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Now, Nowhere in scripture does it tell us that just before the everlasting kingdom is established that we will be raptured and then return to rule with Christ during the Millennium Age.

Are you sure? In Revelation 12, we see a child being born that will rule with a rod of iron. In Revelation 2:26-27, we see that those who overcome will likewise rule with a rod of iron along side Yeshua. Who are they ruling over?

Rev 12 is also describing how a birth is going on, and the child is immediately and forcibly being snatched up to the throne when it is born. Can't be Yeshua specifically, as He was never forcibly caught up to the throne at either His birth or ascension. Would seem to suggest that the body of Messiah, the ekklesia is what is in view. The Ekklesia was conceived at Pentacost when the Holy Spirit came upon them in Jerusalem. The Body of Messiah has grown and is being readied now to be born. This is alluded to in Jeremiah and Zephaniah as well as Isaiah. And specifically, those prophets say it will occur at either before the Great Tribulation or when it starts. So an early removal of the righteous is in view.

The parables of the Mustard Seed, the Leaven, etc all seem to suggest that there is not quite a heavenly thing going on in the Messianic kingdom on earth. In the Mustard Seed, the birds are nesting in the tree. In the previous parable of the Sower, it was explained that the birds are a picture of the evil ones aligned with Satan. In the Leaven parable, leaven is always seen in scripture as a picture of pride, sin, corruption. There is a woman hiding leaven in 3 measures of meal, which is the fellowship offering established with Abraham at Mamre when the Lord and 2 angels visited him. So it would seem that sin and corruption are in the Messianic kingdom and eventually permeates the entire thing. That would explain the discussion between the Trinity going on in Psalm 2. Likewise, Zechariah makes a point that during this time, those nations that do not come to Jerusalem at the Feast of Tabernacles will have rain withheld from their land. So it would seem that not everyone has a good view of the Messiah's reign on earth.

So it would seem that there needs to be a ruling with a rod of iron to happen as those in the Messianic Kingdom on earth seem to play the same games they do now. The heart of man has been sinful since the fall of Adam, and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. These events also seem to make the case why, after Satan is released at the end of the 1000 years, virtually the entire kingdom rebels against Messiah. Psalm 2 alludes to that.

The big problem seems to be those that confuse the Messianic Kingdom on earth with Heaven. If the Messianic Kingdom was perfect, it would not be lasting only 1000 years, it would be forever. And it will be, after the 1000 years and the rebellion that occurs at the end of it, there will be a new earth and all the previous stuff will be done away with.
 
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Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh: So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.

Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. The Generation of the Fig Tree, the Final Generation that began in 1948. But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

“That day” is The Day of The LORD, which begins at the Seventh Trumpet. “That Hour” is that Hour of Temptation, the 5 month long period that begins once Satan and his angels are cast out into the earth. But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. We know from Genesis 6 what happened in the days of Noah: The Fallen Angels came to earth. So shall it be just before The True Christ returns.

The Fallen Angels are that Locust Army written of in Revelation 9 and The Book of Joel. For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark, And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be. Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.

As Christ told us earlier in Matthew 24, Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. So then, the one that is taken did not listen to The True Christ but went whoring after Satan, the Fake Christ. Do not be the one that is taken by Satan's Flood of Lies. Study God's Word and obtain that Seal of God in your mind whereby you are not deceived. Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come. But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up. Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.

Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season? Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing. Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods. But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken; The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of, And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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It would take a point by point examination to show exactly, but you are mixing some true spiritual interpretation with some parable language still in need of interpretation.

For example: When you quote "This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away", followed by your own input, saying, "The Generation of the Fig Tree, the Final Generation that began in 1948." This is not a spiritual interpretation by the spirit of God, but an interpretation by worldly logic. In other words, because the world has not seen the return of Christ, "this generation" is assumed to be in the future. But Christ clearly said that the world would see Him "no more", and that the generation living at the time of the cross would not all die until all things of prophecy would come to pass. If you do not believe this, all you have to do is see all that He spoke of regarding "this generation." Just as it is said, here:

Matthew 16:28
Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

...He was speaking of that very generation that was living right then during the time He spoke the words - and, yes, that changes everything!
 
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Really. You worked all this out by yourself? It seems that you are regurgitating what others have written hoping that no one will catch on. I went looking for details on the biblical Research Labs and could not find any information to inform me who is the owner of the web site and what they believe.

A classic fail on being authoritative and respected.

