Jesus, Our Jubilee

David Wilkerson (1931-2011)

January 16, 2025

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor; he has sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all who mourn, to console those who mourn in Zion, to give them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they may be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he may be glorified” (Isaiah 61:1-3, NKJV).

We are familiar with this passage as a proclamation of Christ’s victory over death and sin. However, Isaiah is using the language of Jubilee here. He is saying, “Let the trumpets blast announcing the cheerful, joyous year of liberty that our Savior has given us!”

This passage also refers to the scene of Christ’s ascension into glory. The heavenly Father, after beholding the awful sufferings of his blessed Son, prepared for Jesus a glorious entrance into heaven.

Indeed, as Christ made his ascension, he was escorted by a host of angels and multitudes of chariots: “The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of thousands; the Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place. You have ascended on high” (Psalm 68:17-18).

Our finite minds cannot begin to conceive of this glorious event. As Christ approached the eternal city of God, riding on his white horse, he was escorted by this huge procession. As he entered the gates, the trumpets of God began to sound: “God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet” (Psalm 47:5).

This was the joyful sound of the trumpets blaring, announcing the believers’ year of Jubilee! The sound proclaimed to all humankind, “I have made provision for you to walk out of prison, to be restored to your family, and to have everything you need for a fulfilled life. You are free to live without fear of any enemy. Enter now into my joy!”

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