Sevens :: By Randy Nettles

The first promises Abraham received from the LORD are given in Genesis 12. “Now the Lord had said unto Abram, Get you out of your country, and from your kindred, and from your father’s house, unto a land that I will show you: And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you, and make your name great; and you shalt be a blessing: And I will bless them that bless you, and curse him that curses you: and in you shall all families of the earth be blessed” (Genesis 12:1-3).

Abraham and his descendants inherit the land of Canaan from the LORD in Genesis 13. “And the Lord said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him: ‘Lift your eyes now and look from the place where you are—northward, southward, eastward, and westward; for all the land which you see I give to you and your descendants forever. And I will make your descendants as the dust of the earth; so that if a man could number the dust of the earth, then your descendants also could be numbered. Arise, walk in the land through its length and its width, for I give it to you'” (Genesis 13:14-17). A very important keyword in these verses is “forever.” God gave the land to Abraham and his descendants forever.

The covenant God made with Abram is discussed in Genesis 15. The LORD told Abraham that his descendants wouldn’t acquire the land for several hundreds of years, for the iniquity of those dwelling in the land of Canaan wasn’t yet complete. “Then He said to Abram: ‘Know certainly that your descendants will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and will serve them, and they will afflict them four hundred years. And also the nation whom they serve I will judge; afterward they shall come out with great possessions'” (Genesis 15:13-14).

The four hundred years are thought to be the time Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and his sons spent in Canaan and also the time the children of Israel spent in Egypt. “This affliction or persecution began with mocking when Ishmael, the son of an Egyptian [Hagar] persecuted Isaac” (Benson Commentary Genesis 15:13). Isaac was approximately 5 years old at this time, and Abraham was 105.

In Genesis 17, we find out which descendants of Abraham God was referring to. When Abram was 99 years old, God changed his name to Abraham (a father of many nations). God told Abraham that Sarah would conceive the following year, and this child would inherit the land of Canaan and God’s blessings. “Then God said: Sarah your wife shall bear you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac; I will establish My covenant with him for an everlasting covenant, and with his descendants after him” (Genesis 17:19). Isaac inherited the land from Abraham, Jacob (Israel) inherited the land from Isaac, and the twelve sons of Jacob inherited the land from their father. The promised land of Canaan would later be renamed Israel.

During the Exodus from Egypt, God gave the Israelites the ten commandments and many statutes and ordinances. One such rule (actually a command) was the Sabbath of the seventh year, otherwise known as the Shemitah or Shmita year. “When you come into the land which I give you, then the land shall keep a sabbath to the Lord. Six years you shall sow your field, and six years you shall prune your vineyard, and gather its fruit; but in the seventh year there shall be a sabbath of solemn rest for the land, a sabbath to the Lord. You shall neither sow your field nor prune your vineyard” (Leviticus 25:1-4).

If the people did not obey God’s commandments (including observing the Sabbath year), God would scatter them among the nations, and their land would become desolate. God had warned them several times about the consequences of disobeying Him, including Leviticus 26.

“And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savor of your sweet odors. And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. Then the land shall enjoy its sabbaths as long as it lies desolate and you are in your enemies’ land; then the land shall rest and enjoy its sabbaths. As long as it lies desolate it shall rest—for the time it did not rest on your sabbaths when you dwelt in it” (Leviticus 26:31-35).

This warning by God actually turns out to be a prophecy, as Babylon invaded Judah and Jerusalem in 605 BC and carried away many of her inhabitants to serve Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego were among those taken into exile at this time. This was the first of three invasions by Babylon into Judah and Jerusalem. This same year, 605 BC, is when Jeremiah prophesied a 70-year captivity, as recorded in Jeremiah 25:9-11 and 2 Chronicles 36:17-21. The fall of Jerusalem and the destruction of the Temple occurred in 586 BC.

Most scholars believe the 70 years of desolations, as prophesied by Jeremiah, began in 605 BC and ended in 536/535 BC when the 2nd Temple’s construction began. While Jeremiah was still prophesying in Jerusalem, Daniel was a prophet in Babylon. In 539 BC, realizing the 70 years were nearing completion, Daniel began to pray, asking God’s forgiveness for the sins of his people and pleading for the restoration of Jerusalem and Israel’s imminent return to their land. By praying fervently to God and asking for forgiveness of Israel’s corporate sins, Daniel was attempting to bring about the promise of restoration found in Leviticus 26:40-42.

