...to that infamous tree in the garden of Eden?
Considering what Jesus did when he met up with that fig tree, what do you think he would have done....?
What do you think the burning bush was made of?
**Thanks for making me spit a whiskey and coke on the screen**
{{{{zilla}}}
Reply:He could have produced more figs and feed them to the poor and hungry. At least that's what I would have done.
Reply:he would have produced more figs and fed them to the snake.
Reply:The cursing of the fig tree was a prophetic illustration that the nation of Israel was to be left desolate for their disobedience.
As you can see that has happened.
Reply:The fig tree that didn't bear any fruit represented Israel.
Reply:I think he would have eaten from it (somebody had to) and then hung himself (again, always the martyr).
Reply:woof up in smoke is what I would have done
but the longsuffering of our Lord endured with much grief
for Satan said He could run the show better than God could ever do
Ezekiel 28 : 13
Reply:He wouldve made fresh apple pie ...
Reply:He would have made some Apple Pan Dowdy or however you spell it. (((((Zilla)))))
Reply:the tree of death---he embraced it and hung all the sins given to him in marriage with his Church on it---then he rose again from the dead and left the sins there with death and so we go with him through death and leave our sins there too and follow him to Heaven where we are constantly winning Bingo games!!! Yay!!!! (not really but we will always be happy)
(((Zilla)))
Reply:((((Zilla))))
He woulda made wooden sex toys out of it for the Hittites
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Why did Jesus say he had seen Nathaniel under the fig tree? (I think it was Nathaniel anyway---)?
The one without guile
Why did Jesus say he had seen Nathaniel under the fig tree? (I think it was Nathaniel anyway---)?
This passage is in John, chapter 1, starting with verse 45. Jesus was beginning to choose some men to be his disciples. Philip had just said to Nathaniel, "We have found him whom Moses, in the Law, and also the prophets wrote - Jesus, of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." but Nathaniel was skeptical, and said, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" and put him off. But Philip insisted that Nathaniel go to see Jesus.
Jesus was showing a special ability when he said, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile." Nathaniel was not aware of ever having met Jesus before or had any common friends, and was still skeptical, so he said, "How do you know me?" And then Jesus said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
How could Jesus have seen him? Nathaniel had just come from some distance. This was amazing to Nathaniel and convinced him that this was, indeed, someone who was beyond an average human being, and so he said, 'Rabbi! You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus then said, "Because I said 'I saw you under the fig tree' you believe? You will see greater things than these."
If I told you what you are doing right now, it would be pretty amazing, wouldn't it? Well, Jesus knows,,, but I don't. After that, Nathaniel believed in Jesus.
ada
Why did Jesus say he had seen Nathaniel under the fig tree? (I think it was Nathaniel anyway---)?
This passage is in John, chapter 1, starting with verse 45. Jesus was beginning to choose some men to be his disciples. Philip had just said to Nathaniel, "We have found him whom Moses, in the Law, and also the prophets wrote - Jesus, of Nazareth, the son of Joseph." but Nathaniel was skeptical, and said, "Can anything good come out of Nazareth?" and put him off. But Philip insisted that Nathaniel go to see Jesus.
Jesus was showing a special ability when he said, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile." Nathaniel was not aware of ever having met Jesus before or had any common friends, and was still skeptical, so he said, "How do you know me?" And then Jesus said to him, "Before Philip called you, when you were under the fig tree, I saw you."
How could Jesus have seen him? Nathaniel had just come from some distance. This was amazing to Nathaniel and convinced him that this was, indeed, someone who was beyond an average human being, and so he said, 'Rabbi! You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" Jesus then said, "Because I said 'I saw you under the fig tree' you believe? You will see greater things than these."
If I told you what you are doing right now, it would be pretty amazing, wouldn't it? Well, Jesus knows,,, but I don't. After that, Nathaniel believed in Jesus.
ada
Ok heres the thing im 5'2 and 180lbs...i fig out a diet plan tell me if its good?????PLZ HELP!?
Alright my mom has been doing this diet thing were she eats 2 bowls of special K each day and she lowered her portions of meals....and she also walks for about 20 min each nite...and has laready lost 22 lbs in 1 month....do you think this sounds like a good plan for me...im 19
Ok heres the thing im 5'2 and 180lbs...i fig out a diet plan tell me if its good?????PLZ HELP!?
that plan sucks.
all she has lost is water weight and muscle not fat plus she has slowed down her metabolism which will make fat loss in future even harder. as soon as she starts eating normal she will gain more than lost back.
find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
dont try to lose more than 1-2lbs a week - its not healthy to lose more.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried - no junk food.
Reply:that's OK for the short term, but as soon as she returns to eating normally, some of the weight can come back. (or all or more than before) eat well balanced meals with proper portions, drink lots of water, and exercise at least 30 minutes every day. use the links to figure out how much of what kind.
Reply:That sounds like a good diet. But along with lowering the portions of the meals you need to make sure they are nutritious and something you can keep up with once you hit your ideal weight. You don't want to lose the weight too quickly or it is more likely to come back. Also I would recommend taking a multi-vitamin to make sure you get all the good stuff you need.
The best part of the plan is the exercise. That is the most important thing to leading a healthy life.
Good luck.
Reply:for the first time, yes, but later on you are going to quit losing weight by doing this because you will need to consume less calories and take more exercise.
you will need to add strength trianng and cardio to your routione. 20 minutes is not good in the long term. get a jump rope.
Ok heres the thing im 5'2 and 180lbs...i fig out a diet plan tell me if its good?????PLZ HELP!?
that plan sucks.
all she has lost is water weight and muscle not fat plus she has slowed down her metabolism which will make fat loss in future even harder. as soon as she starts eating normal she will gain more than lost back.
find calorie/fitness calculator on the net, enter all your stats and it will tell you how many calories you need a day to maintain, take off 300-400cal off that number and thats how much you need to lose.
dont try to lose more than 1-2lbs a week - its not healthy to lose more.
eat 5-6 small meals a day (eat every 2-3 hours)
5-8 servings of fruit and veggies a day
8 glasses of water
have complex carbs for breakfast - they give you energy
have lean meat (protein) for dinner - repairs muscle
cardio exercise 4-6 times a week for 30-50min, light weight training
dont consume foods that are made of white flour (white bread, cakes, past etc.), sugar loaded foods (cookies, icecream, candy etc) and nothing fried - no junk food.
Reply:that's OK for the short term, but as soon as she returns to eating normally, some of the weight can come back. (or all or more than before) eat well balanced meals with proper portions, drink lots of water, and exercise at least 30 minutes every day. use the links to figure out how much of what kind.
Reply:That sounds like a good diet. But along with lowering the portions of the meals you need to make sure they are nutritious and something you can keep up with once you hit your ideal weight. You don't want to lose the weight too quickly or it is more likely to come back. Also I would recommend taking a multi-vitamin to make sure you get all the good stuff you need.
