Presents
Pamphlet #4158
Presents
Pamphlet #4158
My Note: Two baskets of figs Ref. Scripture Jeremiah 24:1-10
Two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD; one basket had good figs and the other basket had very naughty figs.
Do
you know it has already happened and what it means?
Read
on!
Scripture: Jeremiah 24:1
¶The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before
the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried
away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes
of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought
them to Babylon.
2 One basket had very
good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket
had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
3 Then said the LORD unto
me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good;
and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
4 Again the word of the
LORD came unto me, saying,
5 Thus saith the LORD,
the God of Israel; Like these good figs, so will I acknowledge them that
are carried away captive of Judah, whom I have sent out of this place into
the land of the Chaldeans for their good.
6 For I will set mine
eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and
I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not
pluck them up.
7 And I will give them
an heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and
I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.
8 And as the evil figs,
which cannot be eaten, they are so evil; surely thus saith the LORD, So
will I give Zedekiah the king of Judah, and his princes, and the residue
of Jerusalem, that remain in this land, and them that dwell in the land
of Egypt:
9 And I will deliver them
to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be
a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I
shall drive them.
10 And I will send the
sword, the famine, and the pestilence, among them, till they be consumed
from off the land that I gave unto them and to their fathers.
So
here is the SIGN Christ gave to His disciples
to
identify the final generation who would see His return:
Mark
13:28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree;
When
her branch is yet tender,
and
putteth forth leaves,
ye
know that summer is near:
Jeremiah
24:1 The LORD shewed me, and, behold,
two
baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD,
after
that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon
had
carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah,
and
the princes of Judah,
with
the carpenters and smiths,
from
Jerusalem,
and
had brought them to Babylon.
Notice that the two baskets of figs were set before the temple!
[2]
One basket had very good figs,
even
like the figs that are first ripe:
and
the other basket had very naughty figs,
which
could not be eaten,
they
were so bad.
[3]
Then said the LORD unto me,
What
seest thou, Jeremiah?
And
I said, Figs; the good figs, very good;
and
the evil, very evil,
that
cannot be eaten, they are so evil.
Do
not eat of the "bad figs"
for
they come from the tree which was in the midst of the garden of God
and
"they
are evil".
Dig
up the rest of this chapter carefully
and
it will further identify the good and the bad figs.
By
this we then know that on May 15, 1948,
when
the United Nations declared Israel a nation for the first time in over
two millennia,
that
the two baskets of figs were now set forth in Jerusalem before the temple.
Let's
return to Christ's words in Mark 13,
the
subject of which is the events leading up to His destruction of that temple
at
His return,
remember?
Mark
13:28 Now learn a parable of the fig tree;
When
her branch is yet tender,
and
putteth forth leaves,
ye
know that summer is near:
And so the tender shoot was planted and began to put forth leaves in 1948,
but oh my how it has
grown in stature today.
[29]
So ye, in like manner,
when
ye shall see these things come to pass,
know
that it is near,
even
at the doors.
Do you realize how near it is?
[30]
Verily I say unto you,
that
this generation shall not pass,
till
all these things be done.
Wow,
the
generation that began in 1948 shall not pass away
until
all the "things" in Mark 13 are DONE!
Isn't it interesting that
the generation which began in 1948
is specifically known
as the Baby Boomers.
Jesus said, "Some of them
shall see the birth of
a new age!"
Let's see... 2008 - 1948
= 60.
The Baby Boomers are
aging fast and are beginning to retire.
[31]
Heaven and earth shall pass away:
but
my words shall not pass away.
Two things are for sure:
1.) Jesus Christ has
foretold us exactly how the final events are "goin' down",
and
2.) they SHALL come to
pass EXACTLY as He said they will!
Take Heed, His words are reality!
Mark
13:33 Take ye heed,
watch
and pray:
for
ye know not when the time is.
Dear
readers, I may not be the smartest person in the world,
but
I can add.
If
the fig tree was planted in 1948
and
the
average life span of those people is between 72 and 78 years,
the
generation could be said to end in the year 2020.
The remaining time until the end is getting shorter every day.
Finally, to all of you
I say,
Watch!
Please log unto and read Fig Tree for further information.
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to understand it, the highest of all goals.
We pray that with the guidance of the Holy
Spirit, you accomplish both.
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