"To correctly understand the message of Matthew 24
and Mark 13 you first must look at the
placement of the Parable of the Fig
Tree in the chapter. The Parable of the Fig Tree
is placed to tell us to
watch for "all these things"
that are previously described
in Matthew 24 and Mark 13 which preview His
coming.
Jesus did not believe the unbelieving
end-time Jews would be reading His NEW Testament
to learn the lesson from the Parable of the Fig Tree
as to what to watch for His coming.
The Parable of the Fig Tree, as well as the rest
of Matthew 24 and Mark 13 is a message for the
end-time believers who are His
Church, not the unbelieving Jews.
The end-time UNBELIEVING Jews are
still reading the OLD testament.
The Jews rejected Jesus, as well as
His NEW Testament! With the
fore-knowledge of that, why would Jesus give any
messages to the end-time unbelieving Jews in Matthew
24 and Mark 13 of the NEW TESTAMENT OF HIS
WORD ? Jesus knew exactly what was
coming His way when He gave His Olivet
Discourse.for the benefit of the end-time believers
who are His Church.
YBIC, Bruce Warner"
Bruce,
I've now read much of your postings here at 5
Doves.
Your teachings are reasoned from a replacement
theology frame of thinking.
Jesus was speaking to His disciples about the
future of THEIR nation, not yours.
You as a Gentile are an ingrafted wild olive branch
into the Holy root of Israel.
Jesus was speaking to BELIEVING Jews, ie, His
disciples.
How do YOU know Jews do not read the New
Testament?
Do you know about the ulta orthodox Jews here
in Israel who are believers in Jesus
and keep their faith in secret so as not to be
thrown out of their communities?
Be very careful not to throw Jews under the bus by
implying they rejected Jesus
and therefore God is done with them.
I got an audible word from the Father in 1986 that
He was not finished with the Jews yet.
But, much of Gentile Christianity HAS finished with
the Jews.
We are warned NOT to be arrogant against the
natural branches.
God can graft them back in a second.
And, He will.
We received grace to be saved.
What, do they not get the same chance for grace as
we Gentiles?
This is our time of grace.
Their time is about to begin and Jesus will focus
ALL of His attention on them.
You do not stand as judge of the Jews.
JDS