그리스도의 부활……
he is not here, he has risen
Why did Jesus fold the napkin?
An unusual approach to a biblical story. 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 to find 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, 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!
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첫댓글 마리아 막달레나(Mary Magdalene)가 그들에게 이미 말하였듯이, 주님께서는 그 무덤에 계시지 않으셨으나,
그러나 이 두 사도들은, 그녀가 생각하기에 이미 발생하였던 바이었던, 어떤 도난의 의혹이 전혀 없음을 알아차렸는데, 이는 아마포 옷과 수건이 존재하고 있었던 특별한 방식을 그들이 보았기 때문이었으며,
그리고 이제 그들은 스승님께서 당신의 죽음과 부활에 관하여 그들에게 매우 자주 그들에게 말씀하셨던 바를 이해하기 시작 하였습니다 (마태오 복음서 16,21; 마르코 복음서 8,31; 루카 복음서 9,22 등을 참조).