Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?

 Thought this was great. I wanted to share. 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. 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 out ran 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 was done eating, he would rise from the table, wipe his fingers and mouth with that napkin and toss it on to 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 knew that the folded napkin meant, 'I'm not finished yet.' The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'

IF YOU believe HE IS COMING BACK - PASS IT ON!

Jan, my cousin sent me a copy of this e-mail several months ago. I saved it and I am going to do a sermon on it the next time I have to do the service at church. I do them on occaision since I am a lay speaker in the church. I thought that would be a very intresting one. Thanks for sharing.

I always thought of it as "It is finished.. the battle is over.. It is Finished, there will be no more war... it is finished the end of the conflict, it is finished and Jesus has WON!!" But the I'm coming back works for me!! Linda Kay

Thanks for sharing this.  I passed it on to several.  God bless you all!!  Happy EASTER. 

Hhhmmm...I like that, thanks for sharing. Yes, He is coming back! Happy Easter!

Thanks so much for sharing this Jan! That is awesome.