Before Daniel could finish his prayer, the Angel Gabriel appeared and gave him the prophecy of the 70 “sevens” outlined in Daniel 9:24-27. Notice how Daniel’s prophecy is for 70 sevens (referring to Shemitah sevens) in contrast to Jeremiah’s prophecy of 70 actual years. Does it make you wonder why the LORD didn’t have Gabriel say 490 years instead of 70 sevens, or, on the other hand, why didn’t Jeremiah say 10 sevens instead of 70 years? After all, Daniel and Jeremiah were Jewish contemporaries of one another. There must be some reason for the different terminology used for these timelines.

Cyrus, the king of Persia, and his army defeated the Babylonians in the fall of 539 BC. He issued a decree in 538 BC allowing the Jewish people to return to Jerusalem and build a new Temple there. In 537 BC, 49 years after the destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple, the first wave of exiles returned to Jerusalem to build the house of the Lord (see Ezra 1:1-3). In 536/535 BC, 50 years after the destruction of the First Temple, construction began on the 2nd Temple. Although this is not a Jubilee year, I can imagine it felt like one to the returning exiles in Jerusalem. Due to opposition from neighboring nations, construction on the Temple remained dormant for well over a decade until the Lord used Haggai and Zechariah to enable the Jews to complete the project in 516 BC.

Esther, a young Jewish woman, became Queen of Persia in 479 BC by marrying King Ahasuerus (Xerxes) of Persia. In 474 BC, Xerxes allowed the Jews to defend themselves against the plot by Haman to have all Jews in the empire executed. The first Purim was celebrated in 473 BC.

King Artaxerxes issued a “decree” (the Hebrew word is “teem” meaning a command) for Ezra and some of the priests and those having authority over the newly built 2nd Jewish Temple to return to Jerusalem in 458/457 BC. “I issue a decree that all those of the people of Israel and the priests and Levites in my realm, who volunteer to go up to Jerusalem, may go with you” (Ezra 7:13). They were to be in charge of Jewish affairs on behalf of the Persian government. Ezra’s main responsibility was to teach the law of God to the Jews of Jerusalem and to set up magistrates and judges to oversee the people.

In 445/444 BC, God granted Nehemiah favor with Artaxerxes, and the king appointed him governor of Jerusalem and sent him there to rebuild the wall and the city (Nehemiah 1,2). Letters were given to Nehemiah by King Artaxerxes for permission to return to Judah, according to Nehemiah 2:7. I believe these official letters (or a document that followed) are the “decree” that was spoken of by Daniel the prophet. “Know therefore and understand, that from the issuing of the decree to restore and to rebuild Jerusalem until the Messiah, the Prince, there will be seven weeks and sixty-two weeks. It will be rebuilt with streets and a wall, even in times of distress” (Daniel 9:25). The English word “decree” in this verse is translated from the Hebrew word “dabar,” which means “word, words, or a matter.” It is an entirely different word than the one used in Ezra 7:13-14.

Last year about this time, I wrote an article called “The Sabbath of the Seventh Year,” in which I explained my reasoning for the timeline of 444 BC to 33 AD for the 69 years of Daniel 9:25. I also gave charts that explained which years were Shemitah years and where they belonged in the Jubilee cycles of 49/50 years. Although I still agree these are the correct years for this prophecy in Daniel, I need to revise a few things. My reckoning of Leviticus 19:23-25 was off by one year, so the positioning of the years in the charts will all move one spot to the right (more on this below). If you want to compare this revision to the original, you can go to The Sabbath of The Seventh Year :: By Randy Nettles – Rapture Ready.

As I wrote in my first article, I believe the first step to deciphering the 69 “weeks” is to replace the word “weeks” with “sevens” as the correct translation. In this Scripture, I believe “sevens” is referring to the seventh year of the Shemitah cycle. The next step is to realize that Daniel was not counting years (483 years) or days (173,880 days), or even weeks or cycles (69 cycles), but only the Shemitah years themselves. Shemitah cycles are counted as a total duration of years (not “sevens”) within the designated Shmita years, but only if they are located after the starting date and before the end date of Daniel’s prophecy.

However, as we will discover, the prophecy in Daniel was only counting 69 Sabbath years and not 69 Sabbath cycles or weeks in Daniel 9:25. 483 years are never mentioned in Daniel 9:25, and I don’t believe a 360-day ‘prophetic’ calendar was ever used in calculating the prophecy of Daniel 9:24-27. For more information regarding this subject, go to Daniel’s Last Seven :: By Randy Nettles – Rapture Ready.

