Jubilee is fulfilled in Christ.

Isaiah 61

The Good News of Salvation

 1 “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; 

       2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, 

      And the day of vengeance of our God; 

      To comfort all who mourn, 

       3 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.” 

       4 And they shall rebuild the old ruins, 

      They shall raise up the former desolations, 

      And they shall repair the ruined cities, 

      The desolations of many generations. 

       5 Strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, 

      And the sons of the foreigner 

      Shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. 

       6 But you shall be named the priests of the LORD, 

      They shall call you the servants of our God. 

      You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, 

      And in their glory you shall boast. 

       7 Instead of your shame you shall have double honor,

      And instead of confusion they shall rejoice in their portion. 

      Therefore in their land they shall possess double; 

      Everlasting joy shall be theirs. 

       8 “ For I, the LORD, love justice; 

      I hate robbery for burnt offering; 

      I will direct their work in truth, 

      And will make with them an everlasting covenant. 

Luke 4: 16-21

He came to Nazareth, where he had grown up, 

and went according to his custom 

into the synagogue on the sabbath day. 

He stood up to read and was handed a scroll of the prophet Isaiah. 

He unrolled the scroll and found the passage where it was written:

“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, 

because he has anointed me 

to bring glad tidings to the poor. 

He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives 

and recovery of sight to the blind, 

to let the oppressed go free,

and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord.”

Rolling up the scroll, he handed it back to the attendant and sat down, 

and the eyes of all in the synagogue looked intently at him.

He said to them, 

“Today this scripture passage is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Jesus is the answer.