I & I Editorial BoardFor those of you who celebrate the risen Christ, we wish you a Happy Easter, and we want to share with you a passage from the Gospel of John.
John 20:1-9
On the first day of the week,
Mary of Magdala came to the tomb early in the morning,
while it was still dark,
and saw the stone removed from the tomb.
So she ran and went to Simon Peter
and to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and told them,
“They have taken the Lord from the tomb,
and we don’t know where they put him.”
So Peter and the other disciple went out and came to the tomb.
They both ran, but the other disciple ran faster than Peter
and arrived at the tomb first;
he bent down and saw the burