Leviticus 25:2 Speak unto the children of Israel, and say unto them, when you come into the land which I give you, then shall the land keep a sabbath unto the Lord.
And we can go on and on and on, however, we must of necessity address the age of the earth, for it has a direct bearing on why the planet is embroiled much turmoil and unrest. Evolution teaches that this earth is billions of years old, but when you study the Bible carefully, there is absolutely nothing therein to even vaguely suggest that our planet is more than a few thousand years old. The Scriptures mention nothing close to a million let alone billions of years.
When God created the earth, He established the Sabbath day as a memorial of His creation, and even though after Adam’s transgression, men trampled upon the sacred day, the cycle of 6/7 continued like clockwork. Just because men disregarded the sacred day, it doesn’t mean that the Sabbath loses any iota of its sacredness. Therefore, the cycle of 6/7 continued to run its own course, entirely independent of man.
So, if the earth is approximately 6000 years old, it means that it is due for a sabbatical rest of 1000 years, in order to complete the cycle of 6/7. Could it then be a coincidence that in Revelation 20, we see the earth at rest for 1000 years. It cannot be a coincidence, because God is a God of order. Thus, the following information is given so that we could know where we are in the stream of time.
Leviticus 25:3 Six years thou shalt sow thy field, and six years thou shalt prune thy vineyard, and gather in the fruit thereof; 4 But in the seventh year shall be a sabbath of rest unto the land, a sabbath for the Lord: thou shalt neither sow thy field, nor prune thy vineyard.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!