Sure I gave the link,look again....
 

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It would take a point by point examination to show exactly, but you are mixing some true spiritual interpretation with some parable language still in need of interpretation.

For example: When you quote "This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away", followed by your own input, saying, "The Generation of the Fig Tree, the Final Generation that began in 1948." This is not a spiritual interpretation by the spirit of God, but an interpretation by worldly logic. In other words, because the world has not seen the return of Christ, "this generation" is assumed to be in the future. But Christ clearly said that the world would see Him "no more", and that the generation living at the time of the cross would not all die until all things of prophecy would come to pass. If you do not believe this, all you have to do is see all that He spoke of regarding "this generation." Just as it is said, here:

Matthew 16:28
Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

...He was speaking of that very generation that was living right then during the time He spoke the words - and, yes, that changes everything!

Let's start with the generation of the fig tree,do you deny that generation refers to when Israel became a state again?
 

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Sounds like the Summer harvest season, i.e. during the Millennium age, there will be both believers/saints and unrighteous people living at the same time on the face of the earth without any evidence of people being raptured. if that is the case then Christ's "Second Coming" whill not have occurred at the beginning of the Millennium Age.

Mat 13:36c ... his disciples came unto him, saying, Explain unto us the parable of the tares of the field. 37 And he answered and said, He that soweth the good seed is the Son of man; 38 and the field is the world; and the good seed, these are the sons of the kingdom; and the tares are the sons of the evil one; 39 and the enemy that sowed them is the devil: and the harvest is the end of the world; and the reapers are angels. 40 As therefore the tares are gathered up and burned with fire; so shall it be in the end of the world. 41 The Son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that cause stumbling, and them that do iniquity, 42 and shall cast them into the furnace of fire: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.
43 Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He that hath ears, let him hear.
 
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Are you sure? In Revelation 12, we see a child being born that will rule with a rod of iron. In Revelation 2:26-27, we see that those who overcome will likewise rule with a rod of iron along side Yeshua. Who are they ruling over?

Rev 12 is also describing how a birth is going on, and the child is immediately and forcibly being snatched up to the throne when it is born. Can't be Yeshua specifically, as He was never forcibly caught up to the throne at either His birth or ascension. Would seem to suggest that the body of Messiah, the ekklesia is what is in view. The Ekklesia was conceived at Pentacost when the Holy Spirit came upon them in Jerusalem. The Body of Messiah has grown and is being readied now to be born. This is alluded to in Jeremiah and Zephaniah as well as Isaiah. And specifically, those prophets say it will occur at either before the Great Tribulation or when it starts. So an early removal of the righteous is in view.

The parables of the Mustard Seed, the Leaven, etc all seem to suggest that there is not quite a heavenly thing going on in the Messianic kingdom on earth. In the Mustard Seed, the birds are nesting in the tree. In the previous parable of the Sower, it was explained that the birds are a picture of the evil ones aligned with Satan. In the Leaven parable, leaven is always seen in scripture as a picture of pride, sin, corruption. There is a woman hiding leaven in 3 measures of meal, which is the fellowship offering established with Abraham at Mamre when the Lord and 2 angels visited him. So it would seem that sin and corruption are in the Messianic kingdom and eventually permeates the entire thing. That would explain the discussion between the Trinity going on in Psalm 2. Likewise, Zechariah makes a point that during this time, those nations that do not come to Jerusalem at the Feast of Tabernacles will have rain withheld from their land. So it would seem that not everyone has a good view of the Messiah's reign on earth.

So it would seem that there needs to be a ruling with a rod of iron to happen as those in the Messianic Kingdom on earth seem to play the same games they do now. The heart of man has been sinful since the fall of Adam, and the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. These events also seem to make the case why, after Satan is released at the end of the 1000 years, virtually the entire kingdom rebels against Messiah. Psalm 2 alludes to that.

The big problem seems to be those that confuse the Messianic Kingdom on earth with Heaven. If the Messianic Kingdom was perfect, it would not be lasting only 1000 years, it would be forever. And it will be, after the 1000 years and the rebellion that occurs at the end of it, there will be a new earth and all the previous stuff will be done away with.

Copperhead, What you have quoted at me and the interpretation that you have placed on those scriptures is not what I see as the message of those scriptures.

God will re- establish his kingdom of priests and a holy nation when he shortly, in our near future, redeems Israel. God's expectation of us is that we are to become priestly shepherds, a servant unto the people of the earth.

