Where did Jesus EVER speak of a fig tree coming back to life?
In Lk. 21.29, after vv20ff, which I’m sure you take to be referring to the destruction of Jerusalem in Jesus’ generation, Jesus said: “29 And he spake to them a parable: Behold the fig tree, and ALL THE TREES:”
If, as you assert, the fig tree represented the generation when Israel would come back to life, what generations were represented by “all the trees,” Bill?
Jesus had no such thing in mind. He was merely pointing out that when you see a tree, any tree, putting forth leaves (in the spring), you know the summer is approaching, as he said in v30: “when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer (NOTE: NOT THE FIG TREE NOR ISRAEL COMING BACK TO LIFE) is now nigh. Then in v32, he again says, “Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished.”
Surely we don’t need to debate the meaning of the word “this,” do we? “This” meant that which is near, as opposed to “that,” which is far away. Jesus spoke of his generation, which was present, as opposed to the generation you’re thinking he was speaking of, 2000 years in the future. Amazing!
The Fig Tree was cursed by Jesus in Matthew 21:19 , a prophetic action demonstrating the coming judgment on the Nation of Israel, the same metaphor is used in Luke 13 as well. But the Fog tree will come to life again in the Last days. The Prophets of the OLD Testament virtually all predicted the rebirth and restoration of Israel as a sign of the End.