Thread:Superdadsuper/@comment-26375611-20150903104208/@comment-5175866-20150905144324

One source that has studied the Shemitah a bit more than I has to say this: ''"The author’s theory is that God has visited warnings and / or judgment against the United States according to a seven-year cycle going back many decades. Although this reviewer agrees that America is deserving of God’s judgment and a call to repentance is definitely in order, the foundational premise of this book is biblically flawed from the outset. The Shemitah (Jewish Sabbath year) was an obligation given specifically and exclusively to the nation of Israel, and there is no biblical support for the idea that God would either require any other nation to observe the Shemitah year or that He would impose a Shemitah-type judgment according to a seven-year cycle on any nation, including Israel itself. Beyond this, the Shemitah, being a Sabbath and an integral part of the Law of Moses, was completely fulfilled in Christ and is no longer in operation (even it actually did affect other nations prior to the Cross). Furthermore, none of the overwhelming number of assertions and fact-claims throughout the book concerning economic trends, financial statistics and historical events are documented whatsoever, raising the question of the source of the author’s information, the accuracy of that information, and why this most basic and necessary aspect of any research-based non-fiction book is completely missing. The burden of proof for such assertions and claims should never be on the reader if an author is to be taken seriously. In addition, the integrity of any publisher is rightly called into question when an author doesn’t cite his sources."''- Biblical Integrity.org, Mystery of the Shemitah

I would have to completely agree with this statement. The shemitah is no way written or meant for modern day America. This was specifically devised for Israel as part of God-given ordinances. After Jesus came and fulfilled the law, the need for the Shemitah was no longer needed. The Shemitah was also intended as a schedule for Israel and their economic/financial prosperity. It no way was it meant as a punishment. The Bible does not also have any evidence for God resurrecting a program specifically for Israel to be used for the United States as a punishment. The thing you have to consider as well is why would've it only had started in 1966, if such thing exists? Sin has been in America since the beginning, as with every country. Even from early on there was a point (probably in about the late 1800's is when this began to happen) where Christianity was looked down upon in America. Nevertheless why hasn't this been used on other countries that for example openly persecute Christianity?

There may be some stock and investing patterns here, but as I said there is no biblical evidence for this. Let this be a lesson that please please please check your sources of things like this. If you take the and study the Bible you will see that there is no evidence for the shemita

In Christ, Superdadsuper, Biblicalapedia Administrator and Bureaucrat