Key Verse Spotlight
Mark 13:28 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:”
Mark 13:28
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.
And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.
Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When her branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is near:
So ye in like manner, when ye shall see these things come to pass, know that it is nigh, {even} at the doors.
Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.
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