The best part of the plan is the exercise. That is the most important thing to leading a healthy life.
Good luck.
Reply:for the first time, yes, but later on you are going to quit losing weight by doing this because you will need to consume less calories and take more exercise.
you will need to add strength trianng and cardio to your routione. 20 minutes is not good in the long term. get a jump rope.
How many wasp heads does the gov. allow in a fig newton?
enough to make you bleed internally ^_^
How many wasp heads does the gov. allow in a fig newton?
None, I hope.
How many wasp heads does the gov. allow in a fig newton?
None, I hope.
Will the curator of the Creation-Museum be sporting a fig leaf this Halloween?
lindsey p!
Will the curator of the Creation-Museum be sporting a fig leaf this Halloween?
A fig leaf for his "twig" and fig fruit for his "berries". Lets just hope it's all held together by fig jam and not that sticky substance you had afore mentioned. ; )
Reply:that would scare away the trick-or-treaters!! lol
Reply:I am a Christian and I believe in creation. I like good looking men. I would never like to see the Creation Museums founder in any stage of undress! The man is not attractive! Ewwwww.
Reply:He probably doesn't celebrate Halloween by dressing up.
Reply:No, he will not be celebrating the devils holiday.
Reply:The curator of the Creation Museum sold me 50 shares of a new clothing line based on the bible. It turned out to be consisting entirely of fig leaves. Do you think I was conned?
Reply:lets hope so
Reply:I think he may have fig leaves for brains.
Reply:Now that would be a sight to run from!LOL!
Reply:I hope so. He'd be arrested for lewd behavior or something and I'm sure the fellas in the county jail would just LOVE his outfit! I'm sure it would be a night he'd never forget, and one that I would never be able to stop laughing at!
Reply:Isn't he in jail? He should be wearing a straight jacket.
Reply:I bet the evolist will be spaning a tail this halloween.
Reply:No but I am pretty sure there will be an apple and a serpent nearby.
Reply:He'll be riding a dinosoar, too.
addis
Will the curator of the Creation-Museum be sporting a fig leaf this Halloween?
A fig leaf for his "twig" and fig fruit for his "berries". Lets just hope it's all held together by fig jam and not that sticky substance you had afore mentioned. ; )
Reply:that would scare away the trick-or-treaters!! lol
Reply:I am a Christian and I believe in creation. I like good looking men. I would never like to see the Creation Museums founder in any stage of undress! The man is not attractive! Ewwwww.
Reply:He probably doesn't celebrate Halloween by dressing up.
Reply:No, he will not be celebrating the devils holiday.
Reply:The curator of the Creation Museum sold me 50 shares of a new clothing line based on the bible. It turned out to be consisting entirely of fig leaves. Do you think I was conned?
Reply:lets hope so
Reply:I think he may have fig leaves for brains.
Reply:Now that would be a sight to run from!LOL!
Reply:I hope so. He'd be arrested for lewd behavior or something and I'm sure the fellas in the county jail would just LOVE his outfit! I'm sure it would be a night he'd never forget, and one that I would never be able to stop laughing at!
Reply:Isn't he in jail? He should be wearing a straight jacket.
Reply:I bet the evolist will be spaning a tail this halloween.
Reply:No but I am pretty sure there will be an apple and a serpent nearby.
Reply:He'll be riding a dinosoar, too.
addis
I would like to know the store that carrys Green Fig reed diffusers?
It is a really nice fragrance and I have looked everywhere.
I would like to know the store that carrys Green Fig reed diffusers?
amazon.com has reed diffusers....here is the link ( has fig listed)
http://www.amazon.com/Reed-Diffusers-8-0...
I would like to know the store that carrys Green Fig reed diffusers?
amazon.com has reed diffusers....here is the link ( has fig listed)
http://www.amazon.com/Reed-Diffusers-8-0...
What did brother Jesus teach us when he rocked the fig tree - to slam the offensive? GOD BLESS YOU ALLL?
GOD OF COURSE BLESSED ME on your wishing for which I am thankful, but I don't know what brother Jesus taught to any body, as I was not there when he taught others. Jesus did not write himself any thing anywhere about it (I don't believe writings made by others in the name of Jesus or God, as they merely mislead the gullible followers).
What did brother Jesus teach us when he rocked the fig tree - to slam the offensive? GOD BLESS YOU ALLL?
and God bless you Tiny Tim
Reply:Any chance you could phrase this a little clearer please
Reply:"and god is empty just like me........."
Reply:???
Reply:huh?
Reply:ididnt under stand question
Reply:Say wuh?
What did brother Jesus teach us when he rocked the fig tree - to slam the offensive? GOD BLESS YOU ALLL?
and God bless you Tiny Tim
Reply:Any chance you could phrase this a little clearer please
Reply:"and god is empty just like me........."
Reply:???
Reply:huh?
Reply:ididnt under stand question
Reply:Say wuh?
Is there anyone on here who DOESN'T give a fig about the blasted football?!!!?
....Or am I completely on my own with this?
Is there anyone on here who DOESN'T give a fig about the blasted football?!!!?
ME TOO!
Reply:Im Scottish and im supposed to like Football but it`s absolute pants! I would rather go to a the world knitting compitition with my Granny than talk about,watch or think about Football.It`s just pure mince.And not even Steak mince at that!
Reply:your not on your own there is a tiny minority you fit into nicely
Reply:If football disappeared tomorrow, I would never miss it.
Reply:I don't know what you're talking about but it doesn't matter since i don't like sports anyway.
Reply:*hands up in air*
Reply:you're on your own
Reply:me
Reply:me
Reply:yes I'm fed up of hearing a bout it .
Reply:I'm with you on that one.
Reply:YES YES YES
Am sick to death of it being rammed down my throat!!
Is there anyone on here who DOESN'T give a fig about the blasted football?!!!?
ME TOO!
Reply:Im Scottish and im supposed to like Football but it`s absolute pants! I would rather go to a the world knitting compitition with my Granny than talk about,watch or think about Football.It`s just pure mince.And not even Steak mince at that!
Reply:your not on your own there is a tiny minority you fit into nicely
Reply:If football disappeared tomorrow, I would never miss it.
Reply:I don't know what you're talking about but it doesn't matter since i don't like sports anyway.
Reply:*hands up in air*
Reply:you're on your own
Reply:me
Reply:me
Reply:yes I'm fed up of hearing a bout it .
Reply:I'm with you on that one.
Reply:YES YES YES
Am sick to death of it being rammed down my throat!!
What would you do if the old man brought home fig bars instead of chocolate ?
Shoot. Any jury would understand.
Lol.
What would you do if the old man brought home fig bars instead of chocolate ?
Kiss him! I'm allergic to chocolate and I love fig bars!
