Hello everyone. Praise the Lord!
The gospel of John (20:7) tells us that the napkin, which was placed over the face that 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, well it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and found that the stone had been rolled away for the entrance. She read and found Simon Peter and the other disciple, The one in 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's stupid and logged in and saw the linen cloth lying there, but he didn't go in. Did Simon Peter arrived and went inside. He also noticed the linen wrapping slide there, while the cloth that had covered Jesus in 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. Call the napkin had to do with the Master and Servant, In every Jewish boy knew this tradition.
When the servant said 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, in the server would not dare touch the 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 bench, "I'm done."
But, if the master got up the table, and folded his napkin, And later beside his plate, The servant would not dare touch the table, because... The folded napkin meant, "I'm coming back!"
Jesus Christ is coming back!
William James Roop, M.A.B.S.
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