Look at the Fig Tree

This is an extract from chapter 11 of Called to Watch for Christ's Return, by Martyn McGeown, published by the RFPA. MCGeown is commenting on Matthew 24:32–35. _____________ The main idea of the parable of the fig tree is this. Just as a fig tree putting forth leaves tells you that summer, and therefore harvest, is near, so the signs that Christ has been explaining in verses 4–31 tell you that his coming, and therefore the final judgment, is near: “So likewise ye, when ye shall see all...