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Understanding Shemitah and Jubilee Cycles

Sermonette by Clyde Finklea

People have speculated that Jesus Christ will return at the beginning of a Jubilee year, on the 120th year of Jubilees following 6,000 years.

The Last Jubilee

Sermonette by Bill Onisick

The Jubilee was designed to keep the family whole. The Jubilee provided guardrails to prevent them from obsessing about acquiring wealth.

How Do the Land Sabbath and Jubilee Years Work (Leviticus 25)?

Bible Questions & Answers

After seven cycles of sabbatical years, totaling 49 years, the fiftieth year was proclaimed a jubilee. During this jubilee, the land was to rest from cultivation, and all families who had become poor and mortgaged their land could return to their possession. These economic laws, given by God, were designed to prevent undue wealth from accumulating in the hands of the rich while the poor become further impoverished. God's intention with the jubilee was to foster generosity and compassion, encouraging people to share the good things of the earth with those less fortunate and to acknowledge Him as the true Owner of the land. God promises to perform a miracle by granting abundant crops in the sixth year of the cycle, ensuring sufficiency until a new crop could be harvested, serving as a continuing witness of His power as Provider.

By The Numbers

Sermonette by Charles Whitaker (1944-2021)

Calculating Sabbatical years, the Jubilee, tithing, and counting to Pentecost requires obedience and work, but gives very specific results.

The Obsolescing Right

CGG Weekly by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

God allows us to own things under Him to teach us lessons pertaining to stewardship so that we can learn to be more like Him and eventually exercise rulership.

Pentecost - The Beginning - All in All

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Mark Schindler

We must look beyond our own calling, realizing that the sacrifice of Christ was for all men, with the hope that they will be added to the family of God.

Why Count Fifty Days?

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

In Leviticus 25, the concept of Jubilee is introduced as a significant event tied to the number 50, much like the counting to Pentecost. Jubilee is counted by marking seven Sabbaths of years, leading to the fiftieth year, which is kept holy to God. During this year, no sowing or agricultural labor is performed; instead, the land is allowed to grow on its own, providing a period of cessation from work. God calls it a year of release, where all debts are cancelled, and ownership of land returns to its original possessors, ensuring that no small group accumulates all the land and leveling the playing field. This year also lifts burdens from the people, offering them a new start and a time of rest. The counting method of Jubilee mirrors that of Pentecost, highlighting a connection between the two, where both signify a period of evaluation and release, pointing to broader themes of harvest and renewal in God's plan.

Deuteronomy, Land Sabbaths, Atonement, and Third Tithe

Sermon by Ryan McClure

The Jubilee year, as outlined in Leviticus 25:8-17, is a significant observance anchored on the Day of Atonement. It marks the fiftieth year, following seven cycles of seven years, and is heralded by the sounding of a trumpet throughout the land, proclaiming liberty to all inhabitants. This year is declared holy, signifying its importance in God's plan, and involves a complete release of all debts and a return of land to its original owners, extending beyond the provisions of the seventh-year release. God emphasizes in Leviticus 25:13-17 that during the Jubilee, there must be no oppression among the people, reinforcing the call to let go of offenses and to foster fairness and renewal. Additionally, the Jubilee requires faith in God's provision, as no sowing or reaping is permitted in the 49th and 50th years, yet He promises overflowing blessings in the sixth year to sustain through the following three years, as seen in Leviticus 25:18-22. This year encapsulates a broader restoration and blessing, reflecting God's desire for economic balance and spiritual renewal among His people.

Trumpets and the Fall of Jericho

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

One major incident involving the blowing of trumpets occurred at the outset of Israel's incursion into Canaan, when God brought down the walls of Jericho.

A New Beginning

Sermon by Martin G. Collins

Atonement represents a new beginning when people of the world would be reconciled to God and freed from their bondage, reflecting the year of Jubilee.

Lift Up Your Voice Like a Trumpet

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Hardly anything is more dramatic than the blast of a trumpet. Alarm or warning is a primary function, and its other uses likewise culminate in the Feast of Trumpets.

The Appointed Weeks of Pentecost

Sermon by David C. Grabbe

Each day in the count is a reminder to consider what we are sowing and what we are cultivating because it will assuredly come to fruition and then evaluation.

When Is the Year of Release (Shemitah)?

Sermon by David C. Grabbe

The anchor point of both the Shemitah and Jubilee is the Day of Atonement. Deuteronomy should be read at the Feast just after the year of release begins.

The Wavesheaf Offering

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

Most know little about the wavesheaf offering, even though it represents one of the most significant acts: the resurrection and ascension of Christ!

Examining God's Judgments

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The fall holy days picture various judgments by God, bringing about liberty, reconciliation, regathering, and restoration.

Fall Feast Lessons

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The world will learn that God judges—that He has the ultimate decision over everything. After Satan is bound, God will bring about seven reconcilements.

The Fourth Commandment (Part 2)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The Sabbath reminds us that God is Creator and that we were once in slavery to sin. The Sabbath is a time of blessing, deliverance, liberty, and redemption.

Christ's Mission Statement

Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Luke 4:16-21 and Mark 1:14-15, statements from Christ made at approximately the same time, constitute the composite mission statement directed at His disciples.

The Isaiah 58 Puzzle

Sermonette by David C. Grabbe

Isaiah 58 is like the foreground of a picture puzzle. But it only really becomes clear when we add the background—the edge pieces—found elsewhere.

How Long, O Lord?

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

The Seventh Trumpet is a call to assemble, a call to battle, and announces the arrival of a new ruler, Jesus Christ, separating the wheat from the tares.

His Own Vine and Fig Tree

Feast of Tabernacles Sermon by Richard T. Ritenbaugh

Property rights will be held sacrosanct during the Millennium. God brings His people back to their own land, and to restore it to be like the Garden of Eden.

The Fourth Commandment (Part Two): Christ's Attitude Toward the Sabbath

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

In the Gospels, questions about the Sabbath center on how to keep it, not whether it should be kept. The way Jesus approached the Sabbath gives us an example.

How Long, O Lord? (1994)

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh

The references to trumpets suggest an announcement of a specific event or an alarm of what is to follow. Typically, the events themselves are figurative trumpet blasts.

The Two Wave Loaves of Pentecost

Sermon by David C. Grabbe

The offerings of the Old Testament are like divine parables, acted out to teach about the Messiah, unveiling a beautiful picture once we understand the symbols.

Housing and Property Redistribution

Commentary by Martin G. Collins

The United Nations Agenda 21 plan recommends the confiscation of private property for the sake of an equitable economic and social system.

The Eighth Commandment

'Personal' from John W. Ritenbaugh

The eighth commandment seems so simple: You shall not steal. Yet, it seems that just about everyone on earth has his hand in someone else's pocket!

The Eighth Commandment

Sermon by John W. Ritenbaugh (1932-2023)

Though God indicts Gentile nations for violent crimes, He indicts Israelitish nations for untrustworthiness and their tendency to defraud or misrepresent.