Is it weird that I like fig bars since I'm only 21? haha
Reply:Send him back out. Yuck. What's he getting at????
Reply:throw him out. how are fig bars going to help my pms?!
larry
Lol.
What would you do if the old man brought home fig bars instead of chocolate ?
Kiss him! I'm allergic to chocolate and I love fig bars!
Is it weird that I like fig bars since I'm only 21? haha
Reply:Send him back out. Yuck. What's he getting at????
Reply:throw him out. how are fig bars going to help my pms?!
larry
A hot iron horseshoe (mass = 0.45 kg), just forged (Fig. 14-16), is dropped into 1.65 L of water in a 0.29 kg?
This assumes none of the water was boiled off during the dropping process.
Qhs = .45 Ciron *(Tis - Tf)
Q hwo = .29 Ch2o (Tws - Tf)
Qhs + Qhwo = 0: solve for Tf, you have to provide C for iron and water (heat capacitance)
Qhs = .45 Ciron *(Tis - Tf)
Q hwo = .29 Ch2o (Tws - Tf)
Qhs + Qhwo = 0: solve for Tf, you have to provide C for iron and water (heat capacitance)
Can you contract aids from ones who's touch a fig newton?
Absolutely. Those dirrrrty fig newtons!
Can you contract aids from ones who's touch a fig newton?
Only if you have unprotected sex with that person after you eat the fig newton and the person is HIV+.
You can not get HIV from touching, kissing, drinking from the same glass.
You have to get their blood into your body by unprotected sex or sharing needles.
so eat all the fig newtons you want
Reply:No
Reply:no
Reply:YES...and just how did you know that....I thought it was a secret!
Reply:Ok...what planet r u from???????????????
Can you contract aids from ones who's touch a fig newton?
Only if you have unprotected sex with that person after you eat the fig newton and the person is HIV+.
You can not get HIV from touching, kissing, drinking from the same glass.
You have to get their blood into your body by unprotected sex or sharing needles.
so eat all the fig newtons you want
Reply:No
Reply:no
Reply:YES...and just how did you know that....I thought it was a secret!
Reply:Ok...what planet r u from???????????????
What is the true meaning of the parable of the fig tree?
The incident of Jesus and the fig tree although not a parable, but something that actually happened, served two purposes. One purpose was to demonstrate the power of faith and the other was to show his apostles that baring fruit is important in God's eyes and that the nation of Israel was not producing fruit, but had actually turned its back on what they had agreed to with God at Mt. Sinai. So if we are Christians then the question is are we baring fruit that is pleasing to God and Jesus. In other words, are we following Jesus' command at Matthew 28:19,20.
What is the true meaning of the parable of the fig tree?
i thought it was just to show the disciples that if they had faith and believed they also could do miracles. EDIT: which the new king james says that whatever they prayed for without doubting would be answered
Reply:I assume you're talking about when Jesus touched it and the next day it died?
I believe this is Christ showing the apostles that He will suffer %26amp; die soon........but on the 3rd day rise again
Reply:http://www.godhatesfigs.com/
Reply:We must bear fruit, i.e. live according to Christian teaching, or our spiritual life will wither and die. It is not enough to simply look good to other Christians, we must share the faith.
Reply:You mean when Jesus touches it - it immediately withers and dies? When the Lord returns (the embodiment of the true church), all false religion will crash.
Reply:the fig tree represents us- his children. as children of God- we are supposed to bear good fruit [the fruits of the holy spirit] The man is Jesus.he came to earth to give us a second chance, to cleanse us of our sins so that we may bear good fruits. however, in the end, if we do not follow his commands, we- like the fig tree will be cut down. [thrown into hell]
Reply:One way of seeing this parable is to see the fig tree as a representation of the Jewish people whom God had called out of Egypt to be the holy people, set apart to Him, from whom his salvation would be made know to the rest of the world.
Jesus looks to the tree for fruit. Fruit represents the people fulfilling God's purpose in choosing them but all He sees are leaves like the leaves that Adam and Eve sewed together to cover their naked shame when they disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden.
So Jesus pronounces a curse on those who failed to repent of their sins and recognize Him as the Savior or Messiah.
John 1:11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God."
Reply:There are good figs and bad figs. Some people are what they say they are . Some lie and say they are of our brother Judah. The truthful ones are the good figs. The liars are the bad figs. Let those that have wisdom understand.
Reply:Figs ain't wot they used to be
Reply:i think that would be talking about the seasons...when you see certain signs that you will recognize Jesus return
Reply:I am not sure, pass the vodka.
Reply:lt wasn't bearing any fruit. lt says how important it is for believers to bear the fruit of the Spirit.
At least, that's what l've always thought.
Reply:The fig tree that does not bear fruits were referring to the Jewish leaders and nation as a whole. God cut them off and turn to Spiritual Israel . There is now , no more Jews or Greeks, freemen nor slaves; all who believes in Jesus now form the Spiritual Israel (Jews and Gentiles included)
The barren fig tree has always been referred to Israel as a Nation even in the Old Testament. The Jewish disciples understood it. But we as Gentiles don't. Now, you know!
Reply:the fig tree bore no fruit.....it was a stick that provided little shade and no substance, withered and died......
a man is the same since we are to be known by our fruits..
the man bore no fruit / knowledge / work / faith...he was a stick that provided little shade / help /compassion and no substance/ self centered/ self absorbed, withered/ none productive and died/ not contribute....
that is what I read it as and what I have heard it as also....
Reply:You have some great anwers here amonst the jokers. we can only pray for them too.
Idont know that I can add to the answers of those that spoke clearly about this, but I do know that its not just fruit of leading ppl to God that God is talking about. True fruit will love and obey God. they are truly ppl of Jesus Christ. So if we bring ppl to God and we dont bring them Jesus, we didnt really have fruit. Cause without Jesus we have no faith at all, that is if you believe the Christian faith.
so if we live like Jesus and act like Jesus and live only for Him, we will have trees that bring in much fruit for Jesus. Hard to bring somoene into this if you dont believe it yourself.
Those that dont bring the teachings of Jesus are not really bringing us the God of the HOly Bible. To have much fruit on our fig trees, we must bring in real fruit with the full teachings of Jesus Christ. Unless its real fruit, its not really fruit, is it? The others spoke clearly to what this all means, but I just had to add that be sure it is real fruit that you bare on your tree.
the real fruit, the firstfruits of Jesus Christ, and your tree will always be healthy and full....
Reply:The Fig Tree Withers
Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered.
When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" they asked.
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.
22) If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Reply:I'll tag this. I would like to see what people assumes it means.
I'm very certain that none of the people can answer correctly.
What is the true meaning of the parable of the fig tree?
i thought it was just to show the disciples that if they had faith and believed they also could do miracles. EDIT: which the new king james says that whatever they prayed for without doubting would be answered
Reply:I assume you're talking about when Jesus touched it and the next day it died?
