of Man be a sign for this generation. The Queen of the South will rise up on Judgment Day with the people of these times and
accuse them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and here there is greater than Solomon. The people
of Nineveh will rise up on Judgment Day with the people of these times and accuse them, for Jonah’s preaching made them turn from their sins,
and here, there is greater than Jonah.

Reflection

When we are not sure, we ask for signs for
assurance. This we do from time to time. They seem to
give us greater certainty in what we believe. That is why
apparitions, miracles and other sensational events
seem to be important not only for the contemporaries
of Jesus but also for us. We flock to places or people
that generate these astonishing signs. And this
is where people should use a lot of their spiritual sense.
For these could be faked by unscrupulous persons who
want to deceive by riding on our desire for confirmatory
signs. Yet Jesus insists that the real sign is his own
person. In Him God has become a human being,
and who sees Him sees the Father. Looking for
other signs will not get us nowhere. For He is the sign
of all signs of the Father to humankind.