There are three main theories regarding the length of the Jubilee cycle. The first theory is that the Jubilee consists of seven Sabbath weeks which equals 49 years, and then the following year would be the 50th year, otherwise known as the Jubilee. After the 50th year, the next 50-year cycle would start over again with year 1 of the new Shemitah cycle. This theory does not follow the pattern of the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot/Pentecost).

The second theory is that the 7th Sabbath year (the 49th year) is also the Jubilee (50th) year. I don’t know how this works exactly, but I will venture a guess. Since there are two New Year days in the Jewish calendar – one is the civil calendar which starts on Tishri 1, and the other one is the religious New Year on Nisan 1 – maybe that is how they get two years out of one actual year. This theory doesn’t exactly follow the pattern of the Feast of Weeks, as the Jubilee ends in the 49th year. With Shavuot, the 50th day (Sunday) always follows the seventh Sabbath (Saturday).

The third theory is that after the 7th Sabbath year (the 49th year), the Jubilee (50th) year begins, but it is also considered to be the 1st year of the new Shemitah cycle. So, within seven Shemitah cycles, there are only 49 years counted. The 50th year is the number 1 year on the next Shemitah cycle of 49 years. The third theory is the one I agree with, as it follows the pattern of the Feast of Weeks or Shavuot/Pentecost. This is the one that we base our Shemitah listings on below.

One of the most important factors in understanding the 69 sevens of Daniel’s prophecy is determining when the first Shemitah cycle began. There are many different opinions on this subject. Did the first Shemitah cycle start in 1406 BC when the children of Israel first entered the Promised Land? Many Jewish and Christian scholars from different eras believe the first Shemitah cycle didn’t start until five, or possibly seven, years later when the land rested from war for a brief period (Joshua 11:23). Others believe it didn’t start until even later when Joshua divided some of the lands to nine (and the half-tribe of Manasseh) tribes of Israel, as mentioned in Joshua 13:8-14. I’ve even seen some reckonings of 15 years after the entrance of Israel into the Promised Land until the first Shemitah cycle began.

Another point of contention is whether the Shemitah cycles stopped when the Jews were deported from the land and then resumed once they were back in the land, or if the cycles were continuous regardless if the Jews were in the land or not. I believe in the latter reckoning, according to my understanding of Leviticus 26:34-35 and other Scripture. Once the children of Israel were in the Promised Land, the Sabbath of the seventh year was set in stone, so to speak. Of course, that doesn’t mean the Jewish people obeyed this commandment from the Lord.

I believe the answer to when the first Shemitah cycle (and thus the first Shemitah year) occurred is found in a little-known passage in Leviticus 19. “When you come into the land and have planted all kinds of trees for food, then you shall count their fruit as uncircumcised. Three years it shall be as uncircumcised to you. It shall not be eaten. But in the fourth year, all its fruit shall be holy, a praise to the Lord. And in the fifth year, you may eat its fruit, that it may yield to you its increase: I am the Lord your God” (Leviticus 19:23-25). In the fourth year, all crops were considered “circumcised” which was a sign of the covenant between the Lord and Israel. Thus the crops were considered “holy,” and that was when the first Shemitah cycle began (IMHO).

The children of Israel crossed the Jordan River and entered the Promised Land on Nisan 10, 1406 BC. I (now) believe the first year of the first Shemitah cycle began in the fourth full year of Israel’s entrance to the land of Canaan. The first three-and-a-half years of Nisan 1406-Tishri 1406, Tishri 1406-Tishri 1405, Tishri 1405-Tishri 1404, and Tishri 1404-Tishri 1403 were spent fighting the inhabitants of Canaan, so there wasn’t any sowing and reaping of their own crops. These three-and-a-half years are not included in the first Shemitah and Jubilee cycles. They are considered pre-Shemitah cycle years. From Tishri 1406 BC to the end of the first Shemitah year 1397-1396 BC is 10 years. The number 10 represents ordinal perfection in the Bible, as we will see in the listings below.

After a brief respite from fighting, the Hebrews started planting in the fourth full year, in 1403-1402 BC. Therefore, the first Shemitah year of rest for the land (no sowing or reaping) would have been in 1397-1396 BC. The seventh Shemitah (49th) year would have been in 1355-1354 BC. The first Jubilee would have been the following year, in 1354-1353 BC. The 1st year of the next Shemitah cycle is also 1354-1353 BC. The jubilee year is always after the 7th Shemitah year for that particular Jubilee cycle of 49 years. It is the 50th year but is also the 1st year of the new Shemitah cycle.

