Jesus Generation Didn't Pass Before All These Things Took Place - MAT 24:32-34 The Fig Tree - Gregg

https://thenarrowpath.com | In this lecture on Matthew 24:32-34, Steve Gregg discusses the Olivet Discourse, focusing on Jesus’ parable of the fig tree and the phrase “this generation will not pass away till all these things are fulfilled.” He challenges the common interpretation that the fig tree symbolizes Israel’s rebirth as a nation in 1948, noting there is no Old Testament precedent for identifying Israel as a fig tree. Instead, Gregg argues the fig tree is a general analogy for recognizing signs, like new shoots indicating summer, to signal the impending judgment of Jerusalem in 70 AD. He emphasizes that Jesus was addressing his contemporaries—specifically the disciples James, John, Peter, and Andrew—about the destruction of the temple, not the second coming of Christ or end times. Gregg supports this by referencing Luke 21, where Jesus mentions “all the trees” alongside the fig tree, and James 5:9, where James applies Jesus’ imagery of the judge “at the door” to the imminent fall of Jerusalem. The phrase “this generation” refers to Jesus’ own generation, not a future one or a race, as evidenced by Jesus’ consistent use of the term in Matthew to describe his contemporaries. Gregg concludes that the passage addresses the 70 AD destruction of Jerusalem, fulfilling the disciples’ question about when the temple would be destroyed, rather than predicting Israel’s modern statehood or the second coming. | Transcript: https://opentheo.org/i/765611936653040095/matthew-2432-2434

Matthew 24:32-34
New King James Version
The Parable of the Fig Tree
32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that [a]it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.
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Matthew 24:33 Or He

Matthew 24:32-34
English Standard Version
The Lesson of the Fig Tree
32 “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near. 33 So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. 34 Truly, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.

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