LEV955 Count seven cycles of seven years until the Yovel (jubilee) year. Hashem wants [it] to be known to His people that the entire world belongs to Him. In the end He will return it to those to whom He wanted to give it in the first place, for He is its Owner. This mitzvah deters people from stealing or coveting each other's land, for they know that with the arrival of the Yovel year, the land will return to the person to whom Hashem wants to give it. The matter of the Yovel year is similar to a practice of earthly kings who occasionally confiscate lands, just so that the owners will fear and respect the king's authority and majesty. Hashem takes back what is His and then gives it to those to whom He wanted it to belong in the first place. Similarly, slaves go free and again serve only their real Master, the Master of the universe. In addition, our Sages explained that the matter of the Yovel year contains a sublime secret that alludes to all of history, including its conclusion.