“And them that had escaped from the sword carried he away to Babylon; where they were servants to him and his sons until the reign of the kingdom of Persia: to fulfil the word of the LORD by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years.”
2 Chronicles 36:20-21 KJV
Nebuchadnezzar destroyed the temple of God and killed the Jews. Any survivor was taken prisoner into exile in Babylon and made a slave to Nebuchadnezzar and his family. The exile and slavery lasted until the kingdom of Persia took over. This is exactly the message of God that Jeremiah had preached: the desolate land put to an extended sabbath rest, a seventy-year Sabbath rest making up for all the unkept Sabbaths. Jeremiah, the prophet had prophesied this, “And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.” Today, we have the prophetic word confirmed, which we will do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the Daystar, our Lord Jesus Christ, rises in our hearts. All prophecy will be fulfilled as we even see it happening right now in our generation. Let’s not despise prophecy but be ready. Jesus is coming soon. Amen!
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