Parables of Jesus

The Budding Fig Tree
Eschatology

Read: Matthew 24:32-35 Mark 13:28-31 Luke 21:29-33

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The Parable of the Budding Fig Tree is a parable about the Kingdom of God. It involves a fig tree, as does the equally brief parable of the barren fig tree.

Luke presents this parable as eschatological in nature. Like the leaves of the fig tree, the signs spoken of in the Olivet Discourse of Luke 21:5–28 indicate the coming of the Kingdom of God.

British scholar and theologian N. T. Wright wrote, "Already present in Jesus' ministry, and climactically inaugurated in his death and resurrection, the divine kingdom will be manifest within a generation, when Jesus and his followers are vindicated in and through the destruction of Jerusalem."

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Parable Art

The parables are fictitious stories that are intended to be true-to-life and engaging. They are told in a simple, vivid, and engaging way.

The parables of Jesus have been depicted in many works of art, including paintings, woodcuts, and sculptures.