Did he have an outside body experience and saw hell and came back or was he still alive the whole time he was in the belly of a whale for 3 days and three nights?
2006-10-08 08:21:54 · 6 answers · asked by Mr Christian Ct 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
He's praying inside the belly, didnt he? Just finish reading the book to understand his journey to Nineveh.
2006-10-08 08:24:56 · answer #1 · answered by The young Merlin 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good question. Some believe God kept him alive, some believe he died, and God resurrected him when the Fish,(Whale?), vomited him up on the shore. I lean toward the second, because Jesus used Jonah as an example when asked for a sign.
2006-10-08 08:33:26 · answer #2 · answered by Minister 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can people get out of hell? Consider the case of Jonah. When God had a big fish swallow Jonah to save him from drowning, Jonah prayed from the fish’s belly: "Jonah 2:2 And said, I cried by reason of mine affliction unto the LORD, and he heard me; out of the belly of hell cried I, and thou heardest my voice.
King James Version and Douay Version
What did Jonah mean by “out of the belly of hell”? Well, that fish’s belly was surely not a place of fiery torment. But it could have become Jonah’s grave. In fact, Jesus Christ said regarding himself: “Just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish three days and three nights, so the Son of man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.” Matthew 12:40.
Jesus was dead and in his grave for three days. But the Bible reports: “His soul was not left in hell, This Jesus hath God raised up.” (Acts 2:31, 32, King James Version) Similarly, by God’s direction Jonah was raised from hell, that is, from what would have been his grave. This happened when the fish vomited him out onto dry land. Yes, people can get out of hell! In fact, the heartwarming promise is that hell (Hades) is to be emptied of all its dead. This can be seen by reading Revelation 20:13, which says: “The sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell [Hades] delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.”
King James Version.
Unually in the King James Version at Jonah 2:2 alongside the word Hell will be a # or a small letter that will throw you into the marginal reference and tell you what the word "hell" means.
2006-10-08 10:08:32 · answer #3 · answered by BJ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to read Johah Chapter one to understand that scripture. It will be opened up to you when you read the whole thing. You can't just skip around. Read the whoe thing.
2006-10-08 08:41:35 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
he was still alive
2006-10-08 08:27:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
he died and was resurrected.
2006-10-08 08:25:58 · answer #6 · answered by more than a hat rack 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