Jonah Died and went to Hell
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The word used in verse 40 of Matthew 12 is,kētos.
κῆτος (kētos)
Strong: G2785
GK: G3063
a large fish, sea monster, whale, Mt. 12:40
Jonah was not alive in the "belly of the great fish". As he himself said in the Book of Jonah chapter 2:2
Jonah's Prayer
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,
“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress,
and he answered me;
out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
Sheol is not the Hell we as Christians have come to understand as a place of torment. It was not that when that book of Jonah was penned. It was precisely what the Hebrews knew Sheol to be. The abode of the dead. Not a place of fire, brimstone, suffering.
If one thinks Jonah was alive in Sheol, given the verse in the Book of Matthew chapter 12 that refers to the sign of Jonah, then they have to concede that Jesus was alive in the tomb for the same duration as Jonah spent in the belly. Three days and three nights.
Much is made of the need for this particular scripture to state precisely in those words, Jonah was dead. The contrast they believe is that when it does not state those words, the scripture therefore is not saying Jonah was dead in the belly of the great fish. However, if we hearken unto the sign referred to in Matthew 12 and the phrase, just as Jonah was.... , so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (Sheol)
Jonah was as Jesus will be. And we know Jesus was crucified, died on the cross, and was in the tomb for three days and three nights. And while there did minister and bring the Gospel to those in Sheol.
The Sign of Jonah
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” 39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
κῆτος (kētos)
Strong: G2785
GK: G3063
a large fish, sea monster, whale, Mt. 12:40
Jonah was not alive in the "belly of the great fish". As he himself said in the Book of Jonah chapter 2:2
Jonah's Prayer
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the belly of the fish, 2 saying,
“I called out to the Lord, out of my distress,
and he answered me;
out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
Sheol is not the Hell we as Christians have come to understand as a place of torment. It was not that when that book of Jonah was penned. It was precisely what the Hebrews knew Sheol to be. The abode of the dead. Not a place of fire, brimstone, suffering.
If one thinks Jonah was alive in Sheol, given the verse in the Book of Matthew chapter 12 that refers to the sign of Jonah, then they have to concede that Jesus was alive in the tomb for the same duration as Jonah spent in the belly. Three days and three nights.
Much is made of the need for this particular scripture to state precisely in those words, Jonah was dead. The contrast they believe is that when it does not state those words, the scripture therefore is not saying Jonah was dead in the belly of the great fish. However, if we hearken unto the sign referred to in Matthew 12 and the phrase, just as Jonah was.... , so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. (Sheol)
Jonah was as Jesus will be. And we know Jesus was crucified, died on the cross, and was in the tomb for three days and three nights. And while there did minister and bring the Gospel to those in Sheol.
The Sign of Jonah
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” 39 But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.
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● Jonah 1:17 . . Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.
The Hebrew word for "prepared" is manah (maw-naw') which has nothing to
do with either design or construction. It means to have something,
someone, and/or an assemblage picked out and all set to go, i.e. on station
ready for action. Here it is in a variety of translations.
"But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah" (NIV)
"And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah" (NAS)
"Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah." (NLT)
"But the LORD sent a great fish to swallow Jonah" (2011 Catholic)
"And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah" (RSV)
Whether the big fish was a freak of nature I don't know, maybe it was; but
to my knowledge, manah has no reference to altering something's physical
characteristics.
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● Jonah 1:17 . . Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah.
The Hebrew word for "prepared" is manah (maw-naw') which has nothing to
do with either design or construction. It means to have something,
someone, and/or an assemblage picked out and all set to go, i.e. on station
ready for action. Here it is in a variety of translations.
"But the LORD provided a great fish to swallow Jonah" (NIV)
"And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah" (NAS)
"Now the LORD had arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah." (NLT)
"But the LORD sent a great fish to swallow Jonah" (2011 Catholic)
"And the LORD appointed a great fish to swallow up Jonah" (RSV)
Whether the big fish was a freak of nature I don't know, maybe it was; but
to my knowledge, manah has no reference to altering something's physical
characteristics.
_
well sure
guess those dudes have never seen a docu where a shark is eating....nothing going down whole there
guess those dudes have never seen a docu where a shark is eating....nothing going down whole there
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Jesus in the Book of Luke chapter 16 described Sheol in great detail when sharing the parable of Lazarus and the rich man.
When Jesus was dead in the tomb, His soul went to Sheol where He ministered to the spirits in prison, which Sheol is also called.
Jesus resurrected from the Tomb/Death , after three days and nights in the tomb. Jonah resurrected from death , left Sheol, and was seen ministering to those in Nineveh after three days and nights in Sheol.
The sign of Jonah:
30. " For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. " The Book of Luke chapter 11
When Jesus was dead in the tomb, His soul went to Sheol where He ministered to the spirits in prison, which Sheol is also called.
Jesus resurrected from the Tomb/Death , after three days and nights in the tomb. Jonah resurrected from death , left Sheol, and was seen ministering to those in Nineveh after three days and nights in Sheol.
The sign of Jonah:
30. " For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. " The Book of Luke chapter 11
My take
Jonah described drowning in v5 to me but you have a few seconds left after you drown before you lose conscious .. Maybe that's when the fish took him as Jonah give up the ghost having made his last appeal to God from the fish.. Perhaps God directed the fish after 3 days to a point where a couple Ninevites were close by and saw the fish vomit up a dead man where God resurrected Jonah right before their eyes .. That would put the fear of God in many if word got out among Nineveh's citizens and at least give credibility to Jonah's witness to non-believers ..
I don't think the witch of Endor called up Samuel but conjured up a demon familiar spirit she claimed was Samuel ... Lazarus on the other hand was resurrected by Jesus ..
Jesus give up the Ghost and His dead body resurrected early the third day .. I personally think Jesus Spirit went straight to Paradise and began to work in victory over death and hell while the disciples were afraid and wondering what they would do .. Jesus then resurrected and even proved to Thomas He is alive and well and to prove to all life after death
Jonah described drowning in v5 to me but you have a few seconds left after you drown before you lose conscious .. Maybe that's when the fish took him as Jonah give up the ghost having made his last appeal to God from the fish.. Perhaps God directed the fish after 3 days to a point where a couple Ninevites were close by and saw the fish vomit up a dead man where God resurrected Jonah right before their eyes .. That would put the fear of God in many if word got out among Nineveh's citizens and at least give credibility to Jonah's witness to non-believers ..
I don't think the witch of Endor called up Samuel but conjured up a demon familiar spirit she claimed was Samuel ... Lazarus on the other hand was resurrected by Jesus ..
Jesus give up the Ghost and His dead body resurrected early the third day .. I personally think Jesus Spirit went straight to Paradise and began to work in victory over death and hell while the disciples were afraid and wondering what they would do .. Jesus then resurrected and even proved to Thomas He is alive and well and to prove to all life after death
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