LEARN IT! THAT'S AN ORDER!

Now, learn the parable of the fig tree. That's an order, soldier! Our Commander did not say, "If you get a chance to" or "Maybe you should". No, Jesus Christ gave us an order to learn the parable of the fig tree. Why, what's so important about learning that parable? Because if we learn it, we understand what generation will be the final generation for us, for mankind. That's important to know, right? For those who may not know, our Beloved gave us that order in Matthew 24, Mark 13 and Luke 21. Please read it, if you never have.

The parable of the fig tree starts in the Garden of Eden and ends in the New Testament but the heart of the parable is in the book of Jeremiah. The parable goes throughout the whole Bible, but I don't believe in long posts, so allow me to just give highlights from the beginning, ending and middle of the parable. It is about the trials and tribulations of the Jewish people. The fig tree always represents Israel in the Bible.

The sin in the Garden of Eden was not about eating a forbidden apple, it was about sex. Satan was trying to compromise the Seed line of Jesus Christ, through Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David . . . When Adam and Eve were seduced by the devil, their sin, their disobedience to God,had to be covered, so we have the beginning of the parable.

And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. Genesis 3:7

Despite repeated attempts by Satan to destroy the righteous fig tree Seed line of Christ he ultimately failed after the final temptation of Christ in Matthew 4 when he told our Beloved: All these things will I give Thee, if Thou wilt fall down and worship me. Notice that Satan had the power until our Lord went on the cross and took it from him. Here is the end of the parable of the fig tree.

Jesus was hungry and He went to a far away fig tree to get something to eat. When He and His disciples got there they found it to be empty for the time of the figs was not yet. The figs were not to come for another 2,000 years, so He cursed the fig tree. Then, the next morning, they were walking past the fig tree again and Peter was astonished saying, Master, behold, the fig tree which Thou cursedst is withered away. Our Lord's answer to Peter is equally astonishing.

And Jesus answering saith unto them, "Have faith in God." Mark 11.22

Have faith in God? That is a bewildering answer to Peter unless you understand the fig tree had to be withered for the next 2,000 years so that the fullness of the Gentiles could come in. Okay, I'm not trying to confuse anyone so let me say it plainly. The Jewish people have been used in their disbelief of Christ to enlarge the tent of God to include the Gentile nations. This has lasted since the Lord walked the earth, and now what?

Now go back to those 3 chapters mentioned in the 1st paragraph of this post and understand that the fig tree is putting forth leaves and that summer, harvest time, is near. How do we know that? Because in 1948 the leaves began to return to the fig tree. If the Lord has blessed you with eyes to see and ears to hear go to the heart of the parable now, Jeremiah 24.

Now, read the heart of the parable of the fig tree and answer for yourself WHO those two baskets of figs set before the Temple of The LORD in 1948 are. Now you understand the parable of the fig tree and why This generation shall not pass.

Adam didn't have sex with Eve until after they were driven out of the Garden.

The lesson of the fig tree is that just like when the tree starts to produce leaves you know that summer is coming. So in like manner when you begin to see the signs of the end described in the Bible then you will know the Apocalypse is drawing near.

That's an interesting study. I don't see the connection between sex and the rest of your post though, and I find the connections that you assert rather thin. When Jesus cursed the fig tree, He said, "May you never bear fruit again!" not, "May you not bear fruit for 2000-odd years."

Your closing sentence introduces the dispensational interpretation of "this generation" with no preamble. Again, I see no connection.

Next time I go grocery shopping I'm gonna score some Fig Newtons.

A parable is a parable not a major prophetic theme.

I agree that the fig tree is a picture of the spiritual condition of God’s physical people Israel. But I’m finding it hard to see the connection in the garden. Adam was not deceived. The forbidden fruit was a grape not a fig.

Yes, Satan tries to devour the seed line through murder. Plan B is through sexual perversion. We see this with the sons of God in Genesis 6, Abraham and Sarah, David and Bathsheba, Solomon, etc...

You have some good things to discuss here, but only time for brief feedback. I believe the main issue in the Genesis account of Adam and Eve, was insubordination, regardless of the symbolism of what the apple represented,
with the added issue of deception being a primary influence.

Just an additional note:. I believe it was revealed to me, that Jesus is not a personal commander, but a personal savior and Lord. A teacher is not a commander. King David and others under their command would be more like commander's, but someone who understands ranking could add more.

That is simply ludicrous. In order to *be fruitful and multiply* (or reproduce progeny) sexual intercourse is necessary for all creatures, including humans.

Therefore Genesis 1:28 TOTALLY REFUTES YOUR NONSENSE.

And God blessed them [male and female], and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. (Gen 1:28)

So where do you guys come up with these BIZARRE AND UNSCRIPTURAL ideas?

Satan was trying to compromise the Seed line of Jesus Christ, through Adam, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, David . . .

Maybe someone can help me with this assertion.... I have never read anywhere that Satan had foreknowledge of God's plan of salvation.

And why would he need to compromise a seed line before they have actually disobeyed?

Psalm 103:8-10
The Lord is merciful and gracious,
Slow to anger, and abounding in mercy.
9He will not always strive with us,
Nor will He keep His anger forever.
10He has not dealt with us according to our sins,
Nor punished us according to our iniquities.

Rinse and repeat.......

warchman333,

As was stated by another poster already, scripture shows this interpretation to be incorrect.

Lemme guess... that's in the KJV, right?

smh...

It was a walnut fir sure,

I dare say that the forbidden fruit was not any kind of fruit that we know about and enjoy eating today.

Think about it...

Why do you say it was a grape?

(You do realize that the Bible calls the plant that bears the forbidden fruit a 'tree' - right?)

Fig Newtons. Truly a gift from God.

the fig wasps is a interesting insect, it buries into the fig fruit and doing so rips off its own wings and lays larvae and dies inside the fruit kind of odd,

The parable of the fig tree has nothing to do with the Garden of Eden any more than the "all the trees"

(Luke 21:29 And he spake to them a parable; Behold the fig tree, and all the trees)

(Luke 21:30 When they now shoot forth, ye see and know of your own selves that summer is now nigh at hand)

Jesus is speaking in regards to the signs he spoke of earlier, that is, as soon as Jerusalem was surrounded by armies its destruction was near, just as when they saw the fig tree and all the trees shoot forth then summer is near - Jesus is showing the certainty of the destruction of Jerusalem and the temple by using the tress as an example of the certainty of his prophecy.

(Luke 21:20 And when ye shall see Jerusalem compassed with armies, then know that the desolation thereof is nigh.)

(Luke 21:2 Then let them which are in Judaea flee to the mountains; and let them which are in the midst of it depart out; and let not them that are in the countries enter thereinto.)

Or another event

Rev 6:13
And the stars of heaven fell unto the earth, even as a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is shaken of a mighty wind.

Store brand fig newtons probably use the inferior untimely figs.

It would seem few are taking this thread very seriously.

I thinks figs are a gift from God for sure... I used to have a tree in my back yard.