Some scholars also cite the non-canonical (not included in the Bible) Apocalypse of

Peter, in which
Peter discusses the significance of the fig tree with Jesus, who states that the
fig tree represents
�the House of Israel.�

Further support for Israel as the fig tree is found in the Old Testament; examples
include Jeremiah
24, Joel chapter 1, Hosea chapter 9 and Micah 4, among a host of others.

PAGINA 79

In order for the prophecies outlined in the Books of Matthew, Daniel, Timothy, and
others, to be
fulfilled, the people living through the aforementioned events would also have had
to experience
all of the other biblical signs�including a dramatic upsurge in earthquakes and
storms, a rapid
proliferation of knowledge and travel, a great falling away from the faith, and
finally, the gospel
being preached throughout the whole world.