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points forward to · the sign of Jonah
Jesus offers his generation only one sign: as Jonah was three days in the fish, so the Son of Man will be three days in the heart of the earth.
event · Old Testament
Jonah and the three days
Jonah 1A prophet swallowed by the deep, brought up alive, sent to a foreign city.
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points forward to · a reluctant messenger
Both stories put a Jewish messenger, against his instincts, in front of gentiles who respond — Peter even needs a vision to go.