The book of Jonah is not only story of past events. The book of Jonah is also a prophecy of the
end times. If you understand the book
of Jonah, you will also understand the end times. Jonah is a symbol of the end-time
church. In the book of Jonah, we find a
prophetic picture of many end time events, including the purifying of a
victorious, end time church, the rise of the beast, and the final harvest.
This message is part one of a teaching about Jonah that I have been giving in conferences in Africa.
Jonah Flees the Presence of theLord
Jon 1:1-17
(1) Now the word of the
LORD came to Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,
(2) "Arise, go to
Nineveh, that great city, and cry out against it; for their wickedness has come
up before Me."
(3) But Jonah arose to flee
to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. He went down to Joppa, and found a
ship going to Tarshish; so he paid the fare, and went down into it, to go with
them to Tarshish from the presence of the LORD.
Jonah represents the end time church. In the story of Jonah, we read that God
called Jonah to “Arise, go to Nineveh…and cry out against it..!” When this call came to Jonah, the Bible says
that he arose and fled from the presence of the Lord to Tarshish.
