We’re very close in time to being gathered by our Savior, Jesus Christ. I’m going to address the the timing of the Fig Tree Generation. It’s essential! The ‘fig tree’ is an Old Testament symbol for National Israel.
11.0 See the Glory of God, Beyond the Veil
Jesus Christ, God the Son, instructs us to learn the ‘Parable of the Fig Tree’ in order to know when He will be at the door. (A time indicator relevant to all three crops of souls)
32Now learn the parable of the fig tree: When its branch already may have become tender and it puts forth leaves, you know that the summer is near. 33So also you, when you see all these things, know that He is near, at the doors. 34Truly I say to you that this generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place. 35The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. (Matt. 24:32-36 BLB)
Parables have deeper meanings, especially those of Jesus Christ!
Jesus isn’t merely using an obvious ‘one thing follows another’ metaphor here, as some people say. Jesus could have chosen any example for that. Parables were difficult to understand and that was intentional. see Matt. 13:13 . . .
Jesus said,
“I Speak in Parables So They WON’T Understand.”
Why Would Jesus Do that?
Before I explain the fig tree parable, in the rest of this post, unfortunately, I must get a few things out of the way; Sadly, this passage has been tampered with over the centuries.
Please jump to mark 11.2 to skip the hard analyses for now.
It’s one of the areas of the Bible that’s been manipulated, such as the word ‘He’ in the above Matt. 24:33 verse; It’s been translated as ‘it’ in the KJB and NKJV, but ‘He’ in most the other’s. I checked the word in Greek, and it’s the same word in original manuscripts, both the Textus Receptus and the Nestle-Aland. It’s really an informal version of the name of God, YHWH – I AM! So ‘it’ is hopelessly incorrect.
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb – Present Indicative Active – 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.
Here’s the passage again; Let’s take a closer look:
32Now learn the parable of the fig tree: When its branch already may have become tender and it puts forth leaves, you know that the summer is near. 33So also you, when you see all these things, know that He is near, at the doors. 34Truly I say to you that this generation will not have passed away until all these things shall have taken place. 35The heaven and the earth will pass away, but My words shall not pass away. (Matt. 24:32-37 BLB) 36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. (Matt. 24:32-37 BSB)
Additionally, an artificial page break has been added between verses 35 and 36, making it appear that the ‘no one knows the day and hour’ verse belongs specially the with Matt 24:37 verse instead of the the Matt. 14:35 verse
36No one knows about that day or hour, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. (Matt. 24:32-36 BSB)
37As it was in the days of Noah, so will it be at the coming of the Son of Man. (Matt. 24:37 NIV)
And in verse 37, many translations have added the word ‘But’, which is not in the Greek, at the beginning of the verse. That also artificially and tightly attaches it to verse 36, leading the novice reader directly into the trap of assuming there is no question but that verse 36 is referring to verse 37. But that is not at all certain! It’s merely an attempt to enhance a popular interpretation.
Let’s leave that part alone for now and examine the key word ‘generation.’
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The Fig Tree ‘generation’ term is presented in the Gospels of Matthew (24:34) and Mark (13:30)
Jesus said that ‘this generation’ will not pass away before His return.
What generation?
The word ‘this’ was referring to the generation that He’d just been warning us about from verses 15 to 34. That’s the Olivet Discourse passage that starts with the abomination of desolation and instructions for the Jews to flee from the greatest tribulation of all time, warning them not to believe in false messiahs, and concluding with great signs in the heavens and His being seen coming from the East like lightening by everybody on Earth sending His angels to gather His elect.
