{"id":13974,"date":"2026-05-31T20:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vwc.jp\/?p=13974"},"modified":"2026-05-31T20:11:59","modified_gmt":"2026-05-31T11:11:59","slug":"the-fig-tree-generation-are-we-living-in-the-last-days-matthew-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vwc.jp\/en\/the-fig-tree-generation-are-we-living-in-the-last-days-matthew-24\/","title":{"rendered":"The Fig Tree Generation | Are We Living in the Last Days? | Matthew 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"The Fig Tree Generation | Are We Living in the Last Days? | Matthew 24\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1197099620?title=0&amp;byline=0&amp;portrait=0&amp;badge=0&amp;autopause=0&amp;player_id=0&amp;app_id=58479\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf3f THE FIG TREE GENERATION \ud83c\udf3f<br \/>\nJesus said,<br \/>\n&#8220;Now learn this parable from the fig tree&#8230;&#8221; (Matthew 24:32)<br \/>\nCould the events unfolding in our world today be connected to the prophetic signs Jesus described?<br \/>\nIn this message, Pastor Spencer Patrick explores:<br \/>\n\u2705 The Fig Tree Parable<br \/>\n\u2705 Israel&#8217;s Restoration<br \/>\n\u2705 The Convergence of End-Time Signs<br \/>\n\u2705 What Jesus meant by &#8220;this generation&#8221;<br \/>\n\u2705 How believers should live in the last days<br \/>\nAs we examine Matthew 24 and Luke 21, we discover that Bible prophecy is not intended to produce fear, but faith, readiness, and hope.<br \/>\nKey Scriptures:<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcd6 Matthew 24:32-34<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcd6 Luke 21:29-31<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcd6 Luke 21:28<br \/>\n\ud83d\udcd6 Ezekiel 36-37<br \/>\nVictory Word Center<br \/>\nTokyo, Japan<br \/>\nIf this message encourages you, please Like, Subscribe, and Share so more people can hear the Gospel.<br \/>\n&#8220;Now when these things begin to happen, look up and lift up your heads, because your redemption draws near.&#8221; \u2014 Luke 21:28 (NKJV)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf3f THE FIG TREE GENERATION \ud83c\udf3f Jesus said, &#8220;Now learn this parable from the fig tree&#8230;&#8221; (Matthew 24:32) Could the events unfolding in our world today be connected to the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":13976,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13974","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-video"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Fig Tree Generation | Are We Living in the Last Days? 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