Jonah Died and went to Hell

A comparison, yes, not identical.

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

Jesus did the comparison

Thats from 3 days and 3 nights of Jonah in the belly of fish....

But you still hang out here LOL.

I've enjoyed the forum...hope i shares some thoughts...Gid Bless you all...enjoy the sushi...

You comment was nonsensical.... and yup I prefer truth to fantasy always.

Jonah
2:1 Then Jonah prayed unto the LORD his God out of the fish's belly,
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.

Not enough evidence to burn anyone at the stake today.

Good point.

Jonah 1:17 Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

oh

are we actually doing that now?

Amazing to me how many that name JESUS regularly embellish the text, add verbiage and words and or speculate and then run with it like it is the gospel truth......no wonder most people that name JESUS are spiritually inept when it comes to what the bible actually states.......just like the days of Jesus....the surmising's of men peddled as the word of GOD....rather sickening....

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.

well sure

guess those dudes have never seen a docu where a shark is eating....nothing going down whole there

Funny I had sushi for supper... and here I am on this thread.

Wow! Everyone else is always wrong. Have you ever been wrong and admitted it? You won’t on this matter since you’ve taught this several times and that would be awkward. The number of times you’ve taught it does not matter. I’ve literally, lol, taught this little book dozens of times. It takes at least 12-15 sessions to teach it properly, comparing Scripture to Scripture.

oh

are we actually doing that now?

I am posting this topic because of the chatroom question raised over Jonah in the belly of the fish, and all of the surrounding debate around this. I believe the bible can be taken literally in terms of what transpired. Lets analyse these verses:

Jonah 1
17 Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Jonah 2
2 Then Jonah prayed to the Lord his God from the fish’s belly. 2 And he said:
“I cried out to the Lord because of my affliction,
And He answered me.
“Out of the belly of Sheol I cried,
And You heard my voice.
3 For You cast me into the deep,
Into the heart of the seas,
And the floods surrounded me;
All Your billows and Your waves passed over me.
4 Then I said, ‘I have been cast out of Your sight;
Yet I will look again toward Your holy temple.’
5 The waters surrounded me, even to my soul;
The deep closed around me;
Weeds were wrapped around my head.
6 I went down to the moorings of the mountains;
The earth with its bars closed behind me forever;
Yet You have brought up my life from the pit,
O Lord, my God.
7 “When my soul fainted within me,
I remembered the Lord;
And my prayer went up to You,
Into Your holy temple.
8 “Those who regard worthless idols
Forsake their own [b]Mercy.
9 But I will sacrifice to You
With the voice of thanksgiving;
I will pay what I have vowed.
Salvation is of the Lord.”
10 So the Lord spoke to the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.

>We can take this account from Jonah LITERALLY. He was swallowed by a fish. He (his BODY) was in the fish 3 days. There is no suitable living environment within a fish (air pocket, condominium, economy class seating). Jonah died. He wasn't being preserved alive within the fish.
>Jonah gives the account - out of Sheol (Hell) he cried out. This is not to create a precedent that others can cry out from hell and be delivered in the same way. No. It just means that God is sovereign and can do as He pleases. He can bring low and He can lift up.
>Jonah's body was in the fish but his soul was in Sheol.
>Hell looks to be a place under the earth for this is where Jonah describes it.
>We also see with the parable of the rich man and Lazarus, the rich man saying engaging with Father Abraham. Conversation/communication is possible within this spiritual nether realm.
>So it is not impossible for Jonah to call out to God from Sheol, and his prayer went up to the Holy Temple.

Now we have an interesting account coming from the Words of our Lord:

Matthew 12
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You."
39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For 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.
>Jonah Died and Jesus Died.
>Jonah was alive after 3 days, Jesus was alive after 3 days.

Proverbs 23:7a For as he thinketh in his heart, so [is] he...