Read Luke 11:29-32

REJECTION OF THE NATION
What was the sign of the prophet Jonah? God had asked Jonah to preach repentance to the Gentiles. Jesus was affirming Jonah’s message. Salvation is not only for Jews, but for all peoples, everywhere.
Jesus would die and rise after three days, just as the prophet Jonah was rescued after three days in the belly of the great fish.
The cruel, war-like men of Nineveh, repented when Jonah preached to them. The pagan Queen of Sheba praise the God of Israel when she heard Solomon’s wisdom, and Solomon was full of faults. By contrast, Jesus, the perfect Son of God, had come to people that He loved dearly, but they rejected Him. Thus, God’s chosen people made themselves more liable to judgment than either a notoriously wicked nation or a powerful pagan queen.
The people of Nineveh and the queen of Sheba had turned to God with far less evidence than Jesus was giving His listeners – and far less than we have today. We have eye witness reports of the risen Savior, the continuing power of the Holy Spirit unleashed at Pentecost, easy access to the Bible, and knowledge of Christ’s acts through His church. With knowledge and insight available to you, your response to Christ ought to be even more complete and wholehearted.