Tag: Fig Tree

  • Learn the Lesson of the Fig Tree

    (Mark 13:24-31) Jesus continues describing the signs of the end in this section and specifically those leading up to his second coming. He tells us that the sun will be darkened and the moon will lose it’s light. The stars will fall from the heavens and the powers of the heavens will be shaken. Some…

  • The Barren Fig Tree

    (Mark 11:11-14) The teaching about the barren fig tree is an interesting one. Each time I look at it I find things that are more and more interesting in it. The first time I read this section of scripture I thought the Lord was being harsh and vindictive. He basically cursed the fig tree so…

  • The Lesson of the Fig Tree

    (Matthew 24:32-35) The whole of Matthew chapters 24 and 25 are concerned with times of the end and the signs preceding the second coming of Jesus Christ. This small section of scripture here though is the key to these prophecies. It is the point at which the lessons in these chapters pivot. The preceding sections…

  • Ask in Faith and it Will Be Done

    (Matthew 21:18-22) This is an unusual teaching for on the surface it might look like the Lord was being vindictive or cursing. But this is not the case, as we will see. There are several messages here, the main one being to ask in faith and it will be done. First we see the Lord…