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Parable of the Fig
Tree
Part
of this text was copied from a website, but I lost the
reference.
My apologies to the webmaster and/or author - whoever you
are.
Jesus taught us the
parable of the fig tree.
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Now
learn a
parable of the fig
tree; When his branch
is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know
that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall
see all these things, know that it is near, even at
the doors. Verily I say unto you, This
generation shall not pass, till all these
things be fulfilled.
Mat 24:32-34
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One interpretation of this
parable is this...
Many bible scholars believe that it is
clear from this parable that Israel would REVIVE, or spring
up again from the root PALESTINE.
This happened in
1948.
There is general agreement that the
fig tree symbolizes the nation of Israel. Israel once again
became a nation in 1948. If this sign were not present in
the world today, no other signs would be relevant. Every
generation has had some of the signs of the return of
Christ, so that it always seemed that He might come in their
time. However, there has never been a time before our
generation when this sign has appeared. The generation to
witness this event is the generation which will witness the
fulfillment of all end time prophecy. How many years are
represented by a bible generation? The year of Jubilee was
every 50 years and other Scriptures would indicate a Bible
generation to be 40 years. Jesus was saying that the
generation that was alive and saw these signs would in no
way pass away (die) before the signs were
fulfilled.
Why is a generation 40
years in the Bible?
Numbers 14:31-35
Your children will be
shepherds here for forty years, suffering for your
unfaithfulness, until the last of your bodies lies in the
desert.
In the days of Moses, when the
children of Israel murmured against God, they were made to
wander in the wilderness for 40 years, this was done so that
a new generation would enter the promise land. This
happened; the new generation entered the promised land.
A generation
viewed in the
Bible, is every 40
years.
When
did the Fig-Tree (Israel) Blossom?
If one were to assign 1948 as the
blossoming of the fig tree, Israel, adding 40 would give
1988. However, in
June
1967
Israel recaptured Jerusalem.
This
could be
interpreted
as the fig-tree blossoming,
taking Israel from 1948-1967 to establish the nation before
putting forth 'branches'. Adding 40 years would give us the
year
2007. Let's assume that this
interpretation is not accurate and look at it from a
different
perspective... If a person was
born in 1967, they will be 40 years old in 2007. However,
with modern technology, people are living longer (70 years
or so). Therefore, if these events are not all fulfilled in
the year 2007, this
generation will still be alive
for yet another 30 years
or until around the
year
2037.
None of us knows when, but...
Jesus Said,
"Be
ready!"
The Faithful and Wise
Servant
This is one of the things Jesus
said about His second coming...
But know this, that if the
householder had known in what part of the night the thief
was coming, he would have watched and would not have let
his house be broken into. Therefore you also must
be
ready; for the Son of
man is coming at an hour you do not expect.
Matthew 24:43-46
Therefore, we do NOT
know the time, but even without
fixing any specific dates, we
may have reason to
believe that
we are the
generation to witness the
fulfillment of all end time prophecy and
witness the Lord's
return in great power and
glory!
Click here to go to the last study Our
Time is
Short.
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