Leaves Without Fruit: Christ's Judgment on Barren Religion (Mark 11:12-14)
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The account of Jesus cursing the barren fig tree in Mark 11:12–14 serves as a profound prophetic sign-act revealing His divine and human natures, His sovereign authority, and His judgment on empty religious profession. Occurring during Passion Week as Jesus traveled from Bethany to Jerusalem, His physical hunger serves as the historical occasion for this miracle. Seeing a fig tree covered in leaves, which botanically advertised the presence of early edible figs, He approached it only to find nothing but…
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