Jesus cursed a fig tree and it died. Mathew said withered at once but Mark said it didn't whither until the

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next day. Who is right? Also, isn't it kind of persnikity to curse a tree for not having fruit on it? This incident occured in the Spring and Fig trees in that area don't start bearing until months later.

I have raised my pant legs Sneb.....F Pera, is your hero being exposed for not being perfect?

Balaam, thanks to you and your donkey, lol, but......you both have made an error regarding the fig tree. I own several so trust me when I tell you, the leaves arrive well ahead of the fruit. As a matter of fact it should be matured in about 3 weeks.

Answer 1

I would say one day is pretty immediate.
And the story is meant to illustrate a spiritual principle. You should try to figure out what that principle was - it will help you to understand why neither Matthew nor Luke are exclusively "right."

Answer 2

Jesus used the fig tree to illustrate the bad spiritual state of the nation. While traveling from Bethany to Jerusalem four days before his death, he saw a fig tree that had abundant leaves but no fruit whatsoever. Since the early figs appear along with the leaves—and sometimes even before the leaves develop—the tree’s lack of fruit showed that it was worthless.—Mark 11:13, 14.

Like the unproductive fig tree that looked healthy, the Jewish nation had a deceptive outward appearance. But it had not produced godly fruitage, and it finally rejected Jehovah’s own Son. Jesus cursed the sterile fig tree, and on the following day, the disciples noticed that it had already withered. That dried-up tree aptly signified God’s forthcoming rejection of the Jews as his chosen people.—Mark 11:20, 21.

There was no contradiction among the two Bible writers about the condition of the fig tree that Jesus cursed. Matthew's account shows the tree withered instantly. Mark's account of the same insident reports on the condition of the tree the NEXT day, although the withering of the tree took place the day before.

Those with little understanding are quick to say the Bible contradicts itself, when in actuality, it does NOT.

Answer 3

PJerry, My donkey is from that region, and he says that around the Mediterranean Sea, the Barley harvest comes in around passover, as well as grapes and figs.

Fig trees are such that they bring on fruit and leaves simultaneously, thus Jesus expected fruit.

However, you are correct that it was odd for Him to curse the fig tree, but He had come from Heaven and rightly wanted the Jews to have lived according to the dictates of Heaven. However, He found hypocrisy, bigotry, and outright sinning among His leaders. And they were going to KILL HIM. So he said to that fruitless fig tree what Israel´s fate would be: YOU SHALL NOT BEAR FRUIT AGAIN.

Concerning the different accounts, that is one reason you know the Gospel is not faked, because each author says that history as he sees it. Police know that when everyone´s story is exactly the same, it is faked. Thus, the differences in the Gospel tell us it was not faked, and each witness spoke as he saw it.

Yes, my donkey is pretty smart. Blessings, Balaam

Answer 4

He was talking about Israel and how they were rejecting Him and showing no spiritual fruit. Jesus spoke this parable in Luke 13:6-9...

“A certain man had a fig tree planted in his vineyard, and he came seeking fruit on it and found none. Then he said to the keeper of his vineyard, ‘Look, for three years I have come seeking fruit on this fig tree and find none. Cut it down; why does it use up the ground?’ But he answered and said to him, ‘Sir, let it alone this year also, until I dig around it and fertilize it. And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’”

Jesus ministry lasted 3 years. God gave Israel one more year to repent and accept Messiah. They did not, and Rome cut them down in 70 AD.

pjerry2 - But the natural man does not receive the things of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness to him; nor can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.- 1 Corinthians 2:14

Answer 5

Mark didn't say that it didn't HAPPEN until the next day, just that the disciples did not comment on it until the next day.

A fine point that you conveniently left out.

Jesus said that he was doing this to make a point about faith.

And i don't see how it is cruel, since trees cannot feel, as far as we know,

Mark 11:20
Matthew 21:19

Answer 6

First off...

If I told you that my mother got sick and died....

Then my brother told you that his mother got sick, lingered for a few days then died...

Both statements are true.

The curse of the fig tree is to show Jesus' authority over the creation.

Answer 7

Of all Jesus' teachings, i've got observed that this one is the main misunderstood. with the intention to appreciate it, you ought to understand related to the fruiting cycle of the Sycamore Fig tree, it particularly is the style of fig Jesus cursed. bear in techniques, this tale happened basically basically before Passover. presently earlier that factor of the 12 months rolls around interior the middle East, the Sycamore Fig places out leaves and small, risk-free to eat fruit-like knobs that are no longer actual figs. frequently, the poor and visitors might %. and devour those "pre-figs;" in fact, they're nonetheless eaten at present. Later, the extra advantageous ones that we expect of of as figs emerge from a distinctive area of the tree. yet right here is the clincher: if a Sycamore Fig does not have those "pre-figs" alongside with the 1st leaves, then it won't produce ANY actual figs later interior the season. as a result, the tree is not any good, because of the fact it produces no fruit. And a tree that produces no fruit is barely good for burning. whilst Jesus cursed the fig tree, He develop into demonstrating an unstated parable to the Jewish people who have been rejecting Him. The fig tree is an historic image of the land of Israel, and as a result the Jewish human beings. yet whilst their Messiah regarded, the country as an entire lacked the end results of repentance (Matthew 3:8) -- the "pre-figs" -- and so that they rejected Him. (for this reason Jesus later suggested at Matt. 21:40 3 that "as a result I say to you, the dominion of God would be taken from you and given to a usa bearing the end results of it" -- meaning the Gentiles, who might bear the fruit of repentance and faith in the time of the tip of the Church Age.) So, with the help of cursing the tree, Jesus develop into symbolically condemning the Jewish human beings because of the fact of their loss of repentance for his or her sins, which ought to have reason them to joyfully settle for Him as Messiah -- producing the "later figs," or actual fruit of religion. yet that's to no longer say that God will constantly cover His face from the Jewish human beings, as He did as quickly as they rejected Him (Isaiah fifty 9:2; Ezekiel 39:23, 24 & 29; & Micah 3:4). interior the destiny, basically basically before the beginning up of the Tribulation, there'll initiate an astounding national, religious regeneration of the Jewish human beings, and God will returned call them His human beings.

Answer 8

lol! I think Jesus was in a bad mood, isn't he allowed? The disciples were idiots...The Gospel accounts differ in many ways. Some include some things, others don't. I think it points to the diversity that has existed within the Christian community from its beginnings.

Answer 9

each gospel is told by the writer differently. i think the website provided below will give you the ans needed
http://www.biblestudy.org/question/why-did-jesus-curse-fig-tree-and-cause-it-to-die.html

Answer 10

I stopped believing in the Bible years ago.