Why it is so important to know when the Jubilee is.
1. We believe it is in the 120th Jubilee that the rapture takes place.
2. Jesus ministry began with Him proclaiming the year of Jubilee and so we would think that the counterfeit Christ would also begin his ministry by proclaiming a jubilee.
3. The rapture is a fulfillment of the jubilee.
4. When Jesus began His ministry He only quoted half the verse, the other half that He did not say talks about the Day of vengeance. Therefore we feel that the seven year tribulation will begin with the proclamation of this other half, and that is what you see when the sixth seal is opened, everyone realizes it is the day of vengeance.
But it is bigger than that
5. The day of jubilee is proclaimed on the Day of Atonement, so knowing this is the year of jubilee doesn't just give us the year that these things take place, it also gives us the day.
6. Some may argue that even if it is the year of Jubilee how do you know it is the 120th? That is where other prophecies come into play like the fig tree generation. We have seen numerous prophecies like the ones in Ezekiel that tell us 2030 is the year of the Lord's return, so learning this is the year of jubilee simply confirms that. We have much more than 2-3 witnesses.
7. This puts the Revelation 12 sign that we saw in 2017 and the one we see today into a context. The problem with signs is knowing what they say. I think it is fair to say that the sign we are seeing now is what Habakkuk says when it says it is so marvelous you wouldn't believe it even if it is told you. When we see these signs and these prophecies fulfilled we know something big is coming, but when? One brother did a nice explanation of Revelation 12 saying that the infant isn't caught up, it is "the child". He then described how if you travel around the ecliptic to the other side you have a clear shot to the throne whereas from Virgo to the throne you have to go through the sea monster. So that was a nice way of looking at the 2017 sign.
8. The day of Atonement is the only feast day that is a judgement day. One thing we need to realize is that the rapture is a judgement. The rapture is only half the story, maybe only a third of the story. You have those taken, those left behind, and those that die. There are three groups that get judged on that day.
9. The day of Atonement applies to the whole world, that is not true of all the other feast days. Likewise the rapture, the judgement on the Great Babylon and the start of the tribulation all apply to the whole world.
10. The day of Atonement is the day of the Lord. A high priest must be involved in the Day of Atonement to be the high priest. That is the one feast day when it is all him. It is not unreasonable to call the Day of Atonement the Day of the High Priest. Jesus is the High Priest. So when we say the Day of the Lord you can also call it the Day of the High Priest. And we know the Day of the Lord, the Day of the High Priest, begins on a jubilee year.