Re: Cursing the Fig Tree

HOBBSK@ACAD.RIPON.EDU
Wed, 02 Apr 1997 11:38:49 +0000 (CSZ)

>Izz:
>Poor Yoel! His wits are addled, He thinks he is a fundie! :-) - very
>well, Yoel, you asked for it!
>
>Yoel, please explain how Jesus cursed the tree before and after? Go on,
>tell me how Jesus came upon a fig tree (Mark 11:12), cursed it, (Mark
>11:14) then entered the Temple and overturned the tables "cleansing" it
>(Mark 11:15) then what? Did he leave and curse it again? Whatsa matter,
>was his first curse too weak, the tree needed a double whammy from the
>Son of God? I am only a newbie on this list, so please be patient, I need
>these things explained!

HOBBS
Oh, come on now, Izz, this is an easy one! It was obviously two
different trees! You don't really think that there was only one fig tree
in all of Jerusalem, do you? Jesus probably fried hundreds of fig trees,
sometimes half a dozen or so before breakfast! After all, it must have
been the case that these were two different fig trees, since we know
that the Bible is God's Word and thus is fully consistent. And, the fact
that there were many fig trees in Jerusalem proves that it could have
been the case that there were at least two such zappings, and Jesus
zapping fig trees that don't produce fruit out of season is perfectly
consistent with his tendencies to do such things as speak in purposely
confusing parables so that he could later zap the people who didn't
understand what he said, so this all proves that the Bible is inerrant.
So there!