Were there two fig trees?

[SavedByGrace3]

There were two different trees which Jesus cursed.
Matthew 21:
18 Now in the morning as he returned into the city, he hungered.
19 And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
20 And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away!

Mark 11:12-21
12 And on the morrow, when they were come from Bethany, he was hungry:
13 And seeing a fig tree afar off having leaves, he came, if haply he might find any thing thereon: and when he came to it, he found nothing but leaves; for the time of figs was not yet.
14 And Jesus answered and said unto it, No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever. And his disciples heard it.
15 And they come to Jerusalem: and Jesus went into the temple, and began to cast out them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves;
16 And would not suffer that any man should carry any vessel through the temple.
17 And he taught, saying unto them, Is it not written, My house shall be called of all nations the house of prayer? but ye have made it a den of thieves.
18 And the scribes and chief priests heard it, and sought how they might destroy him: for they feared him, because all the people was astonished at his doctrine.
19 And when even was come, he went out of the city.
20 And in the morning, as they passed by, they saw the fig tree dried up from the roots.
21 And Peter calling to remembrance saith unto him, Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away.

Here we see that there were actually two fig trees:
1. The first tree was "in the way", or right next to the road. The other was "afar" off and required going out of the way to get to it.
2. On the first tree He saw the leaves while still afar off, on the other He did not actually see the leaves until He came to it.
3. To the first Jesus said "No man eat fruit of thee hereafter for ever." To the other He said "Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever."
4. The first tree dried up from the roots immeditately, the other over a period of time (most likely overnight).
5. As to the first tree, "the disciples saw it(dry up)". The other tree dried up over night and was not noticed until the next morning.
6. The first tree dried up immedately before their eyes, and required no recall. Because the second tree dried up overnight, we see Peter "calling to rememberance" the words of the previous day.
7. The disciples commented regarding the first tree (which dried up before their eyes) "How soon is the fig tree withered away!" When the disciples saw the second tree (which dried up over night) Peter said "Master, behold, the fig tree which thou cursedst is withered away."
8. The first tree "withered away" before their eyes. The second "dried up from the roots". IOWs the second tree began to dry up when Jesus spoke, but started to do so from under the ground where nobody could see it.

 

[gbear]

I would kind of like to see what your's or others think the spiritual application of your discovery is.

I'm looking at it... the tree that's in the way might be a person close to God or having light... perhaps even the nation of Israel or those that know about God, but there is no fruit.

The second tree may symbolize the gentile nations that are a bit out of the way... but He goes to them.... but there are many that bare no fruit or reject Him.

Jhn 15:1 "I am the true vine, and My Father is the vinedresser.
Jhn 15:2 "Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away;* and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
Jhn 15:3 "You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you.
Jhn 15:4 "Abide in Me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, unless it abides in the vine, neither can you, unless you abide in Me.
Jhn 15:5 "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing.
Jhn 15:6 "If anyone does not abide in Me, he is cast out as a branch and is withered; and they gather them and throw them into the fire, and they are burned.
Jhn 15:7 "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will* ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you.
Jhn 15:8 "By this My Father is glorified, that you bear much fruit; so you will be My disciples.
I would like to hear others take so perhaps the Holy Spirit might reveal more to us... thanks for your post!

 

[Lovefountain]

Hello,

Reminds me of the two baskets of figs in the book of Jeremiah.

Jer 24:1-3
24:1 The LORD shewed me, and, behold, two baskets of figs were set before the temple of the LORD, after that Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah, and the princes of Judah, with the carpenters and smiths, from Jerusalem, and had brought them to Babylon.
2 One basket had very good figs, even like the figs that are first ripe: and the other basket had very naughty figs, which could not be eaten, they were so bad.
3 Then said the LORD unto me, What seest thou, Jeremiah? And I said, Figs; the good figs, very good; and the evil, very evil, that cannot be eaten, they are so evil.

There are two fig trees.

One has Good figs and one has evil figs.

Lovefountain

 

[Angel of God]

I think the two episodes are different about others......
Jesus was hangry but how Jesus is hangry!
The first tree has not fruits therefore is better..if it is
dry.........
The second tree has fruits therefore Jesus hasn't
regard of the "owner" of the tree.....

These are two different Glories, the first Glory
has regard of others while other Glory hasn't
regard of others.......


It's easy......