Dear Christians how do you interpret the sign of Jonah.?

Question

Gospel of mathew ch.12 , V 38-40; is aprophecy from the mouth of jesus[ pbuh]when the people asked jesus for a sign
jesus replied you evil and adultrous nation no sign shall you get but the sign of jonah, as Jonah was in the belly of the whale
for three days and three nights so the son of man will be in the
belly of the earth for three days and three nights.'

We conclude from the sign of jonah that prophet Jonah was
thrown abroad a raging storm, was swallowed by a fish,who
took him around the ocean for three days and three nights, he
prayed to god from within the belly of the fish and finally he
was vomited ashore.If Jonah had died it was no big deal but
having lived through this odeal is a Miracle does this not imply
that jesus did not die as expected but lived throufh his odeal.?

Friday late night jesus was buried, he was in the tomb the whole of saturday , sunday early morning the tomb is empty?
1night , iday , 1 night?Prophesy unfulfilled?

Answer 1

The lesson is do unto others before they do unto you. If you don't want to be eaten by a whale, kill all the whales. If you don't want to be destroyed by Islam, destroy Islam first. Christians love this lesson, as it gives them an excuse to do anything they want.

Answer 2

Say you were in London on a Friday say 11 p.m then whole day Saturday, and then leave for Australia on Sunday at 2 am, if someone (an accuser) questions your whereabouts on friday or if you were cross examined by a lawyer in court the following would be factual and true evidence.

Where were you on Friday: Fact - you were in London
Where were you on Saturday: Fact - you were in London
Where were you when Sunday began Fact - London

You were in London in a period span of 3 days not necessarily 24 hour periods.

When you work 8 hour shifts for 3 days you get paid for 3 days even though you only worked 1 day (8hrs x 3=24hrs)
Point is, 24 hours do not necessarily make a day and a day can be reckoned as a matter of hours.

Answer 3

Jonah was in the belly of the fish for 3 days. Jesus was in the grave for 3 days. If you would have seen Jonah get swallowed up by the fish, you would have thought that's it, you will never see him again, he is dead. Same is true for those who watched Jesus die on the cross, but as Jonah was never truly dead, he was alive in the fish. Jesus too was alive and rose again on the third day.

Answer 4

Fish and revival are the key words in this book. Jonah is not merely swallowed by a great fish, this event represents God extending His helping hand to save the prophet. It gives Jonah a unique opportunity to seek a unique deliverance, as he repents during this equally unique retreat. Many classify the revival which Jonah brings to Nineveh as one of the greatest evangelistic efforts of all time.

Key Verses: Jonah 1:3, "But Jonah ran away from the LORD and headed for Tarshish..."

Jonah 1:17, "But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights."

Jonah 2:2, "In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered me.
From the depths of the grave I called for help, and you listened to my cry."

Jonah 3:10, "When God saw what they did and how they turned from their evil ways, He had compassion and did not bring upon them the destruction he had threatened."

Brief Summary: Jonah's fear and pride cause him to run from God. He does not wish to go to Nineveh to preach repentance to the people, as God has commanded, because he feels they are his enemy and he is convinced that God will not carry out his threat to destroy the city. Instead he boards a ship for Tarshish, which is in the opposite direction. Soon a raging storm causes the crew to cast lots to determine that Jonah is the problem. They throw him overboard, and he is swallowed by a great fish. In its belly for 3 days and 3 nights, Jonah repents of his sin to God, and the fish vomits him up on dry land (we wonder what took him so long to repent). Jonah then makes the 500 mile trip to Nineveh and leads the city in a great revival. But the prophet is displeased (actually pouts) instead of thankful when Nineveh repents. Jonah learns his lesson, however, when God uses a wind, a gourd and a worm to teach him that God is merciful.

Practical Application: We cannot hide from God. Regardless of our patriotism, we must never put our country ahead of God. Regardless of our reputation, nationality or race God loves us. Rejoicing in the salvation of others is an experience God wants us to share with Him (not be resentful, jealous or thinking it is not "real").

Answer 5

Jonah was dead.
He prayed, then died, then was resurrected 3 days later.
That was the sign of Jesus - that he would be resurrected 3 days after his death.

If he were God, he could not have died.

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EDIT: Jesus died on a Wednesday, and was resurrected Saturday.

Answer 6

Jonah was a 'reluctant prophet'. He relized that ignorance, and fear would cause him grief (as Jesus did). And, regardless of whether he (Jonah, or Jesus) went to the big city, to save the sinners, God's Will would be done.

God forgave Ninevah, and Jerusalem as well.

Answer 7

Everything started on Thursday. Jesus was arrested, Jesus was scouraged, Jesus was nailed to the cross. Jesus was buried in the tomb before sundown Friday. Jesus said on the third day He would resurrect. Sundown to sundown is one day. Jesus did not say in 3 days He would resurrect,He said on the third day and that third day is Sunday. Prophecy fulfilled

Answer 8

Jesus Christ was killed on a Wednesday according to historical writings and based on the day of preperation (Nisan 14th) He the arose on Saturday giving you three days and three nights. Do not use roman catholic teachings from Constantine to reject Christ as Saviour.

