"Heart of the Earth"
- Thread starter rstrats
- Start date
Beetow
Active
Jesus likened his afterlife experience with Jonah's (Matt 12:40). Well; Jonah was in
two places simultaneously: the belly of a fish and the belly of sheol.
He described sheol as located at the bottoms of the mountains and closed off with
bars; which in those days referred to heavy beams commonly employed to secure
city gates.
Jesus mentioned the gates of Hades in Matt 16:18, which I suspect are likely the
same inferred by Jonah's bars. (Hades is the Greek equivalent of sheol)
* Not everyone agrees Jonah was deceased at some time inside the fish, but the
language of Jonah 2:6 strongly suggests he was in danger of undergoing
putrefaction. (cf. Ps 16:10 & Acts 2:27-31)
_
two places simultaneously: the belly of a fish and the belly of sheol.
He described sheol as located at the bottoms of the mountains and closed off with
bars; which in those days referred to heavy beams commonly employed to secure
city gates.
Jesus mentioned the gates of Hades in Matt 16:18, which I suspect are likely the
same inferred by Jonah's bars. (Hades is the Greek equivalent of sheol)
* Not everyone agrees Jonah was deceased at some time inside the fish, but the
language of Jonah 2:6 strongly suggests he was in danger of undergoing
putrefaction. (cf. Ps 16:10 & Acts 2:27-31)
_
Beetow
Active
Matt 13:34 suggests Jesus teachings are not to be taken literally, rather, they
were fictional statements meant to convey spiritual truths. If that's the case, then if
the statement below isn't literal; then what might its spiritual meaning be?
• Matt 12:40 . . For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly;
so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
_
were fictional statements meant to convey spiritual truths. If that's the case, then if
the statement below isn't literal; then what might its spiritual meaning be?
• Matt 12:40 . . For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly;
so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
_