Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 141
141. Messiah is the saviour and (3) the Messiah was given the sign that the Prophet Jonas was given. . REAL MIRACLE OF CHRISTIANITY. The Christian church is evidently based on this miracle, nay, Christianity claims it to be the only miracle, and all the drawings and paintings of the early period which are found in Christian literature point to this-the picture of the shepherd who has been shown with the flock of his sheep, the drawing of the Noah's ark, and the picture portraying the entry of the Prophet Jonas in the belly of the fish. It shows that this was the real miracle of Christianity. The Messiah himself characterizes it as his singular and real miracle. The. New Testament says, the Messiah (peace be on him) said in the course of a sermon, "Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. But he answered and said unto them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the Prophet Jonas; For as. Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth" (Matthew, Ch. 12:38-40). . MESSIAH'S BASIC SIGN. The Messiah (peace be on him) did not say in answer to them that he had shown them many signs, why would they not benefit from them. Nor did the Messiah tell them that he would yet show them many signs. On the contrary, he said that they would be given no sign but the sign of Prophet. Jonas. This makes it plain that the Messiah declares this sign as his only sign. It is evident that there has been no prophet of God who showed only one sign. Even from the