K.S. Rajan (10
Oct 2011)
"FIG TREE"
The Parable of the Fig Tree
The Apostles came to Jesus and asked
Him about the end of the world, and how would people
living then know it was happening. It went like this:
"And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples
came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall
these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy
coming, and of the end of the world? And Jesus
answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man
deceive you. For many shall come in my name, saying, I
am Christ; and shall deceive many. And ye shall hear of
wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled:
for all these things must come to pass, but the end is
not yet."
Matthew 24:
2-6
So Jesus begins
to tell them about how things will gradually heat up and
increase until we reach the time that we call the Last
Days. The Book of Matthew continues, giving more and
more details and time clues until we reach the "big
clue", the biggest one of them all. Stating in Matthew
24:32, Jesus says this:
"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."
So He tells them that the generation of people that will
be alive on the earth when the Last Days come about,
would witness what He called the "fig tree" blooming,
and putting forth it's leaves. And He equated that with
the fulfillment of His End Time prophecy. So what or who
is the "fig tree"? It would seem that if we could figure
that out, then we would know who the last generation
might be.
Throughout recorded history, nations have always be
typified by "types and figures" to describe them. Russia
is the "bear", America is the "eagle", England the
"lion", and Israel the "fig tree". Wait...did I just say
"fig tree"? Wow, what a coincidence!
So Jesus was saying that when you see ISRAEL
re-blooming, whenever that would take place, that that
generation would be the one that would be on the earth
and living when the Last Days would occur. So if Israel
was destroyed in 70 AD, and it was, when did it "bloom"
again? May 14, 1948 is the date that history records
that fact occuring. The generation that witnessed that,
the WWII generation, still have not, for all intents and
purposes, passed off the scene. They are still alive and
with us today, and we are the people that Jesus said
would be alive on the earth when the Last Days would
happen.
That time is right now. Let it sink in for a
moment, I will say it again.
The time of the "last days" that Jesus refered to, is
not "in the future" and it's not "coming soon". It is
here right now. For the past 6 decades, all the major
players have been taking the stage and playing the parts
that God said they would.
Consider the following events which have already
taken place:
• Russia and China, two major End Times players, have already
signed a pact.
• Russia, the biggest End Times player, has already
helped Iran build a nuclear reactor.
• Iran has repeated over and over their desire to wipe
Israel off the map.
• Iran now has nuclear weapons capable of reaching
Israel