Parable Fig Tree in Matthew 24

Match the following symbols with their meanings according to Jesus in Matthew 24:32.

• The return of Jesus

• The arrival of summer

• The change of seasons

• The end of the world

• The budding of the fig tree

• The re-establishment of Israel as a nation

• The conclusion of the age

• The Second Coming of Christ

Which of the following is NOT a reason against interpreting the budding of the fig tree as the re-establishment of Israel in 1948?

• Matthew 24-25 does not mention Israel's return to Palestine.

• Luke's account refers to multiple trees, not just one.

• The fig tree depicts eleven signs revealed by Jesus.

• The fig tree represents the Jewish people.

In Matthew 24:33, what does Jesus say will signal His return?

• The re-establishment of Israel

• The budding of the fig tree

• The appearance of false prophets

• The signs of the first and second half of the Tribulation

What do "all these things" refer to in Matthew 24:33?

• The signs of the first and second half of the Tribulation

• The re-establishment of Israel

• The arrival of summer

• The Second Coming of Christ

According to the text, what is the significance of the fig tree budding in relation to the Tribulation?

• It indicates the immediate return of Christ.

• It symbolizes the re-establishment of Israel.

• It illustrates the signs in the Tribulation.

• It marks the end of the world.

What does the fig tree teach us about the end of the age according to the text?

• The re-establishment of Israel in 1948

• The signs of Christ’s Second Coming

• The end of the world

• The beginning of a new era

Matthew 24:34 identifies (a)  

• The exact date of Christ’s return
• The generation that will experience
• The place where Christ will return
• The signs of the end of the world

Which of the following is NOT a possible meaning of the term "generation" as mentioned in the text?

• A family or clan of people descended from a common ancestor

• A generation of people in the sense contemporaries born and living about the same time

• A group of people who will never die

• A period of time, the length of which is not clearly defined

What does the term "tribulational generation" refer to?

• The generation that will see the end of the world

• The generation that will experience the seven-year tribulation period

• The generation that will never pass away

• The generation that will see the re-establishment of Israel

Christ guarantees that (a)   in Matthew 24:34.

• Heaven and earth will pass away
• His words will by no means pass awa
• The exact time of His return
• The signs of the end times