Matthew 24:33

"“Now from the fig tree learn this parable: When its branch has now become tender and produces its leaves, you know that the summer is near."

Key Reflection

This parable teaches that just as the appearance of tender branches and leaves on a fig tree signals the approach of summer, so too should Christians recognize the signs of Jesus' return when they see similar indicators in their own time. The imagery points to the reliability of divine timing and the importance of being prepared for His coming.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Verse 33. So likewise ye, etc. In the same manner, when you see what I have predicted, the signs around Jerusalem, then know that its destruction is at hand. Is near. Luke says, Lu 21:28 that "your redemption draweth nigh;" and, Lu 21:31 "the kingdom of God is nigh at hand." Your deliverance from the dangers that threaten the city approaches, and the kingdom of God will be set up in the earth; or your everlasting redemption from sin and death will come at the day of judgment, and his eternal kingdom is to be established in the heavens.

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