The English translations do not reflect the reality of God's words.
 
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Let's start with the generation of the fig tree,do you deny that generation refers to when Israel became a state again?

Indeed, I do. Nor do I wait for what the Lord said was already true even then:

Matthew 24:32-35
32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

John 4:35
Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!

...We were not to "look" for the fig tree...but to "learn" from it.
 

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Indeed, I do. Nor do I wait for what the Lord said was already true even then:

Matthew 24:32-35
32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

John 4:35
Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!

...We were not to "look" for the fig tree...but to "learn" from it.

Disagree I do .What do we learn from the parable of the fig tree?
 

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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:"

Jesus is giving a command to His elect here, "learn a parable of the fig tree". It is necessary for you to know this parable, or you will never understand the consummation of the end of this earth age. You have to know a little about agriculture to understand the teachings of our Heavenly Father. You don't plant a fig tree, you set out shoots, and it is from that shoot that the tree is formed and it then brings forth leaves. Those leaves are the new growth, meaning that this shoot is yet tender. In this state, this fig tree will not produce any fruit. This particular fig tree produces both the good and the bad figs, that we read of in Jeremiah 24, about the two baskets of figs. Remember that one basket set was of Good figs, and the other basked was Bad figs.

The "parable of the fig tree" started in the garden of Eden, and most churches have turned this parable into a joke and a fairy-tale about apples. What happened in the garden of Eden, happened in a fig grove, and after what was done there, Adam and Eve sowed fig leaves together to cover the parts of their body that did the evil act. They made aprons to cover their private parts, because what happened there cause children to be born, one child was Cain, the son of Satan, and the other was Abel, the son of Adam. The parable of the fig tree is the identifying those children of Cain, which are called the Kenites, and the evil destruction that they are bringing on God's children, the offspring of Adam, through Seth.

Jesus didn't say, maybe you should learn this parable of the fig tree, He commanded us to do it. So the horticulture of this parable is that the fig tree always puts forth shoots, and Jeremiah 24symbolized when Judah would return to Jerusalem, and Judaea, and that happened in 1948, at the establishment of the nation of Israel, as we know it today. Full control of the city was after the war with the Arabs of 1967. This return to establish this Jewish state is important because it is part of the "parable of the fig tree", that Jesus commanded us to learn.

Mark 13:29 "So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, even at the doors."

"These things" that Jesus is speaking about are these seven seals of that are the subject of Mark 13. In the verse just before this, it told us that summer was nigh and the time for Christ harvest of this earth age was going to take place. So when you see the events of these seals take place, than know that the end of this earth age of the flesh is coming to a close. Some of the signs of the end, as we saw earlier, are the establishing of a Jewish state, the new world order taking place, nations align up as biblically prophesied, and remember that when the tribe of Judah returned to their home land, it hadn't happened since their were booted out by General Titus in 70 A.D. There is not need to guess on this matter, for when you know the parable of the fig tree, God sets the date, and we are to observe what He has written to us through His Word.

Never before since the crucifixion of Christ has the Jews returned to Judaea as a nation. Remember that this was part of the subject, from verse fourteen. "But when you shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken by Daniel the prophet, standing where it ought not, (let him that readeth understand,) then let them that be in Judaea flee to the mountains:" The command then was to flee Judaea, that is where the fig tree was to be set out.

Mark 13:30 "Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done."

Jesus is telling His disciples and thus we can count on this happening absolutely. The generation that Jesus is speaking of here is the the generation that is present to see the shoot planted in Jerusalem and Judaea. The generation that started when Jerusalem came into the hands of the Jews and the nation was establish, and it happened in 1948. Even though Jerusalem and the west bank never was completely taken unto 1967, be that as it is now, it still took place many years ago and we are living in that final generation. All the things that pertain to the seven seals will be witnessed by our generation and take place right before our eyes. Jesus is warning us to watch out for them, all of them, or you will be deceived and become part of Satan's bride.

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Copperhead, What you have quoted at me and the interpretation that you have placed on those scriptures is not what I see as the message of those scriptures.

God will re- establish his kingdom of priests and a holy nation when he shortly, in our near future, redeems Israel. God's expectation of us is that we are to become priestly shepherds, a servant unto the people of the earth.

The English translations do not reflect the reality of God's words.

That's fine. You don't see those passages I mentioned the same way. There are people all over the map on these things, so I in no way take offense that you don't see them the same way I do.
 

