Yes, that is a very interesting title for a blog, but I just connected a few dots regarding the end of the age and decided I really wanted to write a blog about it.
Matthew 21:18-22 is the passage where the fig tree withers. Well a little while back I was with a spiritual father of my generation (Tom Tanner, the Pastor of Riverstone Church) and this is what he suggested about this passage. First, fig trees are supposed to have both leaves and fruit at the same time, but this tree did not have any fruit. If the tree is Israel God is looking at Israel and cursing them for Hypocrisy. They look great with their leaves, but at the core they cannot produce fruit and all they have is religion.
With this in mind, looking back to Genesis 3:7 we see the Adam and Eve covered themselves with fig leaves.
So could it be that they were covering themselves with a form of Religion? Did they lose the glory of God that covered them and needed something to look good before God and chose a type of religion?While I was thinking about this I then read Revelation 3:17-18 where John is addressing the church in Laodicea. He is rebuking them for what they have been saying. Then verse 18 says, "I counsel you to buy from me gold refined in the fire so you can become rich; and white clothes to wear, so you can cover your
shameful nakedness..." So he tells them that they have shameful nakedness. It is likely that this is close to the previous 2 passages with nakedness. It could be that he is rebuking them for the spirit of religion that they are under.
Now it is obvious that there is a religious spirit, especially today in America. Before this point I was under the assumption that it was more than likely a sign of the time, but here is scriptual evidence that says in that day people will be naked and looking for things to cover themselves, but the reality is that jesus is the only one who can give the white garments to wear.
I hope that all made sense and was encouraging. It really provoked me to fall in love with Jesus. Have a great day!