I believe this is Christ showing the apostles that He will suffer %26amp; die soon........but on the 3rd day rise again
Reply:http://www.godhatesfigs.com/
Reply:We must bear fruit, i.e. live according to Christian teaching, or our spiritual life will wither and die. It is not enough to simply look good to other Christians, we must share the faith.
Reply:You mean when Jesus touches it - it immediately withers and dies? When the Lord returns (the embodiment of the true church), all false religion will crash.
Reply:the fig tree represents us- his children. as children of God- we are supposed to bear good fruit [the fruits of the holy spirit] The man is Jesus.he came to earth to give us a second chance, to cleanse us of our sins so that we may bear good fruits. however, in the end, if we do not follow his commands, we- like the fig tree will be cut down. [thrown into hell]
Reply:One way of seeing this parable is to see the fig tree as a representation of the Jewish people whom God had called out of Egypt to be the holy people, set apart to Him, from whom his salvation would be made know to the rest of the world.
Jesus looks to the tree for fruit. Fruit represents the people fulfilling God's purpose in choosing them but all He sees are leaves like the leaves that Adam and Eve sewed together to cover their naked shame when they disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden.
So Jesus pronounces a curse on those who failed to repent of their sins and recognize Him as the Savior or Messiah.
John 1:11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
John 3:17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but in order that the world might be saved through him. 18 Whoever believes in him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only Son of God.
19 And this is the judgment: the light has come into the world, and people loved the darkness rather than the light because their deeds were evil. 20 For everyone who does wicked things hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. 21 But whoever does what is true comes to the light, so that it may be clearly seen that his deeds have been carried out in God."
Reply:There are good figs and bad figs. Some people are what they say they are . Some lie and say they are of our brother Judah. The truthful ones are the good figs. The liars are the bad figs. Let those that have wisdom understand.
Reply:Figs ain't wot they used to be
Reply:i think that would be talking about the seasons...when you see certain signs that you will recognize Jesus return
Reply:I am not sure, pass the vodka.
Reply:lt wasn't bearing any fruit. lt says how important it is for believers to bear the fruit of the Spirit.
At least, that's what l've always thought.
Reply:The fig tree that does not bear fruits were referring to the Jewish leaders and nation as a whole. God cut them off and turn to Spiritual Israel . There is now , no more Jews or Greeks, freemen nor slaves; all who believes in Jesus now form the Spiritual Israel (Jews and Gentiles included)
The barren fig tree has always been referred to Israel as a Nation even in the Old Testament. The Jewish disciples understood it. But we as Gentiles don't. Now, you know!
Reply:the fig tree bore no fruit.....it was a stick that provided little shade and no substance, withered and died......
a man is the same since we are to be known by our fruits..
the man bore no fruit / knowledge / work / faith...he was a stick that provided little shade / help /compassion and no substance/ self centered/ self absorbed, withered/ none productive and died/ not contribute....
that is what I read it as and what I have heard it as also....
Reply:You have some great anwers here amonst the jokers. we can only pray for them too.
Idont know that I can add to the answers of those that spoke clearly about this, but I do know that its not just fruit of leading ppl to God that God is talking about. True fruit will love and obey God. they are truly ppl of Jesus Christ. So if we bring ppl to God and we dont bring them Jesus, we didnt really have fruit. Cause without Jesus we have no faith at all, that is if you believe the Christian faith.
so if we live like Jesus and act like Jesus and live only for Him, we will have trees that bring in much fruit for Jesus. Hard to bring somoene into this if you dont believe it yourself.
Those that dont bring the teachings of Jesus are not really bringing us the God of the HOly Bible. To have much fruit on our fig trees, we must bring in real fruit with the full teachings of Jesus Christ. Unless its real fruit, its not really fruit, is it? The others spoke clearly to what this all means, but I just had to add that be sure it is real fruit that you bare on your tree.
the real fruit, the firstfruits of Jesus Christ, and your tree will always be healthy and full....
Reply:The Fig Tree Withers
Early in the morning, as he was on his way back to the city, he was hungry. 19Seeing a fig tree by the road, he went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. Then he said to it, "May you never bear fruit again!" Immediately the tree withered.
When the disciples saw this, they were amazed. "How did the fig tree wither so quickly?" they asked.
Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only can you do what was done to the fig tree, but also you can say to this mountain, 'Go, throw yourself into the sea,' and it will be done.
22) If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer."
Reply:I'll tag this. I would like to see what people assumes it means.
I'm very certain that none of the people can answer correctly.
Why are we told to learn the parable of the fig tree?
It's getting late in the game because this generation, the one we're in now, has some gray hair. Christ returns at the end of this generation. Then, begins the Millennium / The Lord's Day.
To learn more about the final generation, let's go to the Word and read The Parable of the Fig Tree. Jesus, in Matthew 24:32-44, said:
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Jesus did not say if you get around to it, learn it. He said Learn it.
The fig tree symbolizes Israel. And, When his branch is yet tender, means that Israel became a country again. This happened in May, 1948.
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
The end of this earth age, dispensation of time, is near, knocking at the door. The earth is NOT going to be destroyed. A new age, The Lord's day will begin.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
All prophecies concerning this earth age will be fulfilled, come to pass, during this generation, which started in 1948.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Heaven and earth shall pass away means there will be a new heaven age and a new earth age, or a new dispensation of time. And, God's Word never changes. It's the same today, as it was yesterday, and as it will be forever.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Because no man knows the exact time when this earth age ends, we must be watchmen.
Watchmen for what?
The fulfillment of prophecies.
If you're a serious student of the Word, you know that these end time prophecies are passing rapidly - like a woman travails (in labor). At the end of labor, a birth takes place. In this case, a new age starts.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
It's important that you know who are the they in the above verse. They = Ne-phil-im, which means fallen ones (from naphal, to fall - 5307 in your Strong's Concordance). In other words, the fallen angels, the ones who left their place of habitation (heaven) and came to earth.
At the 6th trump, which you can read about in the Book of Revelation, the order is issued to boot antichrist from heaven to earth. Those fallen angels will also come here with their leader, antichrist, who is none other than satin.
And, just like in the days before the flood, they will be seducing women. Only those, however, who do not have God's seal in their forehead, which means in their mind.
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Those who get the Mark of the Beast - those who've been deceived by antichrist - will only realize that they've been worshiping the wrong christ when the Son of man, the real Christ, returns: the Second Advent.
The following verse explains the shame of those who get the Mark of the Beast after they realize that they've been deceived by antichrist:
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. Revelation 6:16
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
The one taken will be taken by antichrist. The other left will have God's seal in his forehead; therefore, he cannot be deceived by antichrist.
As Daniel 11:24 tells us, antichrist comes in peaceably and prosperously. He'll look and act like many Christians think Christ will look and act. If antichrist, for example, started loping off folks' heads, how many Christians would he deceive?
