The Sign of Jonah

Jesus was asked for one sign. He gave them a man swallowed by the deep.

Matthew 12:40 + Jonah 1-2 · KJV

Every panel below is a frame from the finished film, in order. Scripture is in red. The video version is coming to YouTube.

Panel 1: I told them to throw me into the sea — I told them to throw me into the sea

Panel 2: A great fish swallowed me whole — A great fish swallowed me whole

Panel 3: I ran from God, His mercy was too wide — I ran from God, His mercy was too wide

Panel 4: He sent me to Nineveh, the city I hated — He sent me to Nineveh, the city I hated

Panel 5: I'd sooner drown than see her spared — I'd sooner drown than see her spared

Panel 6: The storm came for my sake, the lot fell on me — The storm came for my sake, the lot fell on me

Panel 7: To spare them, I went over the rail — To spare them, I went over the rail

Panel 8: Three days buried alive in the fish — Three days buried alive in the fish

Panel 9: Scribes demanded a sign, Jesus gave them only my name — Scribes demanded a sign, Jesus gave them only my name

Panel 10: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; — JESUS - MATTHEW 12:40 "For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly;"

Panel 11: so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. — JESUS - MATTHEW 12:40 "so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth."

Panel 12: I went down guilty, the storm was mine — I went down guilty, the storm was mine

Panel 13: He went down innocent, He gave Himself — He went down innocent, He gave Himself

Panel 14: The grave no more held Him than the deep held me — The grave no more held Him than the deep held me

Panel 16: Sure you've fallen too far? — Sure you've fallen too far?

Panel 17: That is how far His mercy reaches, it cost Him the grave — That is how far His mercy reaches, it cost Him the grave

Panel 18: Stop running. Turn — Stop running. Turn

Panel 19: The One who went down into your dark rose again, Jesus — The One who went down into your dark rose again, Jesus

Panel 20: Come up out of the deep, and live — Come up out of the deep, and live

The narration

I told the sailors to throw me into the sea, and a great fish swallowed me whole, and buried me alive in the dark. I ran from God because His mercy was too wide. He sent me to Nineveh, the city I hated, I'd sooner drown than see her spared. The storm came for my sake; the lot fell on me. To spare the sailors, I had them throw me overboard. Three days buried alive in the fish. Then, long after I was dust, scribes demanded a sign, Jesus gave them only my name: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. I went down guilty, the storm was mine. He went down innocent, bearing what was ours; He gave Himself. The grave no more held Him than the deep held me. He rose. You who are sure you've fallen too far, that is how far His mercy reaches. It cost Him the grave. Stop running, and turn: the One who went down into your dark and rose again is Jesus. Come up out of the deep, and live.