Why did Jesus wither the fig tree in Matthew chapter 21? It clearly states that it was not time for figs?

Please read the entire chapter, and consider the following:



What was Jesus doing the day before He withered the tree?



The tree was withered when Jesus was on His way back where?



Who should people in Jesus' day have gone to for spiritual nourishment? How successful were they at that job?



Before a fruit tree can develop fruit, it needs to build up nutrients and structure to support fruit. It needs to prepare for fruitfulness. What was the fruit the metaphorical tree should have been preparing to bear? How prepared were they?



At the time this miracle was performed, there were no Christians, so please avoid making modern applications. Who does the fig tree represent? (note verse 43.)



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Why did Jesus wither the fig tree in Matthew chapter 21? It clearly states that it was not time for figs?
The fig tree represented the Pharisees of the day.



When fruit trees are ready to bear fruit, trees show signs of what stage they are in: budding flowers, full bloom, developing fruit, bearing fruit, etc. That fig tree that Yeshua walked past had shown signs that it was bearing fruit, but when checked, it didn't have any. Basically the tree lied, by giving a false indication of fruit.



Yeshua was using this to show what the Pharisees were doing in his day. While they stood before the people praying and appearing holy, in reality they had forsaken the commandments of God and replaced them with their own reforms, tradtions and customs (Mat 15:3,6 Mrk 7:8-9,13).



To answer your question, Mat 21:17 shows he lodged in Bethany and in the morning he was returning to the city (Jerusalem).



As to whom the people should have gone for spiritual needs - the kohanim (priests) who still abided by Torah and weren't corupted by the Pharisees. The reason why they were no longer abel to do this was because of the strangle hold the Pharisees had over Jewish life. The Pharisees replaced God's commandments with reforms and rules that the people staggered under, to the point the people couldn't come before God anymore (Mat 23:2-4).
Reply:The tree is symbolic of the end of the "age" - an age that was out of season, so to speak, and no longer producing fruit. Later on in Matthew he explains the parable of the fig.



Jesus IS the new age that replaced the old - the age of Pisces 2000 years ago. This is why early Christian symbolism is so fish-centric.
Reply:consider this:

some Christians say they are very religious and very devout but they are not...

and there are some atheists that show and act and live like God is in his life.
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Reply:He withered the fig tree because Adam and Eve hid after their sin with fig leaves. He was symbolizing that the fruit of sin should no longer be eaten by humans. He was about to become for sinners the tree of life. Sin did not hide us from God. He loved us enough to take away the covering we had fashioned for ourselves, so that we could be clothed with God's own love, with God's own Christ, God incarnate.
Reply:Jesus withered the fig tree as an example to his apostles about faith. Matthew 21:18-22 His point was all things that are asked for in prayer having faith are given.
Reply:The way I understand it, Jesus refers to the fig tree as a fake christian. Looks like a real christian, sounds like a real christian, feels like a real christan, but has no real fruits, like a christian should. (See Galatians 5 for the fruits of the Spirit)