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Yes, it does. Archaelogical discoveries have already proven this. David's father's grave is in Israel. Don't forget Solomon's Temple either. It establishes the fact that David's city - Jerusalem - belonged to the Jews before Islam or Catholicism ever existed. Neither religion has any claim to that land.The history of Israel goes back over 4,000 years.Freedom is not really freedom unless the future is thereby made unknown. The divine plan of salvation, which makes freedom a reality, foresees generally and not specifically, unless something specific contributes to the general glory.
Some messages thought to be prophecies that must have 100% fulfillment were actually warnings that hoped for repentance, which could either cancel the warning, or if it was an actual prophecy, could delay the prophecy's fulfillment.
The book of Jonah must be taken into account in any discussion of "failed" prophecies.
Big Fish sometimes meaning Kingdom(like in Dan) and head honcho, in this case Rome was the head of the fish (flocks), and Rome was referenced as the " Seas" in the Bible era and ships=Rome's army.
Days meant ages/eras as seen in the
Dead Sea Scrolls- The Ages of The World 4Q180-181
So Jonah is swallowed up (and oppressed) by the big main kingdom
Rome for 3 ages.
Even Jonahs name comes from the verb ינה (yana), meaning to oppress, vex, do wrong.
Some scholars suggest the book is an allegory in which Jonah represents the nation of Israel which makes sense in knowing these slang terms for Israels top adversary the Roman Empire also called the dragon in this case a sea dragon=Leviathan.
Which did swallow up & oppress Israel for 3 ages.
1)Agricultural Age,
2)Age of Trade: - 500 BC to 1730 AD ,
3)Industrial Age: 1730 AD - 1950 AD
There was no Israel in 500 BC or in 1730. The dragon is Nero, and he sent Vespasian in to squash your civil war. (also your forgetting about Greece)
Sorry no it does not.