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for it was not the season for figs – 8
The Fig Tree Languishes In this concluding part of our 8-part series we draw our conclusions of why JESUS on his way to Jerusalem cursed the fig tree. [circa 835 BC] The Prophet Joel: 1:3 Tell your children of it,and let your children tell their children,and their children to another generation… Generations recall what has been…
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for it was not the season for figs – 6
When I would gather them, declares the LORD,there are no grapes on the vine,nor figs on the fig tree;even the leaves are withered,and what I gave them has passed away from them.” Jeremiah 8:13 Jesus’ Lament over Jerusalem’s crowds Recall the fig tree and all the symbols of Jerusalem. You can almost hear Jesus lamenting:…
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for it was not the season for figs – 5
The Lord vs. Kings We began this series examining an incident of the Lord Jesus cursing a fig tree. It seemed so unlike the Son of Man who would a few days later sacrifice His own blood as perfect Passover sacrifice for the sins of man. In the Beginning: It is in Eden where we…
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