Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 209
? 202 the revelation commanding him to go forth and call the people of Nineveh to God. But he lacked the courage to deliver to them the message of the Almighty and fled away, seeking to escape to another country. But, after he had suffered many hardships and disasters, God forced him back to the Ninevites, and they were compelled to accept his message. Hence if the Ninevites witnessed any sign, this was the only sign. There is no doubt about it that his going into the belly of the fish was a sign, so was his staying alive in the fish's belly a sign and likewise was his coming alive out of it a sign. But all these signs are such as were not witnessed by the inhabitants of Nineveh. The only sign they saw was that a misgiving occurred in the heart of the Prophet Jonah and he went away from there, not wishing to deliver the message of prophethood to the people. But from hundreds of miles and through different kinds of hardships, God brought him back to his people again and fulfilled the mission for which He had raised Jonah. People rejected him and offered opposition to him. But in the end, they had to bow down to him. This was the sign that the Ninevites witnessed. There can, therefore, be a sign also of the Messiah only when he enters the tomb alive, remains in the tomb alive and comes out of the tomb alive. But all this the enemy will have not witnessed. This will be followed by the latter part of the sign: that he should preach to the lost sheep of Israel, settled at that time near