THE HISTORY OF ISRAEL - ITS FOUR GREAT JUBILEE CYCLES Thus this Great Jubilee would seal off the previous 490 years, and then open up the new Cycle of 490 years. We would expect the intervention of God at these times in grace and power, forgiving the past, restoring them and giving them a new start. Both concepts agree in emphasising God’s Mercy and Grace, so that we would expect these Great Forgiveness Cycles to start and end with great national ‘Jubilee’ events of forgiveness, release and restoration. Thus the Cycle of 490 years can be seen as a Forgiveness Cycle (70*7 years) as well as a Great Jubilee Cycle (10*49 years). Matthew 18:21,22 also implies there is something special about 70*7 = 490: “Peter came and said to Him: “Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?” Jesus said to him: “I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to SEVENTY times SEVEN (70 x 7 = 490).”įrom this passage, we see that 490 is the number of FORGIVENESS. In particular, it defines the last of these Cycles as running from the Ezra Decree to restore Jerusalem (458 BC) to Messiah's sacrificial atoning Death and Resurrection (AD 33). Pictures Of Salvation (Types and Shadows)ĭaniel's 70 Weeks (490 years) gives a major clue that God determines and measures the redemptive history of Israel in Cycles of 70*7=490 years.

The Gospel of John Commentary Chapters 1-11 (by chapter).Positional Truth - Who We Are In Christ.

Biblical timeline of the book of daniel