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Monday, April 11, 2011
The folded napkin
I received this in an email from my mother in law thought it was awesome.
Why did Jesus fold the Napkin?
> >
> > This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the emails
> > so; I'll start it, if it touches you and you want to forward it.
> > 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.
> > 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 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!
> > Now everytime I use a cloth napkin after a meal I will think of this one.
> >
> > Happy Easter to all who enjoy this!
> > Look at Aubrey's Blog-- Okoboji Stories
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