In this scope of work, we will mainly concentrate on the Shemitah years and not the Jubilee years, as Daniel 9:24-27 never mentions Jubilees, only “sevens” (Sabbath/Shemitah years). Every seventh year is supposed to be a Shemitah year, starting with the first one in 1397-1396 BC. In this article, we will count the Shemitah years (sevens) from 1397-1396 BC to our present age and beyond.

Regarding the listings below, I show the first two Jubilee cycles initially. Each one consists of 7 cycles (or weeks) of 7 years each, for a total of 49 years. I have numbered the cycles 1-14. After this, for the sake of brevity and space, I only list every 7th-year Shemitah year (21, 28, 35, 42, 49…) until I come to the 134th cycle, in which I again record every cycle and Shemitah year. This is done so the 69 sevens of Daniels’s prophecy (Daniel 9:24,25) can be recorded in a complete manner, showing the starting and end dates and everything in between. All Shemitah years are highlighted.

The start of Daniel’s prophecy (IMO) begins on the 137th Shemitah cycle on the Shemitah year (the 7th year of that cycle) of 445-444 BC (it has a * symbol beside it). The end of Daniel’s prophecy of 69 sevens is the Shemitah year of 32-33 AD. (it also has a * symbol beside it). There are 69 Shemitah years or “sevens” between and including these years. Daniel only mentions 69 and 70 “sevens.” He never mentions 483 or 490 years. If you are not a fan of these years, then you will be able to locate your preferred dates within the listings of sevens below.

I continue with the full cycles until the 210th Shemitah year of 67-68 AD. By the way, the next year of 68-69 should have been the 30th Jubilee. This comes at the time of the Jewish-Roman war that lasted off and on from 66-73 AD. I start condensing again (by every seven Shemitah years) on the 217th Shemitah year (116-117 AD). I continue in this manner until the 483rd Shemitah year (1987-1988 AD). I expand again starting on the 484th Shemitah cycle. The 484th Shemitah year is 1985-1986 AD. The 485th Shemitah year is 1992-1993 AD. The 486th Shemitah year is 1999-2000 AD. The 487th Shemitah year is 2006-2007 AD. The 488th Shemitah year is 2013-2014 AD. The 489th Shemitah year is 2020-2021. The 490th Shemitah year will be in 2027-2028 AD. That means the 70th Jubilee should occur in 2028-2029, according to my reckoning.

It’s fascinating to me that the Jewish people are back in the land that God gave them and are now (2023 AD) in the second year of the 490th Shemitah cycle since originally entering the land in 1406 BC. Whether or not the Jewish people have kept these Shemitah years isn’t the issue. Just as God promised a long time ago, the land will keep its Sabbath rests, regardless. On Nisan 10, 2025 AD, it will have been 3430 years since the children of Israel first entered the Promised Land in 1406 BC. You could break it down into 7 periods of 490 years each (7 x 490 years = 3430 years).

In the Shemitah year 2027-2028 AD, it will have been 3430 years since the first Shemitah cycle began in 1403-1402 BC. That’s the equivalent of 490 Shemitah cycles (490 Shemitah cycles x 7 years per cycle = 3430 years). Within these 490 cycles, there are 490 Shemitah years. Another way to look at it is: there are 70 Jubilee cycles (49 years per cycle) within this time frame. 70 Jubilees x 49 years = 3430 years. The actual 70th Jubilee year would be the following year, 2028-2029.

Wouldn’t it be just like God that the long-delayed 70th seven of Daniel 9:24-27 will begin within the 490th Shemitah cycle or possibly at the start of the 491st Shemitah cycle? I believe if Daniel’s 70th seven started in the midst of the 490th cycle, for (a hypothetical) example in the fall of 2026, then that 490th cycle would continue uninterrupted. 2026-2027 would be the sixth year of the 490th Shemitah cycle. 2027-2028 would be the seventh year and, thus, the Shemitah year of the 490th cycle. 2028-2029 would be the first year of the 491st cycle, 2029-2030 would be the second year, 2030-2031 would be the third year, 2031-2032 would be the fourth year, 2032-2033 would be the fifth year, and the 2nd Coming of Jesus to the earth would occur in the fall of 2033. In this hypothetical scenario, the Millennium would begin before the start of 2034 and the 491st Shemitah year.

