“Peter remembered and said to Jesus, Rabbi, look! The fig tree you cursed has withered! Have faith in God, Jesus answered. ” (Mark 11:21)
In the Bible the "fig tree" sometimes represents Israel. Was Peter concerned that Jesus had cursed Israel? Jesus had instructed Peter and the other Jewish disciples to pray as follows:
“...thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven...” (Matthew 6:9-13)
I think Jesus cursing the fig tree was simply a. way to demonstrate that the restored kingdom of Israel oon earth will not come until Israel had first withered. After His resurrection Jesus spent 40 days instructing His Jewish followers about the Kingdom of God.
“He also presented Himself alive after His suffering, by many convincing proofs, appearing to them over a period of forty days and speaking of the things concerning the Kingdom of God...So when they had come together, they were asking Him, saying, Lord, is it at this time you are RESTORING THE KINGDOM TO ISRAEL? He said to them, it is not for you to know times or epochs which the Father has fixed by His own authority...And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. They also said, Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven.” (Acts 1:6-11)
Years later they wondered why Jesus had not yet returned and Paul wrote to encourage them...
”For I do not want you, brethren, to be uninformed of this mystery - that a partial hardening has happened to Israel until the fullness of the nations has come in; and then ALL Israel will be saved; just as it is written, the Deliverer will come from Zion, He will remove ungodliness from Jacob. This is my covenant with them, when I take away their sins..." (Roman 11:25-32)
Israel, the fig tree that Jesus temporarily cursed, will blossom again!
“Now learn the parable from the FIG TREE: when its branch has already become tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near; so, you too, when you see all these things, recognize that He is near, right at the door. Truly I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place..." (Matthew 24:33-34)
The current generation (called baby boomers) may have saw this budding in 1948 with the establishment of the modern state of Israel. Will Jesus return before the last of the baby boomer generation passes away?
Regardless, Jesus has promised to return and establish the kingdom of Israel on earth for one thousand years sometime in the future. John saw this in his vision...
"Then I saw thrones, and people seated on them who were given authority to judge. I also saw the people who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus! and because of God’s word, who had not worshiped the beast or his image, and who had not accepted the mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with the Messiah for 1,000 years. The rest of the dead did not come to life until the 1,000 years were completed. This is the first resurrection. Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of the Messiah, and they will reign with Him for 1,000 years." (Revelation 20:4-6)