Jesus' Lesson on Judgment & Faith | Dr. Stephen Conley

Text:  Mark 11:12-19   Fruitlessness Judged (11:12-14) Jesus curses the fig tree for not producing any fruit. The barren fig tree is an illustration of Israel, as they did not show any fruits of repentance and faith.     Faithlessness Exposed (11:15-19) Instead of attacking the Romans, Jesus attacks and exposes the faithless worship of the temple (see Isaiah 56:7 and Jeremiah 7:11). The fig tree illustration comes to fruition in Jesus replacing the temple as the One who gives access to God and His kingdom.