.
It's very easy to prove that Jonah was alive inside the fish at some point.
†. Jon 2:1-2 . . Jonah prayed to Yhvh his God from the fish's belly.
But it's just as easy to prove he was dead at some point too.
†. Jon 2:6 . . I went down to the moorings of the mountains; the earth with
its bars closed behind me forever.
Mountains aren't moored in the bellies of fishes; rather: they're moored in
the earth's crust; which is exactly why Jonah said the "earth" with its bars
was closed behind him rather than the lips of a fish's mouth.
So; we have a man praying from two locations:
†. Jon 2:1 . . Jonah prayed to Yhvh his God from the fish's belly.
†. Jon 2:2 . . Out of the belly of sheol I cried
In other words: Jonah prayed from two bellies: the belly of a fish, and the
belly of sheol. Since the record shows Jonah in only two places— and one of
them is clearly the belly of a fish — then by default the belly of sheol is
located in the vicinity of the moorings of the mountains; viz: the earth's
crust.
But how is it possible for Jonah to be inside the fish while at the same time
inside the earth? Well; the answer is pretty easy if we but simply allow that
people exist beyond the demise of their organic bodies. In other words:
while Jonah was dead; his corpse was interred in the fish; and his spirit was
interred in the netherworld.
According to Acts 2:25-31 Christ, while dead, was in two places at once too:
in a grave, and in haides; which is the Greek equivalent of the belly of sheol;
which, according to Mr. Jonah, is located in the vicinity of the moorings of
the mountains. Within three days and nights Christ was re-united with his
corpse to become a whole man again; just as Jonah was.
†. Mtt 12:39-41 . . 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.
Christ wasn't buried in the heart of the earth. In point of fact, he wasn't
even buried in the earth's soil. No, he was buried in a rock tomb on the
surface of the earth. How then was he in the heart of the earth? Well; the
same as Jonah. While Christ's corpse was interred in the rock, his spirit was
interred in the netherworld.
†. Ps 16:10 . . For you will not leave my soul in sheol, nor allow your holy
one to see corruption.
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It's very easy to prove that Jonah was alive inside the fish at some point.
†. Jon 2:1-2 . . Jonah prayed to Yhvh his God from the fish's belly.
But it's just as easy to prove he was dead at some point too.
†. Jon 2:6 . . I went down to the moorings of the mountains; the earth with
its bars closed behind me forever.
Mountains aren't moored in the bellies of fishes; rather: they're moored in
the earth's crust; which is exactly why Jonah said the "earth" with its bars
was closed behind him rather than the lips of a fish's mouth.
So; we have a man praying from two locations:
†. Jon 2:1 . . Jonah prayed to Yhvh his God from the fish's belly.
†. Jon 2:2 . . Out of the belly of sheol I cried
In other words: Jonah prayed from two bellies: the belly of a fish, and the
belly of sheol. Since the record shows Jonah in only two places— and one of
them is clearly the belly of a fish — then by default the belly of sheol is
located in the vicinity of the moorings of the mountains; viz: the earth's
crust.
But how is it possible for Jonah to be inside the fish while at the same time
inside the earth? Well; the answer is pretty easy if we but simply allow that
people exist beyond the demise of their organic bodies. In other words:
while Jonah was dead; his corpse was interred in the fish; and his spirit was
interred in the netherworld.
According to Acts 2:25-31 Christ, while dead, was in two places at once too:
in a grave, and in haides; which is the Greek equivalent of the belly of sheol;
which, according to Mr. Jonah, is located in the vicinity of the moorings of
the mountains. Within three days and nights Christ was re-united with his
corpse to become a whole man again; just as Jonah was.
†. Mtt 12:39-41 . . 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.
Christ wasn't buried in the heart of the earth. In point of fact, he wasn't
even buried in the earth's soil. No, he was buried in a rock tomb on the
surface of the earth. How then was he in the heart of the earth? Well; the
same as Jonah. While Christ's corpse was interred in the rock, his spirit was
interred in the netherworld.
†. Ps 16:10 . . For you will not leave my soul in sheol, nor allow your holy
one to see corruption.
Cliff
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