Friday, April 10, 2009

FW: Why did Jesus fold the napkin?...

Thanks Kay Farmer for sending this in!

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Proverbs 24:19-21
19 Fret not thyself because of evil men, neither be thou envious at the wicked;
20 For there shall be no reward to the evil man; the candle of the wicked shall be put out.
21 My son, fear thou the LORD and the king: and meddle not with them that are given to change Job 20:4-5
4 Knowest thou not this of old, since man was placed upon earth,
5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, and the joy of the hypocrite but for a moment
 



 


From: ks506@hotmail.com
Subject: Why did Jesus fold the napkin?...
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 10:01:29 -0500



Very interesting.  I didn't know this.


 
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Hi!  Thought this was some good insight into this verse and a reminder that "All Scripture is God breathed..." 2 Timothy 3:16, and even a small detail such as this is very significant.  Have a great day!

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Subject: FW: Why did Jesus fold the napkin?...






v. 6: Then Simon Peter came, following him, and went into
the tomb; and he saw the linen cloths lying there,

v.7: and the handkerchief that had been around His head,
not lying with the linen cloths, but folded together in a
place by itself." John 20:6-7 NKJV


Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?


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
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.


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 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 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!!

Be Blessed and be a Blessing this Easter!


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