://code251.com/code427-p2.html This would indicate that Adam was actually 427 times four years before the flood. Can we rely on chronology to predict the future if we find numerical patterns such as these? Perhaps time will tell.

Quoting other Sources

The Samaritan tradition dates Israel’s entry into Canaan as year one of the sabbatical and jubilee cycles, in 1642 BC, the 41st year after the exodus in 1682 BC - http://thesamaritanupdate.com/. This would be 128 sabbaticals before the Era of Nebonassar, in 747 BC. This supports the idea that sabbaticals can begin with a new era, such as Creation or entering Canaan or during the new Era of Nebonassar

(http://www.ancientlibrary.com/smith-bio/2243.html - search for “sabbatical”).

 

 

TABLE 2. Old Things and New Things

 

Old Things

Mat. 13:52

New Things

Mat. 13:52

 

Tree of Good and Evil

Gen. 3:20; Rom. 3:20.

Tree of Life

Jn. 15:1-5; Gen. 3:15.

 

Old Covenant

Heb. 8:8, 13

New Covenant

Heb. 8:6, 8, 13; Gal. 4:24

 

Old Commandment

Exodus 20:1;

New Commandment

Jn. 13:34; I Jn. 2:8

 

First Pentecost

Exodus 19:1-20:1

Second Pentecost

Acts 2:1

 

Old Wine Skins

Mk. 2:22

New Wine Skins

Mat. 9:17

 

Moses

Ex. 3:11; Deut. 18:15, 18

One Greater than Moses

Jn. 4:12; 8:53Lk. 11:31, 32

 

First Exodus

Exodus 12:41

Second Exodus

Rev. 18:4

 

First Baptism- Red Sea

I Cor. 10:2

Second Baptism

I Cor. 10:2

 

Old Tabernacle

 

New Tabernacle

 

 

Former Rain

James 5:7; Deut. 11:14

Latter Rain

Jer. 5:24; Hos. 6:3; Joel 2:23

 

Old Creature

Gal. 6:15

New Creature

I Cor. 5:17

 

Law on Stones

II Cor. 3:3

Law in the Heart

II Cor. 3:3

 

Wilderness Church

Acts 7:38

1st Century Church

Acts 2:37-42

 

Mt. Sinai Below

Gal. 4:25

Mt. Sinai Above

Gal. 4:25, 26; Heb. 12:18-22.

 

Jerusalem Below

Gal. 4:25

Jerusalem Above

Gal. 4:26

 

Old Testament

Heb. 9:15; 12:24

New Testament

I Cor. 3:6

 

Serpent on a Stake

Num. 21:9

Christ on the Cross

Jn. 3:14

 

Manna

Ex. 16:35

New Manna

Jn. 6:31, 49, 58

 

Leavened Bread

Mat. 16:6

Unleavened Bread

I Cor. 5:8

 

Old Wine

Lk. 6:39

New Wine

Jn. 2:10; Acts 2:13

 

Curse of Law

Gal. 3:10, 18

Grace

Rom. 6:14

 

Hired Shepherds

Jn. 10:5

True Shepherd

Jn. 10:4

 

Anti-Christians

II Jn. 7; I Jn. 2:18-22; 4:3

Christians

Acts 11:26

 

Jew

Acts 7:38; Rom. 3:2

Not Jews or Gentiles

Col. 3:11

 

Hagar

Gal:4:25

Sarah

Gal. 4:26

 

Ishmael

Gal. 4:30

Isaac

Gal. 4:28

 

Bond Servants

Gal. 4:25, 30

Free Woman

Gal. 4:26; I Cor. 7:22

 

Flesh

Gal. 4:29

Spirit

Gal. 4:29; Jn. 3:6

 

Fruits of Flesh

Col. 3:5-9

Fruits of Spirit

Col 3:5-9

 

Adam

I Cor. 15:45

Second Adam

Eph. 4:24; Col. 3:10; I Cor. 15:45

 

Moons & Seasons

Isa. 1:13, 14; Col. 2:8

Eternity

Col. 2:16-20; 3:1

 

Darkness

Jn. 3:19

Light

Jn. 3:21

 

Old Garment

Mat. 9:16

New Garment

Lk. 5:36-39

 

Soiled Garment

II Pet. 2:13; Jude 23

Spotless Garment

Eph. 5:27; Heb. 9:14

 

Clean Exterior

Mat. 23:25-28

Clean Interior

Mat. 23:26

 

The Dead

Mat. 8:22

The Resurrected

Eph. 2:6; Col. 2:12; Rom. 6:4-6

 

Earthly

I Cor. 15:47-49

Heavenly

Jn. 3:12

 

Evil Heart

Mat. 15:19

Pure Heart

Mat. 5:8

 

Law of Tithing

Mal. 3:10-12

Law of Giving

II Cor. 9:6-7; Lk. 6:38; I Cor. 9:14-15.

 

Blind

Mat. 15:14

Sight

Jn. 14:26; 16:13

 

Goats

Mat. 25:33

Sheep

Mat. 25:33

 

Tares

Mat. 13:25

Wheat

Mat: 13:25

 

If Zechariah 14 is taken literally, it is hard to explain how all nations could fit into Jerusalem to keep the feast of Tabernacles. By saying that only representatives of all nations will do this is an interpretation, right? It does not say only the representatives “proselytes” or “lost sheep” of all nations must be permitted to go to Jerusalem to keep the feast. Again, this is an interpretation.

In the first century, Jews, proselytes or lost sheep “out of every nation under heaven” came to Jerusalem, and they became the new tabernacle of God on the day of Pentecost, on Sunday. The Higher Realm descended to earthly temples to dwell with mankind. Likewise, the Law was written on stone on Mt. Sinai, on the day of Pentecost, creating the “church in the wilderness” in the time of Moses. There was an old covenant, a new covenant; a former rain and a latter rain.

Those who deny this fulfillment of the feast of Tabernacles on Pentecost are much like those who deny that Christ has come during the first century to fulfill the day of Atonement once and for all by going behind the veil with his on blood after the Passover, on the day of the Wave Sheaf Offering, on Sunday.

Sacrificing found in Ezekiel 43 and Zechariah 14 is no longer binding.

Some things in the “treasury” are antique and some are “brand new” (Mat. 13:52). “The law is holy” (Rom. 7:12). The old covenant, the temple, the priests and prophets were holy.  However, the new covenant, the new temple, our new High Priest, and the apostles are the “New Treasure”.

 

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