Calvary Chapel of San Antonio

"This feast was one of three held in Jerusalem each year that every Jewish male was required to attend (Pentecost and Tabernacles being the other two). Not all did, of course, but that was the Law. The Passover feast celebrated the Jewish exodus from Egypt but few realized that the real Passover Lamb had arrived! But the Messiah would not be king just yet…"

"Please listen as I close this section. Serving, according to Jesus, is necessary if your joy is to be full, complete. Want full joy? Serve! Love—spend time EVERY DAY sitting with Jesus…"

"While it is true that Israel is the prime-time player in end times events, and while it is also true that the fig tree is an often-used symbol for Israel, Luke also focuses on other nations—"all the trees." This is an exhortation for all people-groups, Jew and gentile, who are alive and have accepted Christ during the great tribulation to be ready…"