Bible pictures of Jesus in the grave for 3 days

[MyrtleTrees]

According to the two parables Jonas and Jesus the last sign as a wonder. Jesus was not dead three days. The Holy Spirit cannot die. In tomb called heart of the earth or belly of the whale describes sufferings unto death, not dead never to rise to new spirit life. But pouring out Spirit life in jeopardy of one own Spirit. .The tomb describes the last part of the three day demonstration.

The first part of the demonstration was in the garden of Gethsemane as the witness of God according to the promise Isaiah 53. Involving the Father and Son alone. The second part the witness of man the cross the fleshly witness . A three part demonstration. . . three days

The word three is used to denote the end of a matter throughout the Bible

True - Jesus' spirit never died, as God can't die. It was just His human body that was dead for 3 days.
Ok that sounds like a good explanation of the symbolism behind "3" in the Bible. Others say they think it stands for completeness. Hard to tell for me. Some Bible number symbolisms are easier for me to recognize than others. Interesting subject - which I've studied a lot in the past.

 

[MyrtleTrees]

Thanks for sharing. It is informative and thought provoking.

I would like to add these:

I see Jonah being "dead" in the whale for three days and nights before being brought back to life as a powerful foreshadow of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

I see the Book of Jonah as foretelling that the Savior will be also for the Gentiles.

I also see the Book of Jonah foreshadowing baptism, and the spiritual truth that one must be born again.

For it was only possible for Jonah to serve God after he was born again, and like many of us even after being born again did he struggle and wrestle with God's will.

You have some interesting suggestions of other symbolisms there may be in the story of Jonah - ones I hadn't thought of before. Maybe you're correct on these additional suggestions. It's true Jonah had to have been 'born again" in order to belong to God and to work for Him. However, he still needed to be reprimanded, when he expressed his disappointment that the city of Nineveh had been saved. So God still had to discipline him, now and then, no doubt.
Heb 12:8

8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
KJV

 

[MyrtleTrees]

Yes and amen... and actually, I have never seen anyone deny it until just yesterday right here Although Muslims deny that it was Isaac whom Abraham was to sacrifice, and insert Ishmael instead, even though God calls Isaac Abraham's only son more than once, plus Isaac is the child of promise, a miraculous birth, and not Ishmael. I find it quite fascinating also that Mount Moriah is the same mountain where Jesus was crucified. The connections are unmistakable; how anyone could deny them gives me pause to question the motives, and orientation, of the denier, for sure.

Yes, I see - so Muslims deny that it was Isaac that was offered! And yes, that's very interesting to realize that it was evidently the very same location that Jesus was crucified - on that very mountain!

 

[garee]

True - Jesus' spirit never died, as God can't die. It was just His human body that was dead for 3 days.
Ok that sounds like a good explanation of the symbolism behind "3" in the Bible. Others say they think it stands for completeness. Hard to tell for me. Some Bible number symbolisms are easier for me to recognize than others. Interesting subject - which I've studied a lot in the past.

I would say they are a synonyms. As the end matter or completeness of the matter. .

His body was kept from dying totally corrupting .He suffered unto death and not dead never to rise.

 

[Nebuchadnezzer]

You have some interesting suggestions of other symbolisms there may be in the story of Jonah - ones I hadn't thought of before. Maybe you're correct on these additional suggestions. It's true Jonah had to have been 'born again" in order to belong to God and to work for Him. However, he still needed to be reprimanded, when he expressed his disappointment that the city of Nineveh had been saved. So God still had to discipline him, now and then, no doubt.
Heb 12:8

8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye bastards, and not sons.
KJV

Yes, I see that, Johah was disciplined by the Lord. Thanks for adding that.

I have been disciplined by the Lord too.