(Matthew 24: 29-36)


Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:  And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.  And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.  Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.  Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only. 


Every people on earth knows Jesus coming. What is the difference between Jesus coming as a thief and Jesus coming to all the nations? Jesus coming as a thief means the one who is raptured, and Jesus, who comes to all nations, is the second coming of the earth after seven years of great tribulation. This passage speaks of what will happen at the Second Coming of Jesus. Jesus will show signs from heaven, and in this regard, he told us to learn the parable of the fig tree. The fig tree represents Israel. So people think and talk about Israel. Although Israel was destroyed by Rome, it highlights Israel's independence almost 2000 years later.

There is something Jesus said about the fig tree.『He spake also this parable; A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard; and he came and sought fruit thereon, and found none.  Then said he unto the dresser of his vineyard, Behold, these three years I come seeking fruit on this fig tree, and find none: cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground?  And he answering said unto him, Lord, let it alone this year also, till I shall dig about it, and dung it:  And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that thou shalt cut it down. 』 One is God. The vineyard means this world. So, planting a fig tree means God chose the nation of Israel. And God sought fruit, but as a result Israel was cut off because he had no fruit.

In Matthew 21: 9『 And the multitudes that went before, and that followed, cried, saying, Hosanna to the son of David: Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord; Hosanna in the highest. 』 Likewise, in Mark 11:13, “And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.” It is not the time of the fig, it is not the time of Israel."

When Jesus saw the fig tree by the side of the road, he said, "unto unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away .. (Matthew 21:19) The word "for ever" means that Israel will not bear fruit until the Second Coming of Jesus.

Through the fig tree cursed by Jesus, he cursed Israel. The fruit that Jesus expected through Israel is the fruit worthy of repentance. God gave the law to Israel, and as Israel tried to keep the law, they realized that they could hardly keep it completely and found Christ. However, Israel did not find Christ, but rather crucified him on the cross.

God wanted Israel to lament and cry out to God. God wanted Israel to cry out as the Pharaoh's slaves cried to God in Egypt, but they turned away from God's will. Pharisees and scribes did not cry, but the tax collectors, prostitutes, and the sick cried, and they found Christ.

『When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: 』(Matthew 24:32) Here through "his branch is yet tender," many speak of Israel's independence, but not of Israel's independence, but of the situation at the Second Coming of Jesus. In Matthew 24, Jesus spoke of the situation figuratively of Noah's time. "But as the days of Noe were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be." (Matthew 24:37)

In Noah's day, God destroyed the world with water. The Bible tells us why in Genesis chapter six. In Genesis 6: 2『 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose. 』 And in Genesis 6: 5, "And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually". We can see how severe the spiritual adultery of the world at that time was. It is said that they are God's people, but everyone is living for the world.

Today, people live in a world where homosexuality is rampant and homosexual marriage is globally permissible. We can see a situation that is nearing the time of Jesus' second coming. The world is gradually coming to an end-time situation.

The gospel is reaching the end of the world, and the translation of the Bible is ongoing. Homosexuality is spreading around the world, and artificial intelligence research and development is progressing rapidly. Scientists are trying to connect a computer to a person's body, and they say that they can duplicate a person's memory, store it on a computer, and a person can't die forever.

There seems to be a short time before animal cloning is applied to humans. The world is being integrated globally, the destructive power of war weapons is so severe, the epidemic is spreading rapidly across the globe, money is settled from cash to credit, and electronic payment systems are also rapidly developing. The word 666 is not a distant future.

The Bible tells us that when Jesus returns, the Messiah's kingdom will be established. The Bible calls this the restoration of Israel. But the Messiah's kingdom speaks of the restoration not only for Israel but for all the people of the world. God chose Israel, but Israel failed. So when Jesus returns, Jesus rules the world for himself. This is the millennial kingdom (the kingdom of Messiah) from Revelation.

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