Making Sense of the Years

On September 15th 2024 the Hebrew calendar rolled into the year of 5784–something we need to consider. The Gregorian calendar estimates the number of years since the birth of Christ (AD/CE), whereas the Hebrew calendar estimates the number of years since creation. According to Hebrew time reckoning, we are currently in the sixth millennium.

Traditionally, Jews don’t recognize Christ as the Messiah. Also traditionally, and interesting, Jews believe the Messiah must come by their year 6000–approximately the year 2240 in the Gregorian calendar, (though calculations vary). This means the Messiah must come before the seventh millennium. What makes this especially interesting is according to Hebrew Gematria six is the number of man, and seven is the number of spiritual perfection.

Gematria is a numerological system by which Hebrew letters correspond to numbers. This system, developed by practitioners of Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism), derived from Greek influence and became a tool for interpreting biblical texts that is widely accepted today. From this, I provided the meanings of the numbers six and seven.

Considering world events, many people believe we are living in the end times as described in the books of Daniel in the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible) and Revelation in the New Testament (the Christian Bible). By considering the Jewish calendar and traditional beliefs, a good case could be made that we are very close to Christ’s return–perhaps only 217 years or so.

Let’s see if we can find more clues as we consider the meaning of the decades on the Hebrew calendar. In our years of 2010-2019 we lived in the Jewish decade of the 70’s (5770-5779). The number 70 in gematria represents completion, wholeness, the real thing. This decade was known as the decade of the ayin, more particularly the eyes or sight.

One scholar studied the Torah and of the twenty years he studied he noted 5770, or the year 2010, was mentioned far more often than any other year. He remarked, “The year 5770 (AD 2010) is potentially present in such large numbers that it is almost impossible to estimate its probability of significance statistically. If the alphabet and numbering system were actually designed with coding in mind, then 5770 is a significant year just by sheer numbers.” 1

Another Hebrew scholar writes about the spiritual significance of 5770. “The number of the Hebrew year 5770 is pregnant with great meaning. We are living the times that the Earth is coming into a new comprehension of holiness in the physical realm. There is some talk about the re-emerging glory of Solomon’s Temple which boldly displayed the Glory of God and His renown in the world. One thing’s for sure…. we’re in for something monumental in the coming days.” (Melissa Flores, Sep 3, 2009) 1

And still another wrote, “I believe that this Rosh Hashanah (Sep 18,2010) marked a significant shift in seasons and we have now entered the era of the establishment of the kingdom where Jesus will reveal Himself not only as Saviour and Bridegroom but as rightful King and Honoured Head of His church. And if there is one word burning in my heart right now it is this: fear God!” (David Damien, Sep 2009) 1

In our years 2020-2029 we are in the Hebrew decade of the 80s or pey, which is the mouth. This decade of the mouth is intricately linked to the decade of the eyes. Curt Landy wrote, “The prophetic meaning of the Hebrew year 5780 is all about seeing and saying Kingdom legacy. While the past 10 years have been a time to see what God has wanted us to see, the next decade will be about saying and speaking as Zion—this is the prophetic meaning of the Hebrew year 5780.”

Regarding the ten years of the decade of the 80s, Landry wrote, “This is an important WORD from the Lord that will start out the next 10-year season. The paradigm has shifted as we crossed over into 5780—we are entering into a new era. A 10-year season of time that the wise will arise and declare, “Lord, my eyes have seen Your salvation that You have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for the Glory to touch Your people, Israel. The Lord says… There will be mobilization and alignment of resources as Jews and Gentiles come together as One New Man. People of great influence are being positioned onto the 7 mountains as modern-day Josephs and Daniels. These next ten years will be ones of speaking and shifting, but many people either doubt or don’t know that these kings and priests will speak in ways that impact the infrastructure and change the course of world events.

Another piece of the prophetic meaning of the Hebrew year 5780 is the importance of understanding the value of following God’s instruction. You must believe that what God has for you, and what He instructs, is better than others’ ideas. In the past 10 years, God has revealed these things to us…

Righteousness and God’s ways are our inheritance.
Honor is the currency of Heaven.

And now [in this decade of the 80s], it is time to speak these instructions. Righteous instruction aligns the transfer of wealth. All the new kings and priests who are going to be raised up in this next season will have a love for His instruction. Just as they were students who learned how to amass wealth, they will become students who ravenously hunger and thirst for the Word of God.

The Lord says… Each called vessel is serving God’s purposes by changing the spiritual atmosphere and climate of their host cultures—ultimately
transferring wealth and resources toward the fulfillment of God’s purposes for His chosen people.”

All of this is consistent with what I have shared on my podcasts from my research and different guests on the program. And with this general understanding of the recent and current decade, we must learn what we can about each calendar year.

As first stated, on September 15th 2024 the Hebrew calendar rolled into the year of 5784. I had the privilege of exploring what God has in store for the year 5784 with my guest Eric Burton, founder of Groundbreakers International, which is very promising–while at the same time comes with specific warnings. I encourage you to listen to my interview podcast with Eric Burton to learn more about this near year in this new era of the decades of the 80s. The podcasts are: By Our Mouths We Open and Close Doors, Part One and Part Two

As always, I welcome your comments, imput and suggestions. My entire purpose is to be your advocate to help you discover and live in life-giving truth and experience all the hope truth provides.