Why did Jesus fold the napkin??
Why did Jesus fold the napkin?....
An unusual approach to a biblical story ...Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?I never noticed this.... The Gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which wasplaced over the face of Jesus, was not just thrown aside like the grave clothes.
The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that thenapkin was neatly folded, and was placed at the head of that stonycoffin. Early Sunday morning, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene cameto the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away fromthe entrance. She said, 'They have taken the Lord's body out of the tomb, andI don't know where they have put him!' Although she did not enter,she noticed that the linen wrappings were lying there, while the cloththat had covered Jesus' head was folded up and lying to the side Is that important? Absolutely! Is it really significant? Yes!In order to understand the significance of the folded napkin, you haveto understand a little bit bout Hebrew tradition of that day.
The folded napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, and everyJewish boy knew this tradition. When the servant set the dinner table for the master, he madesure 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. Now if the master was done eating,he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers, his mouth, and cleanhis beard, then he would wad up that napkin and toss it onto the table.The servant would then know to clear the table. For in those days, thewadded napkin meant, 'I'm done'. But if the master got up from thetable, and folded his napkin, and laid it beside his plate, the servantwould not daretouch the table, because..... ..... The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!
He is Coming Back.....