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It would take a point by point examination to show exactly, but you are mixing some true spiritual interpretation with some parable language still in need of interpretation.

For example: When you quote "This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away", followed by your own input, saying, "The Generation of the Fig Tree, the Final Generation that began in 1948." This is not a spiritual interpretation by the spirit of God, but an interpretation by worldly logic. In other words, because the world has not seen the return of Christ, "this generation" is assumed to be in the future. But Christ clearly said that the world would see Him "no more", and that the generation living at the time of the cross would not all die until all things of prophecy would come to pass. If you do not believe this, all you have to do is see all that He spoke of regarding "this generation." Just as it is said, here:

Matthew 16:28
Assuredly, I say to you, there are some standing here who shall not taste death till they see the Son of Man coming in His kingdom.”

...He was speaking of that very generation that was living right then during the time He spoke the words - and, yes, that changes everything!

Mind if I step in here for a second? I am pretty sure that Yeshua said the generation that sees the signs He mentioned coming to pass, that is the generation that would not pass away until all be fulfilled. The grammatical construct would suggest that. He mentions the signs of things coming, then almost in the same breath says that "this" generation, which would imply the generation that sees those signs. Not sure that includes the actual birth of Modern Israel in 1948, as that wasn't one of the thing listed by Him, though it could. And the speculation then becomes, how long is a generation? Many scholars over the years have debated all of these things and there really is no solid conclusion.

Yeshua did indeed say they would see Him no more, that is primarily the Jewish leadership He was addressing earlier, until they stated "blessed in He who comes in the name of the Lord" (Matt 23:39), which that passage is referencing the Hosea 5:15 where it say He would return to His place until they acknowledge their offense, which was their rejection of Him. So it seems that Yeshua and Hosea are saying that since Israel's leadership rejected Him and He will not return until Israel's leadership acknowledges that offense and calls out for His return. Which is one of the main purposes of the Time of Jacob's Trouble, also known as that Great Tribulation. To drive Israel to the wall and cause them to finally have the scales removed from their eyes and recognize Yeshua as their Messiah and cry out for His return.

And regarding those would not taste death... that was at the Transfiguration and not anything close to the end times prophecies that were discussed later, and here now. It would seem more apropos that Yeshua was referring to His resurrection or possibly the giving of the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem at Shavuot / Pentacost. The key is "coming in His kingdom" as opposed to coming with His kingdom, for His Kingdom, or to rule His Kingdom. As He also stated that the kingdom of Heaven is in you, as is written in Luke 17. And He told others are various times, "the kingdom in near you". Not gleaning from those contexts that He was talking about the end events and His future reign.
 

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Disagree I do .What do we learn from the parable of the fig tree?
Is it not clear enough that the harvest was ready 2000 years ago, and not 2000 years from then?

This, you should have learned.

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Matthew 24:32-35
32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

The Branch is Christ. The leaves are those who follow Him, who draw their life from Him. When...was the Branch "tender?" 2000 years after? No.
 
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Is it not clear enough that the harvest was ready 2000 years ago, and not 2000 years from then?
no, it is something you learn only from Scripture, and churches teach a different message. So, new people will come along tomorrow to learn this same thing, and after all, you still have stuff to learn too right
Indeed, I do. Nor do I wait for what the Lord said was already true even then:

Matthew 24:32-35
32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

John 4:35
Do you not say, ‘There are still four months and then comes the harvest’? Behold, I say to you, lift up your eyes and look at the fields, for they are already white for harvest!

...We were not to "look" for the fig tree...but to "learn" from it.
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Mind if I step in here for a second? I am pretty sure that Yeshua said the generation that sees the signs He mentioned coming to pass, that is the generation that would not pass away until all be fulfilled. The grammatical construct would suggest that. He mentions the signs of things coming, then almost in the same breath says that "this" generation, which would imply the generation that sees those signs. Not sure that includes the actual birth of Modern Israel in 1948, as that wasn't one of the thing listed by Him, though it could. And the speculation then becomes, how long is a generation? Many scholars over the years have debated all of these things and there really is no solid conclusion.

Yeshua did indeed say they would see Him no more, that is primarily the Jewish leadership He was addressing earlier, until they stated "blessed in He who comes in the name of the Lord" (Matt 23:39), which that passage is referencing the Hosea 5:15 where it say He would return to His place until they acknowledge their offense, which was their rejection of Him. So it seems that Yeshua and Hosea are saying that since Israel's leadership rejected Him and He will not return until Israel's leadership acknowledges that offense and calls out for His return. Which is one of the main purposes of the Time of Jacob's Trouble, also known as that Great Tribulation. To drive Israel to the wall and cause them to finally have the scales removed from their eyes and recognize Yeshua as their Messiah and cry out for His return.