Here are all those verses, :
15Therefore when you shall see ‘the abomination of desolation,’ having been spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place–the one reading, let him understand–then those in Judea, let them flee to the mountains; the one on the housetop, do not let him come down to take anything out of his house; and the one in the field, do not let him return back to take his cloak. And woe to those having in womb, and to the ones nursing infants in those days! But pray that your flight might not be in winter, nor on a Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, and never shall be. And unless those days had been shortened, no flesh would have been saved; but because of the elect, those days will be shortened. Then if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘Here,’ do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will give great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect. Behold, I have foretold you. Therefore if they say to you, ‘Behold, He is in the wilderness,’ do not go forth; or ‘Behold, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe. For just as the lightning comes forth from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. For wherever the carcass may be, there the vultures will be gathered. And immediately after the tribulation of those days: ‘The sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light, and the stars will fall from the sky, and the powers of the heavens will be shaken.’ And then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn. And they will see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory. 34And He will send His angels with a great trumpet call, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from the ends of the heavens to the ends thereof. (Matt. 24:15-34)
The ‘1st heaven’ includes our sky, angels will pass through it.
It couldn’t be clearer that Jesus was talking about the final generation.
When was that generation born? When will they by gone? Most likely, it began on May 14, 1948 when Israel was reborn as a nation in one day.
Who has ever heard of such things? Who has ever seen things like this?
Can a country be born in a day or a nation be brought forth in a moment?
Yet no sooner is Zion in labor than she gives birth to her children. (Isaiah 66:8)
The term ‘generation’ has been used for ‘life span’ in the Old Testament, but that was an observation made by Moses about how the times were about 3,400 yrs ago. But the following from a Psalm of King David is somewhat more recent.
The length of our days is seventy years—or eighty if we are strong—yet their pride is but labor and sorrow, for they quickly pass, and we fly away. (Psalm 90:10 BSB)
So, since it can change , I’m going by the modern statistics:
83.8 yrs is the average lifespan in Israel now. Starting on May 14, 1948 adding 83 yrs lands on Oct. 2031. On my Final Week Date Estimate Chart, Christ’s gathering of the gleanings of the grape harvest of the Jews landed on April 23, 2031 AD (Nisan 30, 31 ADT). That’s a good match!
4.The Countdown
https://alephtav.blog/2024/08/31/4-last7yrs/
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Tender branches and early shoots of a fig tree
God’s Fig Tree Symbolism:
The Fig Tree symbolism has evolved from representing individuals and groups of Israelites to primarily representing ‘National Israel’.
The Day of the Lord and the Fig Tree Generation | Watch Therefore
videohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT9JSSXreEg
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Old Testament Examples of Figs for Israelites
“When I found Israel, it was like finding grapes in the desert; when I saw your ancestors, it was like seeing the early fruit on the fig tree.”
Hosea 9:10
Now here the Figs are used in the Old Testament to represent the conditions of Israelites.
In Jeremiah 24, God shows Jeremiah two baskets of figs, one with good figs representing the exiled people of Judah and the other with bad figs representing those remaining in Jerusalem.
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In the following quote, God Almighty calls Israel:
My Vine and My Fig Tree!
The context is the end time army of locusts having come against Israel’s land. (Joel 1)
Joel 1:7 “It made My vine into a desolation and My fig tree into a ruin; it has torn it down and has cast it away and its branches are white.”
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The Joel 1:7 metaphor is about a single vine and ‘a single fig tree’ not the multitude of agricultural vines and fig trees growing throughout the land, which were stripped of their bark. What God is referring to as My Fig Tree is unequivocally His people Israel.
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In the New Testament:
An enacted parable:
Mark 11:12-25
“The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs. Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it. . . .
. . . On reaching Jerusalem, Jesus entered the temple courts and began driving out those who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves, and would not allow anyone to carry merchandise through the temple courts. And as he taught them, he said, “Is it not written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer for all nations? But you have made it ‘a den of robbers.’
The chief priests and the teachers of the law heard this and began looking for a way to kill him, for they feared him, because the whole crowd was amazed at his teaching.
When evening came, Jesus and his disciples went out of the city.
In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!
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Why did Jesus curse the fig tree?
https://www.jesusfilm.org/blog/why-jesus-curse-fig-tree/
It’s all About the Fruit!
