{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Is it the End of the World?","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld","author_name":"Jim Fletcher","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/author\/jfletcher","title":"The Fig Tree Parable - Is it the End of the World?","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"FISZJqKK7F\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2014\/05\/the-fig-tree-parable.html\">The Fig Tree Parable<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/2014\/05\/the-fig-tree-parable.html\/embed#?secret=FISZJqKK7F\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;The Fig Tree Parable&#8221; &#8212; Is it the End of the World?\" data-secret=\"FISZJqKK7F\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"A key prophecy of the last days is found in Matthew 24\u2014the famous parable of the budding fig tree (the same reference is found in Luke 21 and Mark 13). The identity of the obviously symbolic passage has been hotly debated for years, and now my friend Michael Neutzling has brought fresh research and insight&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/isittheendoftheworld\/files\/2012\/01\/P1010400-300x225.jpg"}