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My brother emailed this to me, I thought this is very interesting, because I had never heard any one explain it this way; enjoy.
Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the emails so; if it touches you, you may 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 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 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!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!Georg
Hi Georg,
Thanks for sharing that. I'll bet there are a lot of those nuggets yet to be discovered in the scriptures.Bless you,
KathiQuote (Elizabeth @ Mar. 04 2010,06:54) My brother emailed this to me, I thought this is very interesting, because I had never heard any one explain it this way; enjoy. Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the emails so; if it touches you, you may 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 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 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!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!Georg
Georg said:Quote The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!
This is hilarious Georg! Jesus was not wrapped in a dinner napkin. He was wrapped in burial clothing. Show from Hebrew tradition that a folded grave cloth signified something. You will be very hard pressed to show this seeing that people did not rise from the dead every day leaving their grave clothes neatly folded behind them.
There were two angels in human form at the tomb of Jesus. They must have loosed Jesus from His graveclothes and folded the napkin. It must have been one of the angels that provided Jesus with a proper set of clothes to wear.
The angels folded the grave cloth to leave no doubt that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead and that His body was not stolen. If the body had been stolen it would have been taken with the grave clothes and all.
The folded GRAVE cloth was significant in that it was a circumstantial, but valid piece of evidence that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead.
You're a hoot Georgman!
thinker
Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 03 2010,16:28) Quote (Elizabeth @ Mar. 04 2010,06:54) My brother emailed this to me, I thought this is very interesting, because I had never heard any one explain it this way; enjoy. Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the emails so; if it touches you, you may 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 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 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!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!Georg
Georg said:Quote The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!This is hilarious Georg! Jesus was not wrapped in a dinner napkin. He was wrapped in burial clothing. Show from Hebrew tradition that a folded grave cloth signified something. You will be very hard pressed to show this seeing that people did not rise from the dead every day leaving their grave clothes neatly folded behind them.
There were two angels in human form at the tomb of Jesus. They must have loosed Jesus from His graveclothes and folded the napkin. It must have been one of the angels that provided Jesus with a proper set of clothes to wear.
The angels folded the grave cloth to leave no doubt that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead and that His body was not stolen. If the body had been stolen it would have been taken with the grave clothes and all.
The folded GRAVE cloth was significant in that it was a circumstantial, but valid piece of evidence that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead.
You're a hoot Georgman!
thinker
JackThe grave cloths was evidence. I think there is something to the fact that the napkin on his head was seperated from the grave cloths and folded!
Obviously anything beyond what the scripture says in John 20:20 would be speculation unless the Spirit of God gives you a Revealtion about it!
Blessings WJ
Quote (WorshippingJesus @ Mar. 04 2010,08:54) Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 03 2010,16:28) Quote (Elizabeth @ Mar. 04 2010,06:54) My brother emailed this to me, I thought this is very interesting, because I had never heard any one explain it this way; enjoy. Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the emails so; if it touches you, you may 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 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 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!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!Georg
Georg said:Quote The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!This is hilarious Georg! Jesus was not wrapped in a dinner napkin. He was wrapped in burial clothing. Show from Hebrew tradition that a folded grave cloth signified something. You will be very hard pressed to show this seeing that people did not rise from the dead every day leaving their grave clothes neatly folded behind them.
There were two angels in human form at the tomb of Jesus. They must have loosed Jesus from His graveclothes and folded the napkin. It must have been one of the angels that provided Jesus with a proper set of clothes to wear.
The angels folded the grave cloth to leave no doubt that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead and that His body was not stolen. If the body had been stolen it would have been taken with the grave clothes and all.
The folded GRAVE cloth was significant in that it was a circumstantial, but valid piece of evidence that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead.
You're a hoot Georgman!
thinker
JackThe grave cloths was evidence. I think there is something to the fact that the napkin on his head was seperated from the grave cloths and folded!
Obviously anything beyond what the scripture says in John 20:20 would be speculation unless the Spirit of God gives you a Revealtion about it!
