Sigh... but how long oh Lord?!
Hi Alex,
Well Christ did give us a parable concerning when He would return, that I find very interesting.
Mat 24:30 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.
v. 31 And He will send His angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they will gather together His elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
v. 32 "Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
v. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors!
Mark 13:26 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
v. 27 And then He will send His angels, and gather together His elect from the four winds, from the farthest part of earth to the farthest part of heaven.
v. 28 "Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.
v. 29 So you also, when you see these things happening, know that it is near—at the doors!
Luke 21:25 "And there will be signs in the sun, in the moon, and in the stars; and on the earth distress of nations, with perplexity, the sea and the waves roaring;
v. 26 men's hearts failing them from fear and the expectation of those things which are coming on the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.
v. 27 Then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.
v. 28 Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near."
v. 29 Then He spoke to them a parable: "Look at the fig tree, and all the trees.
v. 30 When they are already budding, you see and know for yourselves that summer is now near.
v. 31 So you also, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
v. 32 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all things take place.
So He gives us a parable from the fig tree... that's what we have to use to find the symbolism. So what could the symbols be representing? Could the fig tree be the kingdom of God?
Mat 13:31 Another parable He put forth to them, saying: "The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field,
v. 32 which indeed is the least of all the seeds; but when it is grown it is greater than the herbs and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches."
Maybe in this case the branch is Christ... from which the "leaves" are put forth?
Rev 22:2 In the middle of its street, and on either side of the river, was the tree of life, which bore twelve fruits, each tree yielding its fruit every month. The leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.
Well that's just what I've looked at about this...
mercy, peace and love
Kat