Wow! God sure loves His perfect numbers 7 (spiritual perfection) and 10 (ordinal perfection) and their multiples, 70, 49, 490, and 3430, doesn’t He? Here is some more information on these numbers in Scripture: God’s Perfect Number: Part 2 :: By Randy Nettles :: Rapture Ready and Seven – God’s Perfect Numbers :: By Randy Nettles :: Rapture Ready.

SHEMITAH CYCLES AND YEARS

1)    1403-1402    1402-1401    1401-1400    1400-1399    1399-1398    1398-1397   1397-1396

2)    1396-1395    1395-1394    1394-1393    1393-1392    1392-1391    1391-1390   1390-1389

3)    1389-1388    1388-1387    1387-1386    1386-1385    1385-1384    1384-1383   1383-1382

4)    1382-1381    1381-1380    1380-1379    1379-1378    1378-1377    1377-1376   1376-1375

5)    1375-1374    1374-1373    1373-1372    1372-1371    1371-1370    1370-1369   1369-1368

6)    1368-1367    1367-1366    1366-1365    1365-1364    1364-1363    1363-1362   1362-1361

7)    1361-1360    1360-1359    1359-1358    1358-1357    1357-1356    1356-1355   1355-1354

1st Jubilee year (50th and 1st year of next Shemitah cycle) – 1354-1353 BC

8)    1354-1353    1353-1352    1352-1351    1351-1350    1350-1349    1349-1348   1348-1347

9)    1347-1346    1346-1345    1345-1344    1344-1343    1343-1342    1342-1341   1341-1340

10)  1340-1339    1339-1338    1338-1337    1337-1336    1336-1335    1335-1334   1334-1333

11)  1333-1332    1332-1331    1331-1330    1330-1329    1329-1328    1328-1327   1327-1326

12)  1326-1325    1325-1324    1324-1323    1323-1322    1322-1321    1321-1320   1320-1319

13)  1319-1318    1318-1317    1317-1316    1316-1315    1315-1314    1314-1313   1313-1312

14)  1312-1311    1311-1310    1310-1309    1309-1308    1308-1307    1307-1306   1306-1305

2nd Jubilee year (50th and 1st year of next Shemitah cycle) – 1305-1304 BC

EVERY SEVENTH SHEMITAH YEAR (49 YEARS)

21st Shemitah year – 1257-1256 BC

28th Shemitah year – 1208-1207 BC

35th Shemitah year – 1159-1158 BC

42nd Shemitah year – 1110-1109 BC

49th Shemitah year – 1061-1060 BC

56th Shemitah year – 1012-1011 BC

63rd Shemitah year –  963-962 BC

70th Shemitah year –  914-913 BC

77th Shemitah year –  865-864 BC

84th Shemitah year –  816-815 BC

91st Shemitah year –  767-766 BC

98th Shemitah year –  718-717 BC

105th Shemitah year- 668-667 BC

112th Shemitah year- 620-619 BC

119th Shemitah year- 571-570 BC

126th Shemitah year- 522-521 BC

133rd Shemitah year- 473-472 BC

                      DANIEL’S 69 SEVENS – NISAN 444 BC TO NISAN 33 AD

134)    472-471    471-470    470-469    469-468    468-467    467-466    466-465

135)    465-464    464-463    463-462    462-461    461-460    460-459    459-458

136)    458-457    457-456    456-455    455-454    454-453    453-452    452-451

137)    451-450    450-449    449-448    448-447    447-446    446-445    445-444 *

138)    444-443    443-442    442-441    441-440    440-439    439-438    438-437

139)    437-436    436-435    435-434    434-433    433-432    432-431    431-430

140)    430-429    429-428    428-427    427-426    426-425    425-424    424-423

141)    423-422    422-421    421-420    420-419    419-418    418-417    417-416

142)    416-415    415-414    414-413    413-412    412-411    411-410    410-409

143)    409-408    408-407    407-406    406-405    405-404    404-403    403-402

144)    402-401    401-400    400-399    439-398    438-397    437-396    436-395

145)    395-394    394-393    393-392    392-391    391-390    390-389    389-388

146)    388-387    387-386    386-385    385-384    384-383    383-382    382-381

147)    381-380    380-379    379-378    378-377    377-376    376-375    375-374

