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521 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898), Ms 48, 1898, par. 12
… a fig tree, and said unto him, “We have found him of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.” [ John 1:45 .] The treasure that …
522 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898), Ms 52, 1898, par. 3
… , or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit …
523 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898), Ms 92a, 1898, par. 17
… or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good …
524 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 13 (1898), Ms 121, 1898, par. 20
… , or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit …
525 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Lt 109, 1899, par. 36
… the fig tree because, notwithstanding its pretentious appearance, it bore no fruit, and under His curse, it became a seared, withered, blasted tree, left to symbolize …
526 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Lt 195, 1899, par. 3
… the fig tree because it bore no fruit. Thus He would teach that God is not pleased with His human agencies if in their lives they utterly fail to fulfill the …
527 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Lt 214, 1899, par. 9
… , pretentious fig tree, and found none to satisfy His soul hunger. We must never forget that our blessed Saviour, with hunger of soul, said to those for whom He …
528 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 10, 1899, par. 15
… barren fig tree, saying, “Let no fruit grow on thee henceforth and forever.” [ Matthew 21:19 .] Their condemnation will be irrevocable, although they may bear the …
529 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 27, 1899, par. 18
… , or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.” [ Matthew 7:16, 17 .] Notwithstanding all the …
530 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 42, 1899, par. 10
… tree bringeth forth good fruit, but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring …
531 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 73, 1899, par. 16
… , or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit …
532 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 88, 1899, par. 5
… the fig tree withered away. And when the disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, How soon is the fig tree withered away! Jesus answered and said unto them, Verily …
533 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 88, 1899, par. 6
The fig tree was covered with promising, pretentious leaves, but was entirely destitute of fruit. It represented impenitent Israel, who had failed to do the …
534 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 88, 1899, par. 7
A fig tree is created to bear fruit, and if it does not do this, it is not fit for a place in the orchard. It is treated as a cumberer of the ground. So the Lord created …
535 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 94, 1899, par. 18
… , or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit …
536 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 120, 1899, par. 3
… , or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit …
537 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 123, 1899, par. 5
… barren fig tree, which while laden with luxuriant foliage, and apparently flourishing, was destitute of fruit. Christ searched from the topmost branch to …
538 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 123, 1899, par. 7
… unfruitful fig tree which bore nothing but pretentious leaves. Christ looks for fruit, for principles of goodness and sympathy and love. These are the principles …
539 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 126, 1899, par. 8
… barren fig-tree, with His curse upon it, to represent the condition of the once chosen nation. The work we do must be done with the unworked portions of the Lord’s …
540 Letters and Manuscripts — Volume 14 (1899), Ms 130, 1899, par. 3
… , and fig trees, and pomegranates; and land of oil, olives, and honey; a land wherein thou canst eat bread without scarceness. Thou shalt not lack anything in it …