[HANASHIR:1805] RE: the spelling of Millenium

[Adrian A. Durlester <durleste...>]

Well, yes and no...immersed as I am currently studying apocalyptic
literature in the Jewish tradition.....

While there's nothing special about millennial milestones in Judaism, there
is certainly a substantial apocalyptic and eschatological tradition. One the
Xtians may have borrowed and built on, but definitely of Jewish origin. When
the exiles got back from Babylon and saw the promises of the Prophets not
fulfilled, they had two choices: decide the prophets had been false
prophets, or; invent apocalyptic literature and say "the prophets were
really talking about a future a long time away, not just a few decades."

And it is a Jewish problem because Xtians are using it to justify their push
to convert the Jews so the rapture can come.

Also, I imagine that in there is probably some numerical and gematriacal
significance to 5760 and 5761 as there could be with just about any other
number.

Xtians have also co-opted the whole Jubilee Year of Medinat Israel thing and
turned it into some crazed messianic concept.

The crazies are coming out of the woodwork at the new millenium approaches.

Adrian

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neither 5760 nor 5761 have any particular significance...this whole
millennium
hype is the Christians' problem!