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Fruitlessness
Jesus Messiah was making a point about the fruitlessness of the condition that the Jews were in, especially based on their behavior in the temple courts. He cursed the fig tree so it died to demonstrate and help explain the meaning behind His soon to come destruction of God’s temple in Jerusalem.
In Matthew 21:22, Jesus strongly indicated that FAITH is the most desired fruit.
Some verses in Matthew and Luke are about the fruit of trees in general:
But when John (the baptist) saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham (the mostly gentile church). The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.
Matt. 3:7-10
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Luke’s version: He said therefore to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him, “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits in keeping with repentance. And do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father’…
For I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children for Abraham. Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees. Every tree therefore that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.”
Compare the Fig Tree to the Olive Tree, which is God’s primary symbol for ‘spiritual’ Israel because its oil represents the Holy Spirit.
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The true church of Jesus Christ is not grafted on to the Fig Tree of national Israel, but…
But if some of the branches were broken off, and you (the church), although a wild olive shoot, were grafted in among the others and now share in the nourishing root of the olive tree, do not be arrogant toward the other branches. (Romans 11:11-31)
If you are, remember it is not you who support the root, but the root that supports you. Then you will say, “Branches were broken off so that I might be grafted in.” That is true. They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand fast through faith. So do not become proud, but fear. For if God did not spare the natural branches, neither will he spare you. (Romans 11:11-31)
The full Romans 11 chapter: https://ref.ly/Ro11
Good Trees and Good Vines Produce Good Fruit.
The Grape Vine is another symbol for Israel similar to the Olive Tree.
This article explains how God calls Israel my vine (grape vine), my fig tree, and my olive tree!
https://www.blueletterbible.org/study/larkin/dt/29.cfm
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I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the first ripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baal-peor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved… Hosea 9:10
What more could I have done for my vineyard that I have not already done? When I expected sweet grapes, why did my vineyard give me bitter grapes? Isaiah 5:4 NLT
Ever since the horribly adulterous incident at Mt. Sinai, when Moses came down the mountain with the original marriage covenant, the Ten Commandments, and found the Israelites worshiping the golden calf idol with revelry, making a festival at what would have been the time of new wine (if they’d had crops) God has mainly described Israel as ‘wild grapes.’
BUT God also said this:
This is what the Lord says: “As when juice is still found in a cluster of grapes and people say, ‘Don’t destroy it, there is still a blessing in it,’ so will I do in behalf of my servants; I will not destroy them all. I will bring forth descendants from Jacob, and from Judah those who will possess my mountains; my chosen people will inherit them, and there will my servants live. (Isaiah 65:8-9)
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There’s such a thing as Good Grapes of Jewish Israel! The good grapes aren’t the whole nation, they aren’t even whole clusters, they’re found as individual grapes and small clusters. Since they’re are ‘good grapes’ that’s is why I’ve written about the harvest of the remnant Jews as being the Good Grape Harvest.
The following is about the fruit of the vine of the Church:
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I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me. I am the vine; you are the branches. If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If you do not remain in me, you are like a branch that is thrown away and withers; such branches are picked up, thrown into the fire and burned. If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.
John 15:1-8
To myself and all of us: Please pay very close attention!
Our blessed hope is in Jesus Christ to take us through His Open Door or to come snatch us up to meet Him in the clouds, trusting that He will bring us on a peaceful pilgrimage to heaven where we’ll be full of joy when we meet our Holy, Heavenly, loving, perfect, eternal Father: WE will tabernacle with them, even in the New Jerusalem. And we might even witnesses Jesus Christ’s majestic coronation as King of the Universe! (Unless He’s already been officially crowned!) Oh eternal adoration beyond words! Finally we’ll be invited to His Majestic Wedding Feast – hopefully as His bride! Then we’ll be by His side forever and ever, including for His spectacular Parousia – all of us with Him on shining white horses, galloping on air, closely behind Him, our Lord, who’s leading us on His most special white horse, as He carries out the conclusion of the most SPECTACULAR VICTORY of ALL TIME!
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Blessings and Keep Watching!
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