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(5)
Seven times seven years.
'The Jubile'
(Lev. 25:8 -10).
(6)
Seven times seventy years.
'The prophecy of Daniel' (Dan. 9:24 -
27).
(7)
The Millennium.* The sabbath of the ages
(Rev. 20:3 -6).
*
See articles Millennial3,9 and related themes.
(This seems to be the last of a series, the 'day' of which is one
thousand years, and so indicates that the age which stretches from Adam
to the Day of the Lord will be 7,000 years. If that be the case, we
are approaching the close of the 6,000th year, and the end of 'man's
day').
The eighth day appears in this great Festal chapter, namely in
Leviticus 23:36,39, where it brings the Feast of Tabernacles to a climax.
The structure of Leviticus 23 sets out very clearly the interrelation of one
feast with another, the anticipatory character of Pentecost, the interval in
which provision was made for the 'stranger' and the consummation in the
seventh month ushered in with the blowing of Trumpets.
The Feasts of the Lord, Leviticus 23
A
The Weekly Sabbath
(23:1 -3).
B
Passover
Redemption by blood
(23:5).
C
Unleavened Bread
(23:6 -14).
First Fruits
D
Pentecost
The first harvest
(23:15 -21).
The Holy Spirit
(Acts 2).
First Fruits
E
Provision for the Stranger
(23:22).
(Unspecified period, between the third month, and the
seventh in which 'The Mystery' is revealed in its due
season. In the fourth month was observed a
fast to remember the taking of Jerusalem by
Nebuchadnezzar. In the fifth month was observed a
fast to remember the destruction of Jerusalem).
A
Trumpets
(23:24,25).
B
Day of Atonement by blood
(23:27 -32).
Israel's 'second time'
C
Tabernacles
(23:34 -38).
D
Ingathering
The last harvest
(23:39 -44).