Blessings WJ
Keith,The narrative says that when they saw the folded head cloth they “believed.” Then it says that they did not know the scripture that Jesus was to rise from the dead. So it was the folded head cloth that testified that He had risen.
The angels folded the head cloth for the sake of their believing that Jesus had risen from the dead.
Jack
WJ
look at the story were Jesus resurrected Lazarus,wen he came out of the tomb ,let him go but uncover his head.
Quote (terraricca @ Mar. 03 2010,17:13) WJ look at the story were Jesus resurrected Lazarus,wen he came out of the tomb ,let him go but uncover his head.
TSo uncovering Lazurus head was proof to them that Lazurus was risen from the dead?
WJ
Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 04 2010,08:28) Quote (Elizabeth @ Mar. 04 2010,06:54) My brother emailed this to me, I thought this is very interesting, because I had never heard any one explain it this way; enjoy. Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the emails so; if it touches you, you may 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 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 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!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!Georg
Georg said:Quote The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!This is hilarious Georg! Jesus was not wrapped in a dinner napkin. He was wrapped in burial clothing. Show from Hebrew tradition that a folded grave cloth signified something. You will be very hard pressed to show this seeing that people did not rise from the dead every day leaving their grave clothes neatly folded behind them.
There were two angels in human form at the tomb of Jesus. They must have loosed Jesus from His graveclothes and folded the napkin. It must have been one of the angels that provided Jesus with a proper set of clothes to wear.
The angels folded the grave cloth to leave no doubt that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead and that His body was not stolen. If the body had been stolen it would have been taken with the grave clothes and all.
The folded GRAVE cloth was significant in that it was a circumstantial, but valid piece of evidence that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead.
You're a hoot Georgman!
thinker
thinkerI'm so proud of you, you did not disappoint me.
Georg
Quote (Elizabeth @ Mar. 04 2010,11:23) Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 04 2010,08:28) Quote (Elizabeth @ Mar. 04 2010,06:54) My brother emailed this to me, I thought this is very interesting, because I had never heard any one explain it this way; enjoy. Why Did Jesus Fold the Napkin?
This is one I can honestly say I have never seen circulating in the emails so; if it touches you, you may 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 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 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!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!Georg
Georg said:Quote The folded napkin meant, 'I'm coming back!'
And so is Jesus, He is Coming Back!This is hilarious Georg! Jesus was not wrapped in a dinner napkin. He was wrapped in burial clothing. Show from Hebrew tradition that a folded grave cloth signified something. You will be very hard pressed to show this seeing that people did not rise from the dead every day leaving their grave clothes neatly folded behind them.
There were two angels in human form at the tomb of Jesus. They must have loosed Jesus from His graveclothes and folded the napkin. It must have been one of the angels that provided Jesus with a proper set of clothes to wear.
The angels folded the grave cloth to leave no doubt that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead and that His body was not stolen. If the body had been stolen it would have been taken with the grave clothes and all.
The folded GRAVE cloth was significant in that it was a circumstantial, but valid piece of evidence that Jesus had indeed risen from the dead.
You're a hoot Georgman!
thinker
thinkerI'm so proud of you, you did not disappoint me.
Georg
Georg,Why must you be so gullible? The narrative clearly says that the two disciples believed hat Jesus had risen from the dead when they saw the folded grave cloth. It indicated to them that the body had not been stolen.
Why must you introduce Jewish tradition about dinner cloths into the narrative and make conclusions from that? Jesus was not wrapped in a dinner cloth was He?
thinker
thinker
First of all, I did not write the article, although I wish I had.
And then this is what it saysJhn 20:7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
It is biblical, but that doesn't matter with you does it.
Why don't you read the article again, and see what it is really saying, and don't read it with anger in your heart.Georg
Quote (Elizabeth @ Mar. 04 2010,23:12) thinker First of all, I did not write the article, although I wish I had.
And then this is what it saysJhn 20:7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
It is biblical, but that doesn't matter with you does it.
