The parable speaks of second chances, just as the gardener gave the fig tree a second chance, so God is giving us a second chance to join His Kingdom. This is the excessive nature of God's mercy, and it is an important theme in the Gospel of Luke. The fig tree as a symbol for humans, the fig tree may be given another year to demonstrate its ability to produce fruit, but if it fails to do so, it will be cut down. Some scholars have surmised that there is a hidden meaning, that the Kingdom of God is yet to come, and is right now recruiting those who trust in the Lord and