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Again, antichrist takes the first one. The one left is sealed by God, which mean she finds antichrist an abomination, not a temptation.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Those who fail to study God's Word, in depth, will not know for what to watch. Your Father's sent you a Letter, telling you everything you need to know.
As I said above, it's getting late in the game because we're in the 5th seal now. Thus, you'll see the following prophecy, Revelation 13:1-4, fulfilled before long:
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
The beast is a one-world system - the sea symbolizes people - the horns symbolizes power. In other words, flesh man creates this one-world, evil system. It, in my opinion, will come from the United Nations. Ask yourself where most countries go for help when they have problems?
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
The dragon, which is one of satin's names, just as antichrist is one of them, gives the beast its power.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
The beast, the one-world system, gets a deadly wound, which is healed by antichrist.
4 And they worshiped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
They worship the dragon because they've been deceived - they got the Mark of the Beast, which means in their mind. They believe antichrist is Christ. That's why when Christ comes back, 7th trump, they'll pray for the mountains to fall on them. Sad.
Why are we told to learn the parable of the fig tree?
to learn that every good tree bears good fruit, so good people do good works. and every bad tree will shrivel up and die. and that is what will happen to bad people doing bad things.
Reply:it's not really a parable, is it? it's a story. it's in the bible to demonstrate to us both the power of our words and the power of our faith. once you understand that, you'll understand why noah was able to curse his son and make it last. and a lot of other things. you'll learn how to speak things into existence. sounds ridiculous until you learn how to do it, but it has always worked well for me. study it. it's good stuff.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. -Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV)
edit- oops... i thought you were talking about when Jesus cursed the fig tree. oh well. you should still study up on the stuff i wrote about. it's crucial.
Reply:God hates figs.
Reply:If you call yourself a Christian, you'd better act like it.
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To learn more about the final generation, let's go to the Word and read The Parable of the Fig Tree. Jesus, in Matthew 24:32-44, said:
32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
Jesus did not say if you get around to it, learn it. He said Learn it.
The fig tree symbolizes Israel. And, When his branch is yet tender, means that Israel became a country again. This happened in May, 1948.
33 So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
The end of this earth age, dispensation of time, is near, knocking at the door. The earth is NOT going to be destroyed. A new age, The Lord's day will begin.
34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
All prophecies concerning this earth age will be fulfilled, come to pass, during this generation, which started in 1948.
35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
Heaven and earth shall pass away means there will be a new heaven age and a new earth age, or a new dispensation of time. And, God's Word never changes. It's the same today, as it was yesterday, and as it will be forever.
36 But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
Because no man knows the exact time when this earth age ends, we must be watchmen.
Watchmen for what?
The fulfillment of prophecies.
If you're a serious student of the Word, you know that these end time prophecies are passing rapidly - like a woman travails (in labor). At the end of labor, a birth takes place. In this case, a new age starts.
38 For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
It's important that you know who are the they in the above verse. They = Ne-phil-im, which means fallen ones (from naphal, to fall - 5307 in your Strong's Concordance). In other words, the fallen angels, the ones who left their place of habitation (heaven) and came to earth.
At the 6th trump, which you can read about in the Book of Revelation, the order is issued to boot antichrist from heaven to earth. Those fallen angels will also come here with their leader, antichrist, who is none other than satin.
And, just like in the days before the flood, they will be seducing women. Only those, however, who do not have God's seal in their forehead, which means in their mind.
39 And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
Those who get the Mark of the Beast - those who've been deceived by antichrist - will only realize that they've been worshiping the wrong christ when the Son of man, the real Christ, returns: the Second Advent.
The following verse explains the shame of those who get the Mark of the Beast after they realize that they've been deceived by antichrist:
And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. Revelation 6:16
40 Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
The one taken will be taken by antichrist. The other left will have God's seal in his forehead; therefore, he cannot be deceived by antichrist.
As Daniel 11:24 tells us, antichrist comes in peaceably and prosperously. He'll look and act like many Christians think Christ will look and act. If antichrist, for example, started loping off folks' heads, how many Christians would he deceive?
41 Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
Again, antichrist takes the first one. The one left is sealed by God, which mean she finds antichrist an abomination, not a temptation.
42 Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
Those who fail to study God's Word, in depth, will not know for what to watch. Your Father's sent you a Letter, telling you everything you need to know.
As I said above, it's getting late in the game because we're in the 5th seal now. Thus, you'll see the following prophecy, Revelation 13:1-4, fulfilled before long:
1 And I stood upon the sand of the sea, and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his heads the name of blasphemy.
The beast is a one-world system - the sea symbolizes people - the horns symbolizes power. In other words, flesh man creates this one-world, evil system. It, in my opinion, will come from the United Nations. Ask yourself where most countries go for help when they have problems?
2 And the beast which I saw was like unto a leopard, and his feet were as the feet of a bear, and his mouth as the mouth of a lion: and the dragon gave him his power, and his seat, and great authority.
The dragon, which is one of satin's names, just as antichrist is one of them, gives the beast its power.
3 And I saw one of his heads as it were wounded to death; and his deadly wound was healed: and all the world wondered after the beast.
The beast, the one-world system, gets a deadly wound, which is healed by antichrist.
4 And they worshiped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?
They worship the dragon because they've been deceived - they got the Mark of the Beast, which means in their mind. They believe antichrist is Christ. That's why when Christ comes back, 7th trump, they'll pray for the mountains to fall on them. Sad.
Why are we told to learn the parable of the fig tree?
to learn that every good tree bears good fruit, so good people do good works. and every bad tree will shrivel up and die. and that is what will happen to bad people doing bad things.
Reply:it's not really a parable, is it? it's a story. it's in the bible to demonstrate to us both the power of our words and the power of our faith. once you understand that, you'll understand why noah was able to curse his son and make it last. and a lot of other things. you'll learn how to speak things into existence. sounds ridiculous until you learn how to do it, but it has always worked well for me. study it. it's good stuff.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. -Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV)
edit- oops... i thought you were talking about when Jesus cursed the fig tree. oh well. you should still study up on the stuff i wrote about. it's crucial.
Reply:God hates figs.
Reply:If you call yourself a Christian, you'd better act like it.
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Brother Samson bit the lion and brother Jesus smashed a fig tree; did they love nature?
people should care more for nature than they do. there are so many people living so close together that you can't see the trees; and so they take this to be normal, when it's really quite abnormal.
but don't you think that lion would have bit samson?
about the trees i agree.
wouldn't it be better if they used donkey bats in the majors instead of wooden bats?
Brother Samson bit the lion and brother Jesus smashed a fig tree; did they love nature?
I hate to bother you with the facts, but ... Jesus didn't smash any fig tree. He cursed it.
In so doing, it couldn't produce any more fruit -- but it was allowed to live.
