Did Jesus Redeem Mankind? — Page 213
? 206 dead and rose again from it alive. If this version of the Christians is true, then the Messiah failed to show the sign of the Prophet Jonah; but if he showed the sign of the Prophet Jonah and did not die on the Cross, nor did he stay dead in the tomb, the theory of redemption is finished. For, atonement stands proved only when it is accepted that the Messiah bore the sins of people by hanging on the Cross. If, however, he remained alive, it is clearly established that he offered no sacrifice and when no sacrifice was offered, redemption is automatically ruled out. In short, the incident of the Cross which Christians hold forth goes wholly against the signs shown by Jonah and promised by Messiah to his people. MESSIAH SHOWED JONAS'S SIGN Now we would examine whether the purport of the prophecy relating to the Prophet Jonas deduced by us has been touched upon in any prophecy of the Messiah. When we carefully ponder over the New Testament, we are wonderstruck to find the Messiah saying the same thing. Further, even the Prophets who preceded the Messiah and foretold of his advent, have hinted at it. For