There shall be no sign given but the sign of Jonah. Jonah would be brought to judgment and live to see it!
In 3 days and nights He experienced the wrath of God for His disobedience! It would be this action that we hear the words of Christ too the unbelieving Jews! "No sign shall be given but the sign of Jonah"!
This time He spent in judgment, it is this time that would have the most impact! If you know the story than you know the impact! The impact upon the conscious of a poor old man, whos desire was not toward His God, and yet, How Jesus uses Him, this Jew, too show the signs of the times!!
Jonah thought His days of ministration were over, even denying the voice within, pushing away His God who would take Him to Nineveh.
Jonah new the people would never listen, and may even kill Him, still denying the voice within!
The best preachers in the world, are those who are sent by God! One who has experienced the judgments from above, who have been called, and have run the race that has been set before them.
This is what Jonah did!
After waking upon the sand, wondering how He had gotten their, yet breathing His almost last breath, got up and ran to Nineveh like no one ever could or ever will!
Much like the 3 days and nights in darkness, His witness to those things that belong to God, He saw! That when God wants something from us, He shall provide the way, with or without our consent!
Jonah entered through the massive gate of Nineveh. Broken, distraught, His hair and beard knotted, His eyes full of desperation!
Those who saw Him heard Him, even while he stood saying nothing. His expression would be enough, enough that the whole city would come to repentance! These are the signs of the times. You may hear nothing, but know by the look in the eye that the days of judgment are at hand! Repentance is in the eyes of the preacher, you must heed the warning or suffer the consequences that reach into eternity!
Hi Fred , I always took it that the 'sign of Jonah ' was the three days of darkness , in the fish for Jonah and in the tomb for Jesus . Thanks for that different perspective .
Yes Fred , ALL things are possible with God , this is one of the reasons that we should not judge and condemn others ,it's not our place to put a limit on God's mercy and say to anyone ' you are going to hell ' . We are not God . We don't have the authority to judge and condemn others , we should be vessels of peace and love , we can warn others if we know that they are putting themselves at risk with their behaviours or beliefs but we must do it in love , our knowledge is finite , God's knowledge is infinite . Thanks for all your great posts , keep it up please , much love in Christ .
Hi Fred , I think we must try to remember that to a certain extent , people are the products of their environment , the world is a very different place now to when I was a child , if the adults don't teach the kids how are they to know anything ? Things that seem normal and no big deal to them were unheard of when I was young . The world changes but people don't , their hearts are either open or they are not , what they look like , what we look like , is of no importance to God and we should try to feel the same way , walk by faith , not by sight . Always enjoy your posts Fred . Much love in Christ .
In 3 days and nights He experienced the wrath of God for His disobedience! It would be this action that we hear the words of Christ too the unbelieving Jews! "No sign shall be given but the sign of Jonah"!
This time He spent in judgment, it is this time that would have the most impact! If you know the story than you know the impact! The impact upon the conscious of a poor old man, whos desire was not toward His God, and yet, How Jesus uses Him, this Jew, too show the signs of the times!!
Jonah thought His days of ministration were over, even denying the voice within, pushing away His God who would take Him to Nineveh.
Jonah new the people would never listen, and may even kill Him, still denying the voice within!
The best preachers in the world, are those who are sent by God! One who has experienced the judgments from above, who have been called, and have run the race that has been set before them.
This is what Jonah did!
After waking upon the sand, wondering how He had gotten their, yet breathing His almost last breath, got up and ran to Nineveh like no one ever could or ever will!
Much like the 3 days and nights in darkness, His witness to those things that belong to God, He saw! That when God wants something from us, He shall provide the way, with or without our consent!
Jonah entered through the massive gate of Nineveh. Broken, distraught, His hair and beard knotted, His eyes full of desperation!
Those who saw Him heard Him, even while he stood saying nothing. His expression would be enough, enough that the whole city would come to repentance! These are the signs of the times. You may hear nothing, but know by the look in the eye that the days of judgment are at hand! Repentance is in the eyes of the preacher, you must heed the warning or suffer the consequences that reach into eternity!
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