Coming of Melchizedek

[Babbler]

While the nation of Israel desires the rebuilding of the temple, they have missed the true temple. Found amongst the Dead Sea Scrolls is the book, "Coming of Melchizedek." It prophecies when the savior will come:

"He shall proclaim this decree in the first week of the jubilee period that follows nine jubilee periods. Then the 'Day of Atonement' shall follow after the tenth jubilee period, when he shall atone for all the Sons of Light and the people who are predestined to Melchizedek."

A jubilee period was fifty years, thus making 10 jubilee periods 500 years.

The timeline for this prophecy begins at the dedication of the second temple, after the Babylonian exile. The first Jewish temple was destroyed c. 586 BC. At 520 BC, the building of the second temple began. In 516 BC, seventy years after the destruction of the first temple, the second temple was consecrated. The Jews were perplexed because the second temple was not as grand as the first and the awaited Messiah had not arrived.

Following 16 BC, occurred the 11th jubilee, when the Day of Atonement's prophecy was to be fulfilled.

The birth of Christ occurred between five and seven BC. The Catholic Church gave us the calendar, starting the years based on the birth of Christ--AD. (Anno Damoni, meaning the Year of Our Lord). The church realized, some years after implementing the calendar, they had made an error on the year of Christ's birth.

The Messiah was born and crucified in the 11th jubilee period. After the 500 year, 10-jubilee period ended (16 BC), in the following 11th jubilee period, Christ's birth, crucifixion and resurrection occurred, fulfilling the prophecy. Christ is priest in the highest order of Melchizedek. He has atoned for our sins.

Ancient Jewish laws forgave loans at a regular 50-year period, known as the jubilee. Land went back to its original owner and slaves set free during the jubilee. Christ embodies the meaning of Jubilee for he has set us free from our debt of sin. His crucifixtion is the "Day of Atonement" as prophesied in the Coming of Melchizedek.

I don't buy into the teaching of the seven-year tribulation period; which would be another post concerning the misinterpratations of Daniel.

The Prophetic Apocrayphon, found in the Dead Sea Scrolls, states that Satan's short period, when he is unbound, may last as long as 49 years.

"The rule of Belial over them

to hand them over to the sword for a week

of seven years

...on that Jubilee they shall be violating all My statutes

and all My commandments by which

I did command them by the hand

of my servants the prophets."

Belial is the ancient Jewish name for Satan. According to this Christ's return follows in the 50th year, known as the jubille, following 49 years of persecution.