In the "New Covenant" made by our Creator God with humanity, as reported in Jeremiah 31:31-34, every human being can know God from within - because the Holy Spirit is revealing our Creator to all who are willing to know the Lord and trust in Him. We can still help each other along the way; so may you be pleased to find here a variety of helps to the life of faith in God through Jesus Christ. G.S.
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Why Did JESUS Fold the Napkin?
Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection? .
The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the
face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like was the shroud. The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded,
and was placed at the head of that stony coffin.
Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb
and found that the stone had been rolled away from the entrance to the tomb.... She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved.
She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, and I don't know
where they have put him!'
Peter and the other disciple ran to the tomb to see. The other disciple out ran
Peter and got there first. He stopped and looked in and saw the linen cloth
lying there, but he didn't go in. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrappings
lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus' head was folded up and
lying to the side.
Was that important? Absolutely! Is it really significant? Yes!
In order to understand the significance of
the folded napkin, you have to understand a little bit about Hebrew tradition
of that day. The folded napkin had to do with the
Master and Servant, and every Jewish boy knew this tradition.
When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he made sure that it was
exactly the way the master wanted it. The table was furnished perfectly, and then the servant would wait, just out of
sight, until the master had finished eating, and the servant would not dare
touch that table, until the master was finished...
Now if the master were done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his
fingers, his mouth, and clean his beard, and would wad up that napkin and toss
it onto the table. The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, the wadded
napkin meant, "I'm finished.."
But if the master got up from the table, and folded his napkin, and laid it
beside his plate, the servant would not dare touch the table, because..........
The folded napkin meant,
"I'm coming back!"
In the "New Covenant" made by our Creator God with humanity, as reported in Jeremiah 31:31-34, every human being can know God from within - because the Holy Spirit is revealing our Creator to all who are willing to know the Lord and trust in Him. We can still help each other along the way; so may you be pleased to find here a variety of helps to the life of faith in God through Jesus Christ. G.S.
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