With all their advantages and opportunities and privileges, the Jewish nation failed to carry out God’s plans. They bore little fruit, and continually less, until the Lord employed the barren fig tree with His curse upon it, to represent the condition of the once chosen nation. The work we do must be done with the unworked portions of the Lord’s vineyard in mind. But today it is in a few places only that means are expended and advantages provided. The Lord would have the means and advantages more equally distributed. He would have provision made for many places that are now unworked (Manuscript 126, 1899).{2BC 998.6}

Med alle deres fortrin, anledninger og privilegier, svigtede det jødiske folk med at gennemføre Guds planer. De bar kun lidt frugt, og hele tiden mindre, indtil Herren lyste sin forbandelse på det golde figentræ, for at vise det tidligere udvalgte folks tilstand. Det arbejde vi gør, må gøres med de ubearbejdede dele af Herrens Vingård i sindet. Men i dag er der kun nogle få steder hvor der sker ekspansion og fremgang. Herren vil have de midler og den fremgang fordelt på en mere ligelig måde. Han vil have at der gøres noget for mange steder, der nu er ubearbejdede (MS 126, 1899).