148)    374-373    373-372    372-371    371-370    370-369    369-368    368-367

149)    367-366    366-365    365-364    364-363    363-362    362-361    361-360

150)    360-359    359-358    358-357    357-356    356-355    355-354    354-353

151)    353-352    352-351    351-350    350-349    349-348    348-347    347-346

152)    346-345    345-344    344-343    343-342    342-341    341-340    340-339

153)    339-338    338-337    337-336    336-335    335-334    334-333    333-332

154)    332-331    331-330    330-329    329-328    328-327    327-326    326-325

155)    325-324    324-323    323-322    322-321    321-320    320-319    319-318

156)    318-317    317-316    316-315    315-314    314-313    313-312    312-311

157)    311-310    310-309    309-308    308-307    307-306    306-305    305-304

158)    304-303    303-302    302-301    301-300    300-299    299-298    298-297

159)    297-296    296-295    295-294    294-293    293-292    292-291    291-290

160)    290-289    289-288    288-287    287-286    286-285    285-284    284-283

161)    283-282    282-281    281-280    280-279    279-278    278-277    277-276

162)    276-275    275-274    274-273    273-272    272-271    271-270    270-269

163)    269-268    268-267    267-266    266-265    265-264    264-263    263-262

164)    262-261    261-260    260-259    259-258    258-257    257-256    256-255

165)    255-254    254-253    253-252    252-251    251-250    250-249    249-248

166)    248-247    247-246    246-245    245-244    244-243    243-242    242-241

167)    241-240    240-239    239-238    238-237    237-236    236-235    235-234

168)    234-233    233-232    232-231    231-230    230-229    229-228    228-227

169)    227-226    226-225    225-224    224-223    223-222    222-221    221-220

170)    220-219    219-218    218-217    217-216    216-215    215-214    214-213

171)    213-212    212-211    211-210    210-209    209-208    208-207    207-206

172)    206-205    205-204    204-203    203-202    202-201    201-200    200-199

173)    199-198    198-197    197-196    196-195    195-194    194-193    193-192

174)    192-191    191-190    190-189    189-188    188-187    187-186    186-185

175)    185-184    184-183    183-182    182-181    181-180    180-179    179-178

176)    178-177    177-176    176-175    175-174    174-173    173-172    172-171

177)    171-170    170-169    169-168    168-167    167-166    166-165    165-164

178)    164-163    163-162    162-161    161-160    160-159    159-158    158-157

179)    157-156    156-155    155-154    154-153    153-152    152-151    151-150

180)    150-149    149-148    148-147    147-146    146-145    145-144    144-143

181)    143-142    142-141    141-140    140-139    139-138    138-137    137-136

182)    136-135    135-134    134-133    133-132    132-131    131-130    130-129

183)    129-128    128-127    127-126    126-125    125-124    124-123    123-122

184)    122-121    121-120    120-119    119-118    118-117    117-116    116-115

185)    115-114    114-113    113-112    112-111    111-110    110-109    109-108

186)    108-107    107-106    106-105    105-104    104-103    103-102    102-101

187)    101-100      100-99        99-98         98-97        97-96         96-95        95-94

188)       94-93          93-92        92-91         91-90        90-89         89-88        88-87

189)       87-86          86-85        85-84         84-83        83-82         82-81        81-80

190)       80-79          79-78        78-77         77-76        76-75         75-74        74-73

191)       73-72          72-71        71-70         70-69        69-68         68-67        67-66

192)       66-65          65-64        64-63         63-62        62-61         61-60        60-59

193)       59-58          58-57        57-56         56-55        55-54         54-53        53-52

194)       52-51          51-50        50-49         49-48        48-47         47-46        46-45

195)       45-44          44-43        43-42         42-41        41-40         40-39        39-38

196)       38-37          37-36        36-35         35-34        34-33         33-32        32-31

197)       31-30           30-29       29-28         28-27        27-26         26-25        25-24

198)       24-23           23-22       22-21         21-20        20-19         19-18        18-17

199)       17-16           16-15       15-14         14-13        13-12         12-11        11-10

200)        10-9                9-8            8-7             7-6             6-5             5-4             4-3   

201)          3-2                2-1       1BC-1AD        1-2             2-3             3-4             4-5

202)          5-6                 6-7            7-8            8-9           9-10         10-11        11-12

203)      12-13           13-14        14-15        15-16          16-17        17-18        18-19

