"W H A T   I S   T H E   S I G N   O F   T H Y   C O M I N G ?"

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(1.) What Is the Parable of the Fig Tree?
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The repeated destruction and building of Jerusalem, as well as the scattering and gathering of Israel is a pattern of the "signs of the times." The scattering is always followed by a gathering. The imagery of "first figs" and "second figs" in Jeremiah 24:1-10 is also referred to as the parable of the fig tree in Matthew 24:32, Mark
13:28 and in the Doctrine and Covenants 35:16.

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(2.) First and Second Parts of the Restoration:
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The modern portion of the parable includes, first, the restoration, then the growth of the Church, followed by the second coming of the Messiah.

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(3.) The past Foreshadowed a Pattern of the Future:
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Another pattern emerges as we see ancient Joseph rejected, Israel scattered, and the Messiah rejected. That rejection does not interfere with the eternal atonement He gave all mankind in the Meridian of Times. Then, a modern Joseph receives the restoration; the Lord's people gather and grow in preparation for the Messiah's return. The scattering and subsequent gathering of Judah's scattered remnants parallels the scattering and gathering of Joseph. of Joseph.


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