And regarding those would not taste death... that was at the Transfiguration and not anything close to the end times prophecies that were discussed later, and here now. It would seem more apropos that Yeshua was referring to His resurrection or possibly the giving of the Holy Spirit in Jerusalem at Shavuot / Pentacost. The key is "coming in His kingdom" as opposed to coming with His kingdom, for His Kingdom, or to rule His Kingdom. As He also stated that the kingdom of Heaven is in you, as is written in Luke 17. And He told others are various times, "the kingdom in near you". Not gleaning from those contexts that He was talking about the end events and His future reign.
  1. Quite alright.
  2. Well, that is the assumption (that Jesus meant a future generation)...because it is a matter of "seeing these things come to pass", which most do not see. So, I agree with "this" generation, just not with things not being fulfilled already...which He said would be fulfilled then, not in the distant future. Perhaps someone would like to list them all so we could take them one at a time, rather than taking the broad path of assumptions.
  3. It is more than an assumption, but simply isn't true, to assume that Jesus meant that only the Jewish leadership would not see Him any more: He said, "[the world] will see Me no more."
  4. You have put all of your points about tasting death and Pentecost together as an extrapolation of the first assumption...that the fields of harvest were not ready even then. It doesn't hold water. You are gleaming the chaff.
 

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Is it not clear enough that the harvest was ready 2000 years ago, and not 2000 years from then?

This, you should have learned.

PS,

Matthew 24:32-35
32 “Now learn this parable from the fig tree: When its branch has already become tender and puts forth leaves, you know that summer is near.33 So you also, when you see all these things, know that it is near—at the doors! 34 Assuredly, I say to you, this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place. 35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will by no means pass away.

The Branch is Christ. The leaves are those who follow Him, who draw their life from Him. When...was the Branch "tender?" 2000 years after? No.

It seems that you have introduced a new interpretation here to the answer Jesus was giving to the question(s) that the disciples were asking.

Matthew 24:3: - Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign(s) of Your coming(s), and of the end of the age(s)?"

(Please note that I have added the "(s)" to "sign", "coming" and "age" to the above verse as Jesus's answer covers a number of different signs, comings and ages.)

My understanding is that the disciples were also asking when the Everlasting Messianic Kingdom, promised by God in Daniel 2:44, would be established. We know from Daniel 2 that God said that he will establish this everlasting kingdom during the time of the kings of the fifth segment of the Statue prophecy, which is still unfolding at this present time and will draw to its conclusion in our near future. The Parable of the Fig Tree provides another time clue as to when the Everlasting Kingdom of God will be established.

During the initial time of the establishment of the Everlasting Kingdom of God, God will also redeem all of Israel to become once more a Kingdom of Priests and a Holy Nation to shepherd those who will be coming into the kingdom during the Summer Harvest Season.

God's plan has not changed. What has to change, is our understanding of what God intends to do.
 

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Please allow me to add to the discussion on the miss understanding of Matthew 24:34..

The Greek Word “γενεὰ” found in Matthew 24:34 is found 11 times in the New Testament in the following verse references: - Matthew 12:39, 16:4, 17:17, 24:34, Mark 8:12, 9:19, 13:30, Luke 9:41, 11:29, 11:29, 21:32.

In Strong’s definition for G:1074, he suggests that this Greek Root can also be considered to designate/mean “an age” and in each of the 11 occurrences listed above, “generation” and “age” are interchangeable without effecting the context of the scriptural passage. From my own research, the length of an “age” is a little longer than 1,000 years as Revelation 20 confirms for us.

So, when Jesus stated that this “age/generation” i.e. the MillenniumAge, would not pass away until all that he had said had occurred, he was referring to an extended period of time in excess of 1,000 years in duration.

So the parable of the Fig tree tells us when God’s Everlasting Kingdom would be established and that during the first “age” in time of the Everlasting Kingdom, these “things” would occur and that Satan will be defeated.

Yes, Jesus is coming for two fleeting visits in our near future, but His “Second” coming, in all of his Glory, will not occur until the end of the Millennium Age, when He comes to judge the Sheep and the Goats.