Reply:ok seriously, GET A FACELIFT!!!!
Reply:Neither one of these things are in the bible anywhere. If you are going to ask a question, then first get the facts.
Reply:Samson never bit a lion and Jesus never smashed a fig tree but Jesus cursed it.
Reply:apparently this is why the wiccan religion is growing so many members in a world where global warming is melting out the ice gaps and miami will be the first big city to go,
christianity is a religion that apparently pollutes in the interest of the all mighty profit, and is a virus on all mankind
Reply:Well, it sounds like they did, but were they protecting themselves? wait, that can't be right, why would you protect yourself from a tree? on that note, i think that they loved nature, but we all have our bad days!!! :) hope that helped
but don't you think that lion would have bit samson?
about the trees i agree.
wouldn't it be better if they used donkey bats in the majors instead of wooden bats?
Brother Samson bit the lion and brother Jesus smashed a fig tree; did they love nature?
I hate to bother you with the facts, but ... Jesus didn't smash any fig tree. He cursed it.
In so doing, it couldn't produce any more fruit -- but it was allowed to live.
Reply:ok seriously, GET A FACELIFT!!!!
Reply:Neither one of these things are in the bible anywhere. If you are going to ask a question, then first get the facts.
Reply:Samson never bit a lion and Jesus never smashed a fig tree but Jesus cursed it.
Reply:apparently this is why the wiccan religion is growing so many members in a world where global warming is melting out the ice gaps and miami will be the first big city to go,
christianity is a religion that apparently pollutes in the interest of the all mighty profit, and is a virus on all mankind
Reply:Well, it sounds like they did, but were they protecting themselves? wait, that can't be right, why would you protect yourself from a tree? on that note, i think that they loved nature, but we all have our bad days!!! :) hope that helped
If God didn't want Adam and Eve to wear fig leaves, why do we wear clothes?
Should we return to innocence and dress the way they did before the fall? Why else would babies be born without clothes unless that pleases God?
If God didn't want Adam and Eve to wear fig leaves, why do we wear clothes?
One reason is probably because people aren't going to be innocent anymore, they would be staring at others and lusting after them.
Reply:In Judaism, Adam and Eve did not have bodies until after they obtained the knowledge that God had tried to forbid them from.
Souls don't need fig leaves or clothing.
Reply:because after the human race sinned and ate of the tree, we relized our nakedness and we felt ashamed. God knew this immeditaly and made clothes from fig leaves and GAVE them to adam and eve. so im guessing we are still to wear them.
Reply:God made them naked because they were without sin and innocent. But when they were tempted by the devil and decided to partake fruit from the tree of knowledge and know good and evil like God and make their own decisions instead of God's, they knew they were naked in their sin. So God clothed them with animal skins-His first sacrifice by the way to help man, leading eventually to His own sacrifice as Christ on the cross.
Reply:Err..it is warmer.
Reply:I would love to be naked right now. I'm at work.
Reply:Before the fall lust was not an issue. Now that it is, clothing is necessary. Not to mention they provide protection from the elements.
Reply:I've been to a nude beach and BELIEVE me, some people NEED clothes. Eww.
Reply:Because they were without sin for a little while. No ridicule from others....no "others" to be ridiculed by anyway.
No mocking, no shame, no pettiness, no pride, etc etc.
Today we subscribe to societal rules, so we suffer shame, disgrace, mockery and a host of other derogatory things that can only be conjured up by shallow, petty and sinful human beings.
Reply:This is called evolution :)
Reply:Where the climate permits, yes we should all be able to be comfortably nude. I can't see that happening in the very near future, sadly.
Reply:At the time Adam and Eve did not have any knowledge of sin, knowledge, or of life in general. But after they ate from the tree of knowledge they became aware of their difference and felt shameful so they covered up.
If only they would of drank out of the fountain of life first and then ate of the tree of knowledge then it wouldn't of mattered because we'd all be imortal.
Just think though that if they hadn't ate from the tree of life, there'd be no sex (just kidding). Anyway, now we are stuck wearing clothes except for us who live out in the country where no one can see and we lay out in the nude (haha) but there are countries out there that it is part of their culture to be naked for they know no better.
Reply:Who told you He didn't want them wearing fig leaves?
When they sinned GOD made them clothes to wear. He knew they'd need the protection.
Genesis 3:21
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Reply:Don't forget, the world was very different before the flood of Noah. There are verses which talk about a second layer of water above the land in the atmosphere which gave the whole world a huge greenhouse effect. Then all that water came down with Noah when the floodgates of heaven opened and the world was forever changed. It was the perfect paradise until the sin of Adam and Eve. Its basic human instinct to sit there and say, wow i'm naked. Adam and Eve would never have given it a thought had they not touched the fruit. And they didn't need it because the world was perfect temperature all the time. When Adam hid, one of the first things he said was that he hid because he was naked and felt ashamed. God was upset with them and punished all mankind from then on but then made clothes for them out of his grace and gave his Son up for that original sin.
Reply:Apparently you didn't bother to read the rest of the story. No surprise there!
Reply:Read Genesis closely and see that Adam and Eve realized they were cold, sought shelter, and tried to make clothes without knowing how. The LORD GOD had to make clothes for them.
Reply:You're right we shouldn't QUICK everyone take off your clothes!
Reply:Because Muslims will behead us if we dont cover up our shameful bodies
Reply:be honest would you really like to see Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell, Rush Limbaugh or Jerry Fallwell naked?
Reply:They did not have to wear anything but then after the fall the first animal had to die for the clothes.
Reply:God made the first set of clothes for them. He killed an animal and took its skin to clothe them. This was the first death recorded in the Bible.
Reply:You ignore many practical considerations.
Reply:Because we would get cold and we would get frost bite. and times have advanced and God knows we have to survive if we want to live. and God knows we have to wear clothes. and i think the reason why God didnt want adam and eve to wear figs was because it might of been sinning and Jesus didnt exsisted before then .
If God didn't want Adam and Eve to wear fig leaves, why do we wear clothes?
One reason is probably because people aren't going to be innocent anymore, they would be staring at others and lusting after them.
Reply:In Judaism, Adam and Eve did not have bodies until after they obtained the knowledge that God had tried to forbid them from.
Souls don't need fig leaves or clothing.
Reply:because after the human race sinned and ate of the tree, we relized our nakedness and we felt ashamed. God knew this immeditaly and made clothes from fig leaves and GAVE them to adam and eve. so im guessing we are still to wear them.
Reply:God made them naked because they were without sin and innocent. But when they were tempted by the devil and decided to partake fruit from the tree of knowledge and know good and evil like God and make their own decisions instead of God's, they knew they were naked in their sin. So God clothed them with animal skins-His first sacrifice by the way to help man, leading eventually to His own sacrifice as Christ on the cross.
Reply:Err..it is warmer.
