<p>6:13 <i>And the stars of the heaven fell to the earth</i>- This would continue the usage of sun, moon and stars as in Joseph&rsquo;s dream- as symbols of the Jewish system (Gen. 37:9; Dt. 1:10). The sons of Jacob, the stars, will fall into the earth, losing their power and station. This is a direct quotation of the Lord&rsquo;s words about the situation in Israel and Jerusalem specifically in the very last days (Mt. 24:29). We note that the King of Babylon sought to exalt himself above the stars (Is. 14:13)- the Jews in Jerusalem. The connection may imply that the latter day king of Babylon is briefly successful in this, and those stars fall. The latter day little horn, the antichrist, succeeds in dominating God&rsquo;s people and casting them down like stars to the ground, and stamping upon them (Dan. 8:10). This is the basis for the Lord&rsquo;s prediction that Jerusalem shall be trodden down, stamped upon, by the Gentiles. We note the repeated focus upon the fate of Jerusalem and its inhabitants.</p><p><i>As a fig tree casts her unripe figs when she is shaken by a great wind</i>- The fig tree and fruit on it is a Biblical picture of Israel&rsquo;s spiritual state. The &ldquo;winter fruit&rdquo; or &ldquo;unripe fruit&rdquo; refers to fruit that came covered in leaves in the Summer, but never turned ripe. It therefore remained until the Winter, and the strong Winter wind blew it off the tree. The reference is clear- Israel had time to produce spiritual fruit, but they didn&rsquo;t; and so the&nbsp;falling of their stars to earth is precisely because they had not brought forth spiritual fruit. The falling of the figs is parallel with the falling of the stars. The same word for &quot;shaken&quot; is used of the shaking of the Jewish heaven and earth / system in Heb. 12:26. The &quot;mighty wind&quot; continues the allusion to a desert dust storm which has caused the moon to look like blood (see on 6:12). The wind is representative of both an Angel and also an army. Recall how the four winds / Angels blow on the sea to cause the beasts to arise in Dan. 7. The mighty wind of the invaders is Angelically directed by God. The day of judgment at Christ&rsquo;s coming is likened to a mighty wind in Mt. 7:25,27. This mighty wind is to be connected with the four winds we will soon encounter in Rev. 7:1, which will blow upon the earth / land in judgment but will not affect the sealed, righteous remnant. The strong wind blows away the unripe fruit. It could be that the singular mighty wind prepares the way for the four winds of chapter 7, replete as they are with connection with the four winds of Daniel 7 which cause the beasts to arise in domination of the land.</p>