Answer 9

Jesus is the prince of peace ..He does not need a man to repeat superstious salutaton like pbuh when you mention His name....
Jesus said he spoke in parables to the masses but showed the truth to his own..i.e. (Christians).. So how can you presume to think you know the answers to Jesus parables..The answers come by divine revelation only and these answers are not revealed to those who do not even believe Christs Gospel.
As for the sinful and adulterous generation Mark 8-38 shows clearly that this sinful generation makes its appeance in times end.. It is called adulterous generation because these have left the true god and prostrate themselves to an imposter.. they are.spiritual adulters..It is this evil generation that will receive NO SIGN except the sign of the prophet jonah...The sign of jonah was symbolic of Jesus death and rising from the dead...
The parable of luke 16 which prophecies of some of Abrahams descendants in hell shows that even if one died and rose again they would still not believe..Sounds like muslims to me...but nevertheless. Jesus has still sent this adulterous generation the message of his death and resurrection as promised in matt 12: 38-40...and as luke 16 prophecies the auldterous generation still does not believe...
Jesus called peter satan in matthew 16: - 22,23, 24 when peter denied jesus death..this is to show that only satan denies the death of jesus..
As for quibbling over the days Jesus was in the grave.. it is quite hypocritical to quibble over this when you dont even believe He died.. this is called hypocacy.
Just remember the word MON DAY.. MON means one or first.. and Mary went to Jesus tomb on the FIRST DAY of the week....muslims are fools who strain at knats and swallow camels whole..Jesus is God and the identity thief cannot steal His identity no matter how much he lies or twists scripture...which brings to mind the temptation of jesus..this temptation was example for men to follw when they encounter satans church of rev 3 -9, 10 that tempts the entire world...When islam presents its lying temptation and says""""FALL DOWN and worship me as THE GOD (allah) and i will give you the world (in jihad)....remember Jesus said '''blessed are the meek they shall inherit the earth.. muslims are about as meek as the serpent in the garden of eden and much more deceiving..islam is satans knowledge that causes the second death..

Answer 10

Yes. The story of Jonah is a foreshadowing of Jesus' resurrection. But it also has another good point showing us...what hell is.

Jonah 2:2 "I cried by reason of my distress unto Jehovah, and he answered me; Out of the belly of Sheol (hell/grave) cried I: thou heardest my voice. (DBY)

What did Jonah mean by “out of the belly of sheol/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.”

Scriptural evidence, though, shows that Jesus was in the tomb for a period less than seventy-two hours.

Jesus died on Passover day, Nisan 14, on the day now known as Friday. And by early morning of the day now termed Sunday he had already been raised from the dead. Mark’s account reads: “Very early on the first day of the week [Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome] came to the memorial tomb, when the sun had risen. . . . When they entered into the memorial tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side clothed in a white robe, and they were stunned. He said to them: ‘Stop being stunned. You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was impaled. He was raised up, he is not here.’”—Mark 16:2-6; John 20:1.

If Matthew 12:40 means three complete twenty-four-hour days, when would Jesus have been buried? Counting back seventy-two hours from early Sunday morning, we would come to early Thursday morning. But since Jesus died about 3:00 p.m., he would have had to be laid in the tomb on Wednesday afternoon. (Matt. 27:46, 50) The Bible account regarding the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, however, in no way suggests that the period involved extended all the way from Wednesday to Sunday.

Why could Jesus say that the “Son of man will be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights”? (Matt. 12:40) This is because the expression “three days and three nights” can refer to parts of three days, as is clearly shown at 1 Samuel 30:12, 13. Under the heading “Day,” The Jewish Encyclopedia says: “In Jewish communal life part of a day is at times reckoned as one day; e.g., the day of the funeral, even when the latter takes place late in the afternoon, is counted as the first of the seven days of mourning; a short time in the morning of the seventh day is counted as the seventh day; circumcision takes place on the eighth day, even though of the first day only a few minutes remained after the birth of the child, these being counted as one day.”

Jesus died on Friday afternoon and was buried before the sabbath began. This being the case, the weekly sabbath coincided with the first day of the Festival of Unfermented Cakes, which was also a sabbath. It is logical, then, that this is why the Bible calls the day following Jesus’ death a “great” sabbath. (John 19:31, 42; Mark 15:42, 43; Luke 23:54) As soon as that sabbath was over (which would be at sundown, Nisan 15) Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Salome bought additional spices for greasing Jesus’ body. Their earliest opportunity to use the spices came at daybreak Sunday morning, Nisan 16. By that time Jesus had already been resurrected, after having been in the tomb for parts of three days.

Answer 11

Preaching was the sign.
They repented at the preaching.

If you are destined by God for something, you will do it.
If you refuse to do whatever it is, it will get tough for you.

Friday--one day
Saterday---two days.
Sunday--Rose again on the third day is how it is written.

Prophesy fulfilled.
Who said the whole day?
You.