204)      19-20           20-21         21-22       22-23          23-24        24-25        25-26

205)      26-27          27-28         28-29        29-30          30-31        31-32        32-33 *

206)      33-34           34-35        35-36        36-37         37-38         38-39        39-40

207)      40-41           41-42        42-43        43-44          44-45        45-46        46-47

208)      47-48           48-49        49-50        50-51          51-52        52-53        53-54

209)      54-55           55-56        56-57        57-58          58-59        59-60        60-61

210)      61-62           62-63        63-64        64-65          65-66        66-67        67-68

EVERY SEVENTH SHEMITAH YEAR (49 YEARS)

217th Shemitah year – 116-117 AD

224th Shemitah year – 165-166 AD

231st Shemitah year – 214-215 AD

238th Shemitah year – 263-264 AD

245th Shemitah year – 312-313 AD

252nd Shemitah year – 361-362 AD

259th Shemitah year – 410-411 AD

266th Shemitah year – 459-460 AD

273rd Shemitah year – 508-509 AD

280th Shemitah year – 557-558 AD

287th Shemitah year – 606-607 AD

294th Shemitah year – 655-656 AD

301st Shemitah year – 704-705 AD

308th Shemitah year – 753-754 AD

315th Shemitah year – 802-803 AD

322nd Shemitah year – 851-852 AD

329th Shemitah year – 900-901 AD

336th Shemitah year – 949-950 AD

343rd Shemitah year – 998-999 AD

350th Shemitah year – 1047-1048 AD

357th Shemitah year – 1096-1097 AD

364th Shemitah year – 1145-1146 AD

371st Shemitah year – 1194-1195 AD

378th Shemitah year – 1243-1244 AD

385th Shemitah year – 1292-1293 AD

392nd Shemitah year – 1341-1342 AD

399th Shemitah year – 1390-1391 AD

406th Shemitah year – 1439-1440 AD

413th Shemitah year – 1488-1489 AD

420th Shemitah year – 1537-1538 AD

427th Shemitah year – 1586-1587 AD

434th Shemitah year – 1635-1636 AD

441st Shemitah year – 1684-1685 AD

448th Shemitah year – 1733-1734 AD

455th Shemitah year – 1782-1783 AD

462nd Shemitah year – 1831-1832 AD

469th Shemitah year – 1880-1881 AD

476th Shemitah year – 1929-1930 AD

483rd Shemitah year – 1978-1979 AD

                                                   484th– 490th SHEMITAH CYCLES                                                       

484)   1979-1980   1980-1981   1981-1982   1982-1983   1983-1984   1984-1985    1985-1986

485)   1986-1987   1987-1988   1988-1989   1989-1990   1990-1991   1991-1992    1992-1993

486)   1993-1994   1994-1995   1995-1996   1996-1997   1997-1998   1998-1999    1999-2000

487)   2000-2001   2001 -2002  2002-2003   2003-2004   2004-2005   2005-2006    2006-2007

488)   2007-2008   2008-2009   2009-2010   2010-2011   2011-2012   2012-2013    2013-2014

489)   2014-2015   2015-2016   2016-2017   2017-2018   2018-2019   2019-2020    2020-2021

490)   2021-2022   2022-2023   2023-2024   2024-2025   2025-2026   2026-2027    2027-2028

                                      70TH JUBILEE AND POSSIBLE LAST SHEMITAH CYCLE/S

491)   2028-2029   2029-2030   2030-2031   2031-2032   2032-2033   2033-2034    2034-2035

492)   2035-2036   2036-2037   2037-2038   2038-2039   2039-2040   2040 -2041   2041-2041

As I wrote about in End of the Age: From Firstfruits to Hanukkah: Part II :: By Randy Nettles – Rapture Ready, the first-century year 33 AD (Jesus’ crucifixion) aligns with the twenty-first century year of 2028 AD in that they are both in the 13th non-embolismic year of their respective 19-year Metonic cycles. The 33 AD year is a Shemitah year (and the end of Daniel’s 69th seven) and is the 205th Shemitah cycle/year. 2028 is also a Shemitah year and is the 490th Shemitah cycle/year. That is 285 Shemitah cycles & years between them or 1995 years (285 cycles x 7 years = 1995 years). 1995 years divided by 19 (the 19-year Metonic cycle) = 105 Metonic cycles. What does all this mean? I’m not sure, except I believe we are in the season of the Lord’s return.

 Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus!

Randy Nettles

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