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The Jewish calendar is different than the modern calendar used by most of the rest of the world. Instead of 2019, this year on the Jewish calendar is 5779. That date starts with the creation of man 5779 years ago and is based on the biblical history of ages of early man. Since BC and AD refer to a change in the calendar of the day because of the birth of Jesus, it is not recognized in the Jewish calendar. They do not believe that Jesus was the Messiah, so why change? The rabbis of Judah were a stubborn bunch, and the children of Israel are described throughout the Bible as “stiff necked.” The designation of “Before Christ” and “After Christ” began to slowly come into being around 525 AD.
In the Jewish calendar, all holidays occur on exactly the same date, according to the calendar, which is based on solar cycle and lunar cycle. A year can be 12 months or sometimes, 13 months; and the months have 29 or 30 days. In contrast, the modern calendar has 12 months of 28, 29, 30 and 31 days.
The first month of the Jewish year is the month of Nissan. In the current year, the month of Nissan runs from April 6-May 5 and always includes Passover.
The month of Av is also the Month of Mourning, and specifically Tisha B’Av, the 9th of Av, for good reason. This month has proven so catastrophic throughout Jewish history, a fast occurs for three weeks before the 9th of Av. This year, the 9th of Av is Saturday, August 10.
The consensus: The Jewish people have experienced an uncanny number of tragedies throughout history that have occurred on the 9th of Av.
The lists of events vary somewhat, but below is an example:
1). Hebrew year 2448 (1312 BC): Moses decided to delay conquering Canaan because the spies he sent in reported the people were giants, and the cities were well-fortified. All but two insisted that they not invade. While the land indeed was a land of milk and honey, the people were giants and fierce. As a result, the Israelites spent a total of 40 years in the desert, a year for each day the spies were gone.
2). Hebrew year 3507 (587 BC): Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonians destroyed Solomon’s Temple and more than 100,000 Jews were killed.
3). Hebrew year 3830 (70 AD): The Second Temple, built after the defeat of Nebuchadnezzar, was destroyed by the Romans, and 2,000,000 Jews died from war or famine and disease.
4). Hebrew year 3895 (135 AD): The Jews continued to rebel against Rome after the Second Temple was destroyed. Under Jewish guerilla-leader Bar-Kokhba, the final battle took place at Bethar where thousands of Jewish refugees had fled during the war. The old temple grounds were plowed smooth, Jews were exiled again; and more than 100,000 were killed.
5). Hebrew year 4855 (1095AD): Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade to rid Jerusalem of Islamic takeover. During the first month, 10,000+ Jews were killed.
6). Hebrew year 5050 (1290 BC): England expels all Jews.
7). Hebrew year 5252 (1492): Spain and Portugal expel all Jews and confiscate property.
8). Hebrew year 5674 (1914 AD): World War I declared.
9). Hebrew year 5702 (1942 AD): Jews begin their deportation from Warsaw to the Treblinka concentration camp.
10). Hebrew year 5754 (1994 AD): The Jewish Community Center, Buenos Aires is bombed with 86 killed.
I am an author of the recently published novel, The Ninth of Av.
It is the final book in the 7-book series, The End The Series, and was released December, 2018.
Though the hopes of Jews is that the ninth of Av will one day be a day of blessings instead of mourning, this fictional series about a possibility of how Revelation and the predictions of the ancient prophets could play out, it is more likely that the ninth of Av will be the day that Armageddon begins.
When Jesus, the Lion of Judah, does return as he said he would, even liberal churches of today will understand that Jesus is neither liberal or pacifist by their definition, nor is he all-inclusive. His resort is exclusive.
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