THREE DAYS IN THE HEART OF THE EARTH

THE SIGN OF JONAH

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. (Matthew 12:40, NKJV, emphasis added) Where did Jesus go for the three days from his death on the cross until his resurrection? Did Jesus descend into hell for three days? What is Sheol? What is Hades? Is there a difference between the two? What and where is Hell? Is there a difference between Heaven and Paradise? What is Abraham's bosom? These questions are addressed in this book. When the scribes and Pharisees asked to see a sign from Jesus, Jesus said an evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign and no sign shall be given except the sign of the prophet Jonah (Matthew 12: 38-40). Jesus was saying that just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and nights, so He too will be in the belly of the earth for three days and nights. Jesus was referring to the place that he would be between his death on the cross and his resurrection.