{"id":5665,"date":"2024-07-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-18T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=5665"},"modified":"2026-09-28T08:42:13","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T08:42:13","slug":"interpreting-the-sign-of-jonah-in-matthew-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/learn\/interpreting-the-sign-of-jonah-in-matthew-16\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0645\u0627 \u0647\u064a \u0622\u064a\u0629 \u064a\u0648\u0646\u0627\u0646 \u0641\u064a \u0645\u062a\u0649 16\u061f \u0645\u0648\u062a \u064a\u0633\u0648\u0639 \u0648\u0642\u064a\u0627\u0645\u062a\u0647"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The sign of Jonah is Jesus&#039; death and resurrection. In Matthew 16:4 Jesus refuses the Pharisees and Sadducees any sign &quot;but the sign of the prophet Jonas.&quot; Matthew 12:40 explains it: like Jonah in the fish, the Son of Man would be &quot;three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.&quot; What happens in Matthew 16:1\u20134? &quot;The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven&quot; (Matthew 16:1).\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/ar\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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