I received this in a forward email from a church member wanting to know if there is any truth to this? While it sounds good I don't have any way of verifying this. Have any of you heard of this? Personally, I thought they cleaned their mouth with bread rather than a napkin.
Why did Jesus fold the napkin?
I love this, and had never seen it before. Hope you get as much from it as I did~
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 the grave clothes. 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.
1. 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.
2. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple,
the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have
they have put him!'
3. Peter and the other disciple ran to the
tomb to see.
4. The other disciple outran Peter and got there
first.
5. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying
there, but he didn't go in.
6. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed
the linen wrappings lying there,
7. while the cloth that 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 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 was 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 meant, 'I'm coming back!'
He Is Coming Back!!!!
Why did Jesus fold the napkin?
I love this, and had never seen it before. Hope you get as much from it as I did~
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 the grave clothes. 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.
1. 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.
2. She ran and found Simon Peter and the other disciple,
the one whom Jesus loved. She said, 'They have
they have put him!'
3. Peter and the other disciple ran to the
tomb to see.
4. The other disciple outran Peter and got there
first.
5. He stooped and looked in and saw the linen cloth lying
there, but he didn't go in.
6. Then Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed
the linen wrappings lying there,
7. while the cloth that 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 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 was 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 meant, 'I'm coming back!'
He Is Coming Back!!!!
