Why Did Jesus Fold The Napkin? It matters a great deal
Why did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
John 20:7
And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
Commentary
The following teaching from John 20:7 was a great blessing to me. I shared it with others and it also blessed them, so I decided to post this on the blog
It was sent to me by a friend and there was no link to give credit to the original author.
The amazing teaching that follows is a great example of why every word in the Bible is so important. The modern translation tampered with many verses and to the causal reader of the Bible the mention of the napkin in this verse might not seem important. As you will see when you read this teaching, that the napkin was left as the Lord’s calling-card! It is directly connected with:
John 14:3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.
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 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 [John] 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!
The Folded Napkin
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!
The napkin was recorded in the Bible as a sign of the Second Coming of Jesus Christ. It was His calling-card.
This entry was posted by JohnMcTernan on April 25, 2013 at 9:31 pm,Revelation 22:20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen.Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
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