He is coming back

Why Did Jesus Fold The Napkin

The Gospel of John 20:7 tells us that the napkin , which was placed over the face of Jesus , was just not thrown aside like the grave clothes.

The Bible takes an entire verse to tell us that the napkin was neatly folded and was placed separate from the grave clothes. 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. 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 outran Peter and got there first.  He stooped 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 wrapping lying there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus’ head was folded up and lying to the side.

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 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 done!”

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 means, I’m coming back!

Happy Resurrection Day!

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4 Comments

  1. Sophia Martin

    Happy Resurrection Day. May the Lord bless us all the day long. I am so excited about this folded napkin, it pleases my soul to know He rose and is coming back.
    Bless you and yours Brother for such an encouraging word.
    Amen

  2. He’s coming back. Thank you for sharing and thank you for caring

  3. Bro Mike Brown

    Thank you Elder for that inspiring post on Ressurection Sunday.I am grateful and thankful that my Lord rose with all power in his hands.Keep up the great work you are doing on this site. GOD BLESS.

  4. Bro Mike Brown

    Thank You Elder for another inspiring post its only a test. My prayer is that the world see that with this COVID 19 virous situation that it will open up there eyes and realize that it is time to start giving GOD the glory and the honor and the praise He is due. Continue the fine work on this site ELDER. GOD BLESS.

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