Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 163
163. God put pressure on him through creating circumstances that forced him back to Nineveh and made him realize that there was no sense in running away from the Almighty God and that he must, therefore, betake himself to wherever the Lord wanted him to go; similarly in the case of Messiah, God created conditions which led to a general opposition against him, so much so, that he was involved in a case, had to appear before a court, and the court finally sentenced him to be hanged and he had to suffer hanging on the Cross. It is another thing that God. Almighty saved him, in accordance with His prophecy, as he had saved Jonah; as when the Prophet Jonah was cast into the sea, He appointed a fish which swallowed him up, and he remained in the fish's belly alive three nights and days and came out of the belly of the fish alive and when he saw this, his faith gained fresh vigour and he marvelled how great was the might of the Lord and how wonderously He managed to protect His servants. In like manner was the Messiah taken off the Crosss alive, stayed in the tomb alive and came out of it alive, with the result that his faith was re-invigorated and he knew that God had marvellous powers. But as he came out of the tomb, under the impact of circumstances, he was forced to hit out for the country where God the Almighty wanted him to go. For, one who was condemned to death by the court but was saved, could not stay in the land as he would be liable to be hanged again, if apprehended. In short, the. Almighty God created such conditions as compelled him to quit for Kashmir and Afghanistan, in the manner of the. Prophet Jonah. There is no doubt about it that a Prophet is never afraid of death in the cause of God, but, all the same, a. Prophet cannot reconcile himself to an idle life. He is born for work and loves work. He is a machine which operates