Key Greek words used in biblical texts that decide the meaning of the text.

"At hand"

[Greek: eggus, or engys].

John 2:13:
"And the Jews’ passover was at hand [eggus, or engys], and Jesus went up to Jerusalem."

John 6:4:
"And the passover, a feast of the Jews, was at hand [eggus, or engys]."

John 7:2:
"Now the Jews’ feast of tabernacles was at hand [eggus, or engys]."

John 11:55:
"And the Jews’ passover was nigh at hand [eggus, or engys]: and many went out of the country up to Jerusalem before the passover, to purify themselves."

Matthew 26:18:
"And he said, Go into the city to such a man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand [eggus, or engys]; I will keep the passover at thy house with my disciples."

Philippians 4:5:
"Let your moderation be known unto all men. The Lord is at hand [eggus, or engys]."

Revelation 1:3:
"Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand [eggus, or engys]."

Revelation 22:10:
"And he saith unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand [eggus, or engys]."

Because the Greek word "eggus" (or engys) means "at hand", it also means "near" or "closeby", as in the following verses, which all use the same word to indicate nearness or closeness (conversely, because the Greek word "eggus/engys" means "near" or "closeby", it also means "at hand"):- 

Acts 9:38; Luke 19:11; John 3:23; John 6:19, 23;  John 11:18; John 11:54; John 19:20, 42; Acts 1:12; Acts 27:8; Romans 10:8; Ephesians 2:13, 17; Hebrews 6:8; Hebrews 8:13.

So when Jesus n the Revelation says:

"Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at hand." (Revelation 22:10), we should immediately also think about the signs of His coming and the end of the age that He gave in the Olivet Discourse, which He closed by saying: 

"Learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is at hand [eggus, or engys]. So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it (the time or season of the end of the age) is at hand [eggus, or engys], even at the doors." (Matthew 24:32-33, parallel Mark 13:28-29; Luke 21:29-31).

If the above time has already occurred (as Preterists and Partial Preterists believe and would have us believe), then the resurrection of the dead would also already have occurred, because Christ said three times that He would raise all who believe in Him at the last day, and Paul taught us that the resurrection of all who died in Christ will take place at the time of Christ's return. 

"The fig tree" does not represent Israel. It represents the chief priests, scribes and Pharisees to whom Jesus said,

"The kingdom of God shall be taken from you and given to a nation bringing out its fruits." 

The cursing of the fig tree is written in the same passage, and can only be understood in the context of the passage, i.e that the kingdom of God was about to be taken from the chief priests, scribes and Pharisees and given to a nation bearing out its fruits:

"And seeing a fig tree in the way, He came to it and found nothing on it except leaves only. And He said to it, let no fruit grow on you forever. And immediately the fig tree withered away." (Matthew 21:19).

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