Matthew 24:3As Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately. "Tell us," they said, "when will this happen, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?"
At this time Jesus Christ had already appeared on this earth once. Then the disciples must be asking about His second coming. Let's see how He responded.
Matthew 24:32"Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near.
Matthew 24:33Even so, when you see all these things, you know that it is near, right at the door.
In the Bible where it says the word "it" there is a footnote that implicates "it" means He. Then Jesus said when the Fig Tree blossoms He is right at the door. But that doesnt make any sense..Then what is this lesson from the Fig Tree that He spoke about.
Luke 13:6 6Then he told this parable: "A man had a fig tree, planted in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it, but did not find any. 7So he said to the man who took care of the vineyard, 'For three years now I've been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven't found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?'
Another parable about the fig tree, but it doesnt seem any clearer..Since parables always have a hidden meaning, we have to see what each thing represents. Who is the man, what is the fig tree,the vineyard, and the fruit.
Isaiah 5:7The vineyard of the LORD Almighty is the house of Israel,
Jeremiah 24:5"This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Like these good figs, I regard as good the exiles from Judah, whom I sent away from this place to the land of the Babylonians.
Matthew 3:8Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.
Then the parable must be talking about Israel. Who came to Israel for three years looking for repentance from the people? It was Jesus Christ. Then what did He mean when He said 'cut it down."
Mark 11:12The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. 13Seeing 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. 14Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it.
Again it speaks about a fig tree..But it seems a little strange. Was Jesus really angry and yelled at a tree? No, that seems unlikely. When he spoke those words let's see what actually happened.
20In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. 21Peter remembered and said to Jesus, "Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!"
Jesus actually had cursed the Fig tree. However, the Fig Tree actually represents Israel, therefore it was Israel that Jesus had cursed. While He was on this earth He foretold of the upcoming destruction that would happen to Israel.
20"When you see Jerusalem being surrounded by armies, you will know that its desolation is near. 21Then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains, let those in the city get out, and let those in the country not enter the city. 22For this is the time of punishment in fulfillment of all that has been written. 23How dreadful it will be in those days for pregnant women and nursing mothers! There will be great distress in the land and wrath against this people. 24They will fall by the sword and will be taken as prisoners to all the nations. Jerusalem will be trampled on by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
Jesus prophecied this around A.d. 30-33. yet this occurred around 70 a.d. when vespasian, roman emperor sent his son Titus to capture jerusalem. The disciples fled before they came because jesus had warned them but the Jews stayed not believing in Jesus' word. Because of that all supplies were cut off and no one could escape. A famine soon began to ensue and 1.1 million Jews were killed while 97,000 were scattered to all nations. Since the Fig Tree represents Israel then this is when the Fig tree is withered. But Jesus said when its twigs get tender and its leaves come out, He is right at the door. Then what will happen to Israel.
Jer30:1 this is the word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD : 2 "This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: 'Write in a book all the words I have spoken to you. 3 The days are coming,' declares the LORD, 'when I will bring my people Israel and Judah back from captivity [a] and restore them to the land I gave their forefathers to possess,' says the LORD."
Then God says that He will restore Israel, but why? Because He wanted to reveal to us when second coming Christ would appear on this Earth.Then from A.D. 70 all the way until 1948 Israel had no country of its own. But all of a sudden in 1948 they regained there status as a country. After 1900 years thats nearly impossible. But it occurred so that God could fulfill His prophecy. The Christ AhnsahngHong, second coming Christ appeared in 1948 according to the Bible prophecy. In 1948 what was Christ AhnsahnGHong doing?
20Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me.
In 1948, christ AhnsahngHong came knocking door to door preaching the Passover of the new covenant to give eternal life to lost sinners.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Christ AhnsahngHong appeared according to the Fig Tree Lesson
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The fig tree lesson of the Bible let us know when second coming Christ would appear on this earth.
Through this prophecy, we can know that second coming Christ should come in 1948.
Christ AhnsahngHong came in 1948 and preached the new covenant to give us salvation.
Christ AhnsahngHong is truly second coming Christ!!
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