"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." (v.40)
What is tthe heart of the earth? The word of God and and it was ordained before the worlds began.The slain Lamb before the worlds began is an instance of it. It is the face upon which heaven works with the earth. Not merely a natural world but we are to see two worlds framed by the earth. One is the unseen Will powered by Wisdom and holiness of the word and the other made to earth. Heb.11,3 explains this interaction. In the Parable of the dragnet we have word wide web of dropped from heaven. This net is power of his word upholding all things (Heb.1,3)
God had prepared a great fish
"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. This is what was provided for in the Covenant "And God created great whales."(1. 21) God commanded and it was done so the body is 'after our likeness' even as lamb or cattle of the field. In his Son all these are sanctified by 'thy word, which is truth. By the same token the ark of Noah is a body and Noah built it as commanded of God. Sign of Jonah is the death and resurrection of the Son for which the whate served as a vehicle for the word of God. It is not natural world we are talking about but a world made new. The glorious liberty of the sons must deliver them from the bondage of corruption.. What was the purpose of giving the number population of Nineveh and cattle in the last line of the book of Jonah? "and also much cattle? Man and his livelihood as one. Salvation of Nineveh depended on Jonah who is set down in the narrative as the double for the Son of man. Likewise the great fish and the ark of Noah are things 'after our likeness. it is thus a dragnet id made up. works connecting one another so the will of the Father is fulfilled. Parable of the dragnet.
"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." (v.40)
What is tthe heart of the earth? The word of God and and it was ordained before the worlds began.The slain Lamb before the worlds began is an instance of it. It is the face upon which heaven works with the earth. Not merely a natural world but we are to see two worlds framed by the earth. One is the unseen Will powered by Wisdom and holiness of the word and the other made to earth. Heb.11,3 explains this interaction. In the Parable of the dragnet we have word wide web of dropped from heaven. This net is power of his word upholding all things (Heb.1,3)
God had prepared a great fish
"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. This is what was provided for in the Covenant "And God created great whales."(1. 21) God commanded and it was done so the body is 'after our likeness' even as lamb or cattle of the field. In his Son all these are sanctified by 'thy word, which is truth. By the same token the ark of Noah is a body and Noah built it as commanded of God. Sign of Jonah is the death and resurrection of the Son for which the whate served as a vehicle for the word of God. It is not natural world we are talking about but a world made new. The glorious liberty of the sons must deliver them from the bondage of corruption.. What was the purpose of giving the number population of Nineveh and cattle in the last line of the book of Jonah? "and also much cattle? Man and his livelihood as one. Salvation of Nineveh depended on Jonah who is set down in the narrative as the double for the Son of man. Likewise the great fish and the ark of Noah are things 'after our likeness. it is thus a dragnet id made up. works connecting one another so the will of the Father is fulfilled. Parable of the dragnet.
"One is the unseen Will powered by Wisdom and holiness of the word and the other made to earth"
Please read as "One is the unseen Will powered by Wisdom and holiness of the word and the other made to appear."
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