Then Jesus used this story as an illustration. “Look at the fig tree or any other tree.
When he saw a fig tree by the road, he went up to the tree and found nothing on it but leaves. He said to the tree, “May fruit never grow on you again!” At once the fig tree dried up.
“When these things begin to happen, stand with confidence! The time when you will be set free is near.”
As soon as leaves grow on them, you know without being told that summer is near.