Mark 13:28-29

Mark 13:28-29

[28] Now  learn  a parable  of  the fig tree;  When  her  branch  is  yet  tender,  and  putteth forth  leaves,  ye know  that  summer  near:  [29] So  in like manner,  when  come to pass,  know  that  nigh,  even at  the doors. 

What does Mark 13:28-29 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

The parable of the fig tree appears in all the synoptic versions of the Olivet Discourse. Jesus had previously used a fig tree to illustrate the generation of Israelites that failed to believe in Him at His first advent ( Mark 11:14). Here He used it to illustrate the fact that perceptive people can anticipate coming events by the signs that precede those events. Persecution ( Mark 13:9-13) culminating in the Tribulation ( Mark 13:14-25) pointed to the commencement of Jesus" kingdom ( Mark 13:26-27; cf. Luke 21:31).