Mat 24:32 Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When its branch is yet tender, and puts forth leaves, you know that summer [is] nigh:

The image here is of rebirth, the spring following the winter. This fits nicely with the light of Christ overcoming the darkness and doubts of the false prophets. Again, those who hold to their purpose through the times of pressure shall be saved.

Christ's constant message is one of rebirth, from the rebirth of baptism to the rebirth after death. Even if we look at this section as about the end of the planet, rather than the end of a life or the end of an age, there is still a rebirth in the "lifting of the veil."

"Learn" is from manthanô (manthano), which means "to learn" especially by study or practice, "acquire a habit of," "perceive," "understand," and "notice."

"Tender" is from hapalos, which means "soft to the touch," "tender," and "delicate."