You Seek a Sign? Behold it: The Sign of Jonah

Once an Assyrian Church, converted into a mosque after the Muslim invasions, the tomb of the famous Old Testament Prophet who made the Ninevites do penance and recognize the God of Israel had first been vandalized after the fall of Mosul weeks ago. It was completely imploded, its structure demolished with explosives by the terrorists of the "Islamic State" earlier today as a place of "idolatry" -- which is why those happy barbarians in the video proclaim, "there is no God but Allah"...

Nearly 3000-year-old relics and archaeological treasures, the spiritual treasure of the Assyrian people under the mosque turned into dust.

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P.S. Of course, the sign of Jonah in the words of Our Lord was primarily the prophetic nature of his life as a sign of Christ's own Death and Resurrection. But no lesson from Our Lord is ever lost: "The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonah." (St. Matthew 12:41)

One further note: some may read elsewhere that this was not incontestably the tomb of Jonah, a kind of uncertainty that is not something very rare in the case of prophets of Antiquity and ancient saints -- in any event, it was since immemorial time considered so by Assyrians, including after their conversion to Christianity. At the very least, it was a site always considered holy by Assyrian Christians, who buried many of their saints and bishops on the spot for good reason and who, being partly the descendants of the Ninevites themselves, have better claim to knowledge of the site: is it impossible that, even if Jonah died elsewhere, his memory was so cherished in ancient Assyria that his relics were completely or partly translated to this place, which undoubtedly was a relevant Ninevite building already 3,000 years ago? Therefore, the Mount of Saint Jonah (where this church-converted-to-mosque was located) has a better claim to being Jonah's burial ground (or at least of part of his relics) than most places. Additionally to this, we know the terrorists obliterated it because they also believed Jonah was buried there, so their intent was to destroy both the memory of the Prophet and the heritage of Assyrian Christians, irrespective of archaeological details of which archaeologists themselves will never be sure.

No matter how hard they try, they can’t stop the God of the universe.

They thought an end had come to Jesus, but no matter what they did He rose again. He is the everlasting and one true God.

Jonah was a great prophet; it’s sad to see his burial place destroyed. But his life and testimony will go on forever.

The sign of Jonah that Jesus refers to is actually His own resurrection. Jonah came out of a sea creature as if he had been reincarnated and this is partly why he was believed. Christ, of course, came forward from His tomb after being crucified which is why the witnesses of His day believed.

It was a lovely parallel which, of course, sailed right over the heads of His listeners. Probably sails right over the heads of many readers today too.

>> the spiritual treasure of the Assyrian people under the mosque turned into dust.

Islam is of Satan — pure and simple. It is both painful and fascinating to read this article. CHRISTIANS, open your eyes and unite! Factions (i.e. denominations) within the body of Christ are NOT each others’ enemies. ISLAM IS THE ENEMY.

I disagree, however, with the statement I quoted. The spiritual treasure of the Assyrian Christians has not been turned to dust — nor will it ever be.

JESUS IS KING! His church will endure forever, not in the form of hunkered-down defensive fortresses, but as a living, breathing, SWORD of OFFENSE against which the gates of Hell itself shall not prevail.

I've been wondering what would make God mad enough that Damascus would get its Biblical fate, but these guys are showing me the way.

In fact, if they keep heading down this road they're taking the world on, people may get angry enough to not wait on God and lay waste to them ourselves.

Sometimes you just have to be someone else's karma.

Islam = from the devil himself.

And to think some Catholics think those devil worshippers worship the same God that the Catholics do.

But the plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator. In the first place amongst these there are the Muslims, who, professing to hold the faith of Abraham, along with us adore the one and merciful God, who on the last day will judge mankind. Lumen Gentium

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