Reply:I would love to be naked right now. I'm at work.
Reply:Before the fall lust was not an issue. Now that it is, clothing is necessary. Not to mention they provide protection from the elements.
Reply:I've been to a nude beach and BELIEVE me, some people NEED clothes. Eww.
Reply:Because they were without sin for a little while. No ridicule from others....no "others" to be ridiculed by anyway.
No mocking, no shame, no pettiness, no pride, etc etc.
Today we subscribe to societal rules, so we suffer shame, disgrace, mockery and a host of other derogatory things that can only be conjured up by shallow, petty and sinful human beings.
Reply:This is called evolution :)
Reply:Where the climate permits, yes we should all be able to be comfortably nude. I can't see that happening in the very near future, sadly.
Reply:At the time Adam and Eve did not have any knowledge of sin, knowledge, or of life in general. But after they ate from the tree of knowledge they became aware of their difference and felt shameful so they covered up.
If only they would of drank out of the fountain of life first and then ate of the tree of knowledge then it wouldn't of mattered because we'd all be imortal.
Just think though that if they hadn't ate from the tree of life, there'd be no sex (just kidding). Anyway, now we are stuck wearing clothes except for us who live out in the country where no one can see and we lay out in the nude (haha) but there are countries out there that it is part of their culture to be naked for they know no better.
Reply:Who told you He didn't want them wearing fig leaves?
When they sinned GOD made them clothes to wear. He knew they'd need the protection.
Genesis 3:21
Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.
Reply:Don't forget, the world was very different before the flood of Noah. There are verses which talk about a second layer of water above the land in the atmosphere which gave the whole world a huge greenhouse effect. Then all that water came down with Noah when the floodgates of heaven opened and the world was forever changed. It was the perfect paradise until the sin of Adam and Eve. Its basic human instinct to sit there and say, wow i'm naked. Adam and Eve would never have given it a thought had they not touched the fruit. And they didn't need it because the world was perfect temperature all the time. When Adam hid, one of the first things he said was that he hid because he was naked and felt ashamed. God was upset with them and punished all mankind from then on but then made clothes for them out of his grace and gave his Son up for that original sin.
Reply:Apparently you didn't bother to read the rest of the story. No surprise there!
Reply:Read Genesis closely and see that Adam and Eve realized they were cold, sought shelter, and tried to make clothes without knowing how. The LORD GOD had to make clothes for them.
Reply:You're right we shouldn't QUICK everyone take off your clothes!
Reply:Because Muslims will behead us if we dont cover up our shameful bodies
Reply:be honest would you really like to see Oprah Winfrey, Rosie O'Donnell, Rush Limbaugh or Jerry Fallwell naked?
Reply:They did not have to wear anything but then after the fall the first animal had to die for the clothes.
Reply:God made the first set of clothes for them. He killed an animal and took its skin to clothe them. This was the first death recorded in the Bible.
Reply:You ignore many practical considerations.
Reply:Because we would get cold and we would get frost bite. and times have advanced and God knows we have to survive if we want to live. and God knows we have to wear clothes. and i think the reason why God didnt want adam and eve to wear figs was because it might of been sinning and Jesus didnt exsisted before then .
Who will walk around with a magic wand when its fig curse season; Jesus wept?
You are very confused and do not seem to have much background in scripture. Jesus cursed the fig tree as an example for us on how we must live our lives. We must produce "fruit" in order to follow Jesus. The "fruit" we produce is good deeds compelled by a heart filled with love for God.
Jesus wept when his good friend Lazarus died. This emotion showed his fully human nature while also being fully God.
Who will walk around with a magic wand when its fig curse season; Jesus wept?
No fig trees here. Mulberries, cottonwoods, and some trashy thing that drops it's seed pods allover.
Reply:Gandalf will walk around with a magic staff and fight off naughty orcses that chop on fig trees.
chop
chop
chop
Barabbas!
Jesus wept when his good friend Lazarus died. This emotion showed his fully human nature while also being fully God.
Who will walk around with a magic wand when its fig curse season; Jesus wept?
No fig trees here. Mulberries, cottonwoods, and some trashy thing that drops it's seed pods allover.
Reply:Gandalf will walk around with a magic staff and fight off naughty orcses that chop on fig trees.
chop
chop
chop
Barabbas!
Australia: when is the best time to plant a fig tree cutting in perth?
now before winter. if you dont you may want to wait for spring because you want them to get some roots in the ground and the get setted so the cool winter dosent hurt them
Australia: when is the best time to plant a fig tree cutting in perth?
About 1PM
miriam
Australia: when is the best time to plant a fig tree cutting in perth?
About 1PM
miriam
Jesus is love, but why did he curse the fig tree?
That fig tree chose to sin by not producing fruit. It knew how much Jesus likes figs. But Jesus taught that fig tree a lesson, who's laughing now, fig tree??
Jesus is love, but why did he curse the fig tree?
a lesson in faith He was teaching.
Reply:Jesus used the fig tree as an illustration of the fruitlessness of the contemporary Jewish religious leaders. But the disciples didn't get the analogy. They kept asking how making figs available would increase the people's faith, and wondering aloud whether figs should be sacrificed at the Temple. So he got real angry and kind of overdid the example. They didn't remember anything else that happened that week, but they sure remembered that! "Man! You should have seen it shrivel up! Just like-- schlooorP! It was so cool! You know, they really SHOULD sell figs around here. I don't see why they can't...."
Reply:Because it didn't have fruit ( what it was created for) and since he Jesus was the creator he cursed it.
That's how we are. We are made to produce and if we don't....I think you understand.
No, It doesn't matter what season it is. We still are told to produce fruit.
Reply:As a lesson for believers that they must produce fruit. He freely gives us salvation. What do we do then nothing?
He wants to do works of love - because he already saved us not because they are required. We need to have a character like his.
Reply:Jesus had anger management problems most likely caused by his daddy issues.
Reply:This was the same man who walked on water, inspired fish to jump into a net and multiplied the loaves and fishes. He wasn't use to nature being uncoorperative.
Or perhaps it was just an object lesson.
Reply:Because there was no fruit on it; so it was a waste of the soil.
Reply:The fig tree wasn't literal, it was used as an illustration.
Fig trees don't mature until around June and they get little buds of fruit well before the leaves even appear. So if a fig tree had leaves, it was reasonable to believe it had fruit. This tree particular tree had leaves but no figs; it was unproductive, worthless.
In a neighboring verse, Mark 11:22-25, we have a clue that Jesus was talking about faith. It could be used to move moutains or it could just be an outward show. But what did the withering of this fig tree have to do with faith? it was Jesus’ faith that made the curse effective. It seems that Jesus was using this occasion to provide an object lesson on the power of faith. As Jesus stated: “All the things you pray and ask for have faith that you have practically received, and you will have them.”—Mark 11:24.
