A 2,000-year-old prophecy used a fig tree to predict the exact timing of a city's fall
In an ancient discourse delivered around 30 AD, a symbolic parable involving a fig tree provided a precise chronological framework for the impending destruction of Jerusalem and its iconic Temple.
During the Olivet Discourse, Jesus used the budding of a fig tree as a biological clock to predict Jerusalem's fall. He specified that these events would occur within one generation, a period typically defined as 40 years. This prophecy saw a literal fulfillment in 70 AD when Roman legions destroyed the city and the Second Temple.
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