One way that God communicates His Love for us is through prophecy. It is prophecy that gives us hope for He does promise to return and prepare the earth for a “Kingdom on earth” where He will reign.  The Power and Mystery of Prophecy is exhibited in the 350+ prophecies that were fulfilled by Jesus Christ in his first coming. Many of these prophecies came from unexpected directions such as Psalm 22. Who would have guessed that a âsongâ from David would end up being a key prophecy of the suffering and crucifixion of the Messiah, or that a prophecy of Hosea (11:1-4) would show that the Jewish Messiah would come out of Egypt. So significant and unexpected is this prophecy that it is repeated by Matthew: This was to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the prophet, âOut of Egypt I called my son.â (Matthew 2:13-15).Â
As stated earlier the Critical Jubilee Year that God established in the Wilderness for the Nation of Israel, and recorded in the book of Leviticus was a measurement of obedience to God’s laws of return, restoration and forgiveness. Because the nation of ancient Israel disobeyed this command for the approximately 500 years of its existence or 10 Jubilees God punished the nation with destruction and exile for a length of 70 years or 7 times 10. This also fulfilled God’s Promise in Leviticus that Israel would suffer 7 times the penalty as a reminder of their gross disobedience. God KEEPS His Promises- Good or Bad, Blessings or Curses. And He will keep them all including those related to the world and to those who do not fear Him nor Receive His Gift of Forgiveness through the Sacrifice He provided: His own Son – Jesus Christ.
The Jubilee Year was intended as a time for Return and Restoration- a picture of Redemption. Land would be returned to the original owners and all debts would be forgiven. Land would also be left fallow and the people would learn to depend on God for survival. The year was very unique in that it would begin on the Day of Atonement and not on Rosh Hashanah as did every other year. So what would happen to the 10 days between this New Year Day and the Day of Atonement or Yom Kippur? Those 10 days were just NOT COUNTED. So every 50 years 10 days would not be counted—this alloted for physical corrections in the rotation of earth around the sun to keep the seasons in tune with the 360 day year and leap years. But it another more significant Spiritual meaning. It would signify that Jubilee was a Very Special Year in which Time was Not Counted Just as it is NOT COUNTED IN HEAVEN. It connected the Jubilee of Restoration & Return to God’s thrown room where time was Not Counted and Where everyone must go for judgment or restoration. Everything Returns to God in the end. All of this is in my book Cosmic Crossroad Countdown
This 50-year period message should not confuse people. His message simply has a time-capsule attached to it that allows some generations to be impacted more than others. This motivates others to forwarn others and to teach the Truth. I believe that even today God is revealing multi-layers of truth including the very fact that both signs and prophecies may be misinterpreted by those in high positions of authority. These authorities include both pastors and so-called prophecy experts. Tradition tries to protect its own turf and draws the wagons around cherished concepts. God, however, is in the business of revelation and transformation and is not stuck in tradition, agendas, budgets, and the status quo.
Usually when God fulfills Prophecy, He shakes the nations and, in the process, He builds new nations. In other situations, he rebuilds and strengthens a nation as He has recently done with both Israel and America. Both recovered and grew their economies after the formation of the Jewish nation in 1948. Now we are both in semi-lockdowns and Israel is asking all tourists to leave right before Easter and refusing to let any more enter for the annual celebration. We are allies in God’s war against evil and we are both at war with an invisible enemy.
Do you think God is also trying to get the attention of both the orthodox and the secular Jew who now have a life-challenging thing in common? Is this tiny unknown force generating enough uncertainty that people will look to God for answers? I believe that God is trying to get the attention of every soul and spirit in the World and shaking them by the collar. He says, âWake Up! Know me, confess and repent before time runs out….Time-times-half-a-time is approaching- (read the Prophetic Book of Daniel to understand its significance), so get your heart and mind in order and restudy all the prophetic books including Daniel.âÂ
God most likely wants people to seek Him with all their heart, mind, and soul. In doing this he allows epidemics like the Spanish Flu of 2018-19 to come at the heal of WWI and infect 1/3 of worldâs population. Fifty million of them died making it the deadliest period in history, yet it seems to be just a speck in the memory bank of time. Only God knows how it affected history. Maybe it delayed another world war or slowed the world down enough to generate revivals in England and elsewhere.Â
God is also motivating people to study the Bible and prophecy as they point others to Him. It is unfortunate that there are some leaders who discourage this study of prophecy thus squelching the power of the Holy Spirit in oneâs life. They do not seem to understand that God grants the believer the gift of prophecy, teaching and evangelism.
The world has gotten too busy and preoccupied with the pursuit of wealth, power, beauty and other vanities that has affected the clergy and leadership. Maybe God has purposed to slow things down with this corona pandemic. God knows that this isolation experience is teaching us multi-generational living, home schooling or university level online learning that may undermine the power of Academia, and help us cook more,  grow a garden, repair our homes and practice many other crafts, concepts and arts. Part of the worldâs sin was a rebellion of the heart which was sexualizing everything and glorifying the world instead of God. By separating people God is helping them to establish new habits such as book reading and to rethink life for themselves. Each has been given a new start and a new opportunity for change. God will now hold each person accountable. God is eager to see us get back to the basics, to the family, and to worshipping Him.
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