Why don't you read the article again, and see what it is really saying, and don't read it with anger in your heart.Georg
Georg,What do you mean “it's biblical?” The narrative is about a GRAVE cloth and not a table napkin. I don't need to read the article again. I have studied all this stuff already.
The narrative CLEARLY says that the disciples believed that Jesus rose from the dead when they saw the head cloth folded. That's it! No need to impose tradition about folded table napkins and infer something about His second coming.
The article says that the master folded the table cloth signifying that he was going to return to the table. But Jesus did not fold His head cloth. His “butlers” folded it when they removed His graveclothes. These “butlers” were the two angels in human form (Luke 24:4). These “men” were already in the tomb when the disciples entered. What had they been doing in the tomb previously Georg? I'll tell you. They loosed Jesus from His graveclothes and then folded them.
The master folded his napkin signifying that he would return to the table. SO IF JESUS FOLDED HIS HEAD CLOTH IT WOULD HAVE SIGNIFIED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO THE TOMB. DID JESUS RETURN TO THE TOMB GEORG?
thinker
Hi TT,
Amazing how quickly your thoughts and inferences are seen as truth to you while those of others cannot.Quote (Nick Hassan @ Mar. 05 2010,08:51) Hi TT,
Amazing how quickly your thoughts and inferences are seen as truth to you while those of others cannot.
Nick,Hooey! A grave cloth is not a dinner napkin!
thinker
Quote (princess of the king @ Mar. 05 2010,08:54) Would not the story reflect somewhat of a parable teaching?
Hi Princess,Why would the story need to reflect a parable teaching when the point of the folded grave cloth is clearly indicated? It says that when the two disciples saw the folded grave cloth that they believed that Jesus had risen from the dead. It says that they had not known the scriptures which testified of Christ's resurrection.
So the folded grave cloth was a piece of evidence which convinced the disciples that Jesus had risen as opposed to His body being stolen.
Yet some goof (not Georg) writes an article inwhich he super imposes into the narrative Jewish tradition about folded dinner napkins. And Georg falls for it. What does a folded dinner napkin have to do with a folded grave cloth?
If the master folded his own dinner napkin the servant knew that his master was coming back to the table. Does this necessarily imply that if the master folded his bath towel that he was coming back to the shower?
The folded grave cloth testified of His resurrection! And there is no evidence that Jesus folded the grave cloth. There were two angels in human form in the tomb PRIOR to the arrival of the disciples. What were they doing in the tomb with Jesus? Were they taking bets on how fast Jesus could unwrap Himself while Jesus was rolling on the floor trying to get out?
thinker
Quote (thethinker @ Mar. 05 2010,08:33) Quote (Elizabeth @ Mar. 04 2010,23:12) thinker First of all, I did not write the article, although I wish I had.
And then this is what it saysJhn 20:7 And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by itself.
It is biblical, but that doesn't matter with you does it.
Why don't you read the article again, and see what it is really saying, and don't read it with anger in your heart.Georg
Georg,What do you mean “it's biblical?” The narrative is about a GRAVE cloth and not a table napkin. I don't need to read the article again. I have studied all this stuff already.
The narrative CLEARLY says that the disciples believed that Jesus rose from the dead when they saw the head cloth folded. That's it! No need to impose tradition about folded table napkins and infer something about His second coming.
The article says that the master folded the table cloth signifying that he was going to return to the table. But Jesus did not fold His head cloth. His “butlers” folded it when they removed His graveclothes. These “butlers” were the two angels in human form (Luke 24:4). These “men” were already in the tomb when the disciples entered. What had they been doing in the tomb previously Georg? I'll tell you. They loosed Jesus from His graveclothes and then folded them.
The master folded his napkin signifying that he would return to the table. SO IF JESUS FOLDED HIS HEAD CLOTH IT WOULD HAVE SIGNIFIED THAT HE WAS RETURNING TO THE TOMB. DID JESUS RETURN TO THE TOMB GEORG?
thinker
thinker?Look, if you can't go through the wall, go around it, you're the thinker, can't you figure that out; or do you do “for” the headache?
Georg
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