An Easter message- very personal to me.

THANKS! I am so glad He will be back, and I hope it is SOON! How about you? God Bless you and have a most blessed day! Happy Easter!

Reading this meant a lot to me Jerrilyn. Thank you and a blessed Easter to you. Because He lives I can face all my tomorrows. Much love/Lillian

Thanks for posting this, Easter Blessings to you and your family.

The blessing of Easter; a wonderful insight into its
meaning! Thanks for posting!
Angel

Thank you for posting this writing.

Thank you. Beautiful story.

Yes, Jerrilyn I knew that. Christ will return. Love and blessings at this special time of year, Chris

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by sadp 06 Apr 2012

WHAT A BEAUTIFUL AND MEANINGFUL EMBLEM, thank you Chris, S*

Thank your for sharing. Have a blessed Easter. Hugs, Judy

So neat! Thanks so much for this, such a small thing, but means so much. God leaves little clues for us all over the place, if we but have the eyes to see and the ears to hear. Have a very Blessed Easter, my friend! Love, Marji

Thank you!

naturally, he is coming

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 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 stopped 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 finished."

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!

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8 comments

by bumblebee 05 Apr 2012

Interesting-I did not know this. The Lord has risen and he is coming back.

by leenova54 05 Apr 2012

Very interesting!

by pldc 05 Apr 2012

of course!

by shirlener88 05 Apr 2012

I love this - thanks Jerrilyn.

by crafter2243 05 Apr 2012

Thank you Jerrilyn. A small thing but so important.

by sadp 06 Apr 2012

An uplifting message, thank you, S*

by lbrow 06 Apr 2012

Thank you Jerrilyn, I look forward to his glorious appearing for he will again one day come for His own./Lillian

by zoefzoef 08 Apr 2012

Thanks for this explaination. Never been told about this