There also seems to be another connection between the withering of this fig tree and the quality of faith. Just three months earlier Jesus uttered a parable about an unfruitful fig tree that needed to be cut down. (Luke 13:6-9) The fig tree of this parable was a symbol of the unfruitful ancient Jewish nation. Although this nation had been in a covenant relationship with God, the appearance was deceptive, because they even rejected God’s own Son. For them to feel this way, they had to have lacked faith
By making the tree wither, Jesus was graphically demonstrating what the end result would be for that fruitless, faithless nation.
While the absence of faith can make us fruitless and will only lead to our rejection by God, our possessing an active faith will enable us to ‘move mountains.'
Reply:There is no lack of love in the cursing of the fig tree, if I take the implication of your question correctly.
But it did have a meaning. I can accept this interpretation I found, with slight reservations that shouldn't matter since you're just looking for the general sense :
"Jesus was effectively denouncing Israel’s worship of God. With the cursing of the fig tree He was symbolically denouncing Israel as a nation and in a sense even denouncing unfruitful “Christians.” (That is people who profess to be Christian but have no evidence of a relationship with Christ)." -- Something like that.
It's actually loving of Jesus to show what is wrong so we can be warned. The normal human way is to be steamed and snap out. Jesus lovingly warns.
Reply:To show the power of the tongue.
Did you know that he cursed two fig trees? One dried up over night, and the other dried up immediately. This shows that faith is progressive. The more we use it, the better we get at it.
Mark 11:13-21 This was before he drove the money changers out of the temple.
Mat 21:19-21 This was after he drove the money changers out of the temple.
Jesus is love, but why did he curse the fig tree?
a lesson in faith He was teaching.
Reply:Jesus used the fig tree as an illustration of the fruitlessness of the contemporary Jewish religious leaders. But the disciples didn't get the analogy. They kept asking how making figs available would increase the people's faith, and wondering aloud whether figs should be sacrificed at the Temple. So he got real angry and kind of overdid the example. They didn't remember anything else that happened that week, but they sure remembered that! "Man! You should have seen it shrivel up! Just like-- schlooorP! It was so cool! You know, they really SHOULD sell figs around here. I don't see why they can't...."
Reply:Because it didn't have fruit ( what it was created for) and since he Jesus was the creator he cursed it.
That's how we are. We are made to produce and if we don't....I think you understand.
No, It doesn't matter what season it is. We still are told to produce fruit.
Reply:As a lesson for believers that they must produce fruit. He freely gives us salvation. What do we do then nothing?
He wants to do works of love - because he already saved us not because they are required. We need to have a character like his.
Reply:Jesus had anger management problems most likely caused by his daddy issues.
Reply:This was the same man who walked on water, inspired fish to jump into a net and multiplied the loaves and fishes. He wasn't use to nature being uncoorperative.
Or perhaps it was just an object lesson.
Reply:Because there was no fruit on it; so it was a waste of the soil.
Reply:The fig tree wasn't literal, it was used as an illustration.
Fig trees don't mature until around June and they get little buds of fruit well before the leaves even appear. So if a fig tree had leaves, it was reasonable to believe it had fruit. This tree particular tree had leaves but no figs; it was unproductive, worthless.
In a neighboring verse, Mark 11:22-25, we have a clue that Jesus was talking about faith. It could be used to move moutains or it could just be an outward show. But what did the withering of this fig tree have to do with faith? it was Jesus’ faith that made the curse effective. It seems that Jesus was using this occasion to provide an object lesson on the power of faith. As Jesus stated: “All the things you pray and ask for have faith that you have practically received, and you will have them.”—Mark 11:24.
There also seems to be another connection between the withering of this fig tree and the quality of faith. Just three months earlier Jesus uttered a parable about an unfruitful fig tree that needed to be cut down. (Luke 13:6-9) The fig tree of this parable was a symbol of the unfruitful ancient Jewish nation. Although this nation had been in a covenant relationship with God, the appearance was deceptive, because they even rejected God’s own Son. For them to feel this way, they had to have lacked faith
By making the tree wither, Jesus was graphically demonstrating what the end result would be for that fruitless, faithless nation.
While the absence of faith can make us fruitless and will only lead to our rejection by God, our possessing an active faith will enable us to ‘move mountains.'
Reply:There is no lack of love in the cursing of the fig tree, if I take the implication of your question correctly.
But it did have a meaning. I can accept this interpretation I found, with slight reservations that shouldn't matter since you're just looking for the general sense :
"Jesus was effectively denouncing Israel’s worship of God. With the cursing of the fig tree He was symbolically denouncing Israel as a nation and in a sense even denouncing unfruitful “Christians.” (That is people who profess to be Christian but have no evidence of a relationship with Christ)." -- Something like that.
It's actually loving of Jesus to show what is wrong so we can be warned. The normal human way is to be steamed and snap out. Jesus lovingly warns.
Reply:To show the power of the tongue.
Did you know that he cursed two fig trees? One dried up over night, and the other dried up immediately. This shows that faith is progressive. The more we use it, the better we get at it.
Mark 11:13-21 This was before he drove the money changers out of the temple.
Mat 21:19-21 This was after he drove the money changers out of the temple.
Does anybody have any idea on how to reproduce fig trees?
We had three fig trees in South Africa and they grew like crazy. If one branch is low to the ground, then you can weight it down until it touches the earth, and it should start making roots. Even a piece of a branch stuck in a jar of water will start rooting eventually. If you have one of those fig trees that keep shooting suckers from the trunk/stem, then use one of those that has a root on it. These are very easy plants to multiply by cuttings. You could also put a twig, about 15 cm long in a pot of soil and cover it with a plastic bag with holes in it. This shoot would also start to grow.
Does anybody have any idea on how to reproduce fig trees?
I had some small shoots coming up near the main plant when mine was first planted and I took them and potted them and they lived. You can do the twig bit too, just give it a nodule under the soil to sprout and I put mine near the mother tree so it will have the same sun and water it is used to getting. Do in spring and it will have all summer to get stable.
Reply:With what is called 'hard cuttings" ..here isthe info on it...click the link..very easy to do..
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/count...
Reply:You have to cut a twig off it, but at the right point on the branch.
Then you put the twig in soil and hope it sprouts.
Should be done at correct time of the year too.
Does anybody have any idea on how to reproduce fig trees?
I had some small shoots coming up near the main plant when mine was first planted and I took them and potted them and they lived. You can do the twig bit too, just give it a nodule under the soil to sprout and I put mine near the mother tree so it will have the same sun and water it is used to getting. Do in spring and it will have all summer to get stable.
Reply:With what is called 'hard cuttings" ..here isthe info on it...click the link..very easy to do..
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/count...
Reply:You have to cut a twig off it, but at the right point on the branch.
Then you put the twig in soil and hope it sprouts.
Should be done at correct time of the year too.
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