norwegen
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Was it supposed to? The age would end; not the world.The world didn't end...No it failed. A time frame was given. That window passed with the prophecy unfulfilled.The story of Jonah is not mere symbolism. The story of Jonah happened. It's a true story. Just as the parting of the Red Sea is a true story. The story of Daniel in the lions den is a true story. These are historical events that happened. It's all true.Big Fish sometimes meaning Kingdom(like in Dan) and head honcho, in this case Rome was the head of the fish (flocks), and Rome was referenced as the " Seas" in the Bible era and ships=Rome's army.
Days meant ages/eras as seen in the
Dead Sea Scrolls- The Ages of The World 4Q180-181
So Jonah is swallowed up (and oppressed) by the big main kingdom
Rome for 3 ages.
Even Jonahs name comes from the verb ינה (yana), meaning to oppress, vex, do wrong.
Some scholars suggest the book is an allegory in which Jonah represents the nation of Israel which makes sense in knowing these slang terms for Israels top adversary the Roman Empire also called the dragon in this case a sea dragon=Leviathan.
Which did swallow up & oppress Israel for 3 ages.
1)Agricultural Age,
2)Age of Trade: - 500 BC to 1730 AD ,
3)Industrial Age: 1730 AD - 1950 AD
No its symbolism.
Might as well kick the morning off with yet another failed prophecy of Bible...
Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
Jesus states that all the signs marking the end of the world in Matthew 24 would be fulfilled before his generation ended. That generation ended 2000 years ago, and the world has not come to an end, neither has all those signs been fulfilled.
This book has more failed prophecies than Madam Cleo. And to think it was written after the events which took place in it... So much fail...
That one is true, the destruction of the Temple and Jerusalem in 70AD. (those still waiting for Jesus to come in the clouds will have a waiting forever!)
You do not believe any were alive at the time of 70AD. That is what its talking about. I do agree , it was wrote after the fact.
Two beasts put an end to the Jewish Age: the Romans and the Jews (Zealots, specifically). Hardly prophetic if Revelation was written after the destruction of the Temple. But then, was John's retelling of the Jewish Wars meant to be prophetic?
What was prophetic was that not only would the Church Age come but that it would conquer and rein. The people of God, once called Israelites, no longer assimilate into pagan culture. Now called Christians, they define culture.
No more tears. Now that Christ reins and the Holy Spirit has unleashed his power, the world is no longer dark.
It's a new earth.