The Year of Jubilee

Luke 4:19 To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

I am currently reading a book titled The Gospel of Peace by Dr. James B. Richards in which he explains the "acceptable year of the Lord" or the "Year of Jubilee". He says "Every fifty years all debts were canceled. Regardless of how legitimate a debt might be, it was canceled. The individual was free from the debt without any effort or merit on his part. The debt was canceled. By the debt being canceled, the penalty of the debt was also canceled. Every good Jew knew the penalty for breaking the law was the curses, as described in the old covenant. When those curses came, he knew he deserved it, He could in no way hold God responsible for the curse of the law."

Today, we still deserve it, but, as Jesus says he came to preach the acceptable year of the Lord. Meaning through him we are forgiven. The debt is paid in full. There is no curse over us.

The song days of Elijah brings new meaning:

Behold He comes riding on the clouds,
Shining like the sun,
at the trumpet call;
Lift your voice,
it's the year of jubilee,
And out of Zion's hill salvation comes.

Because of what Christ did on the cross for us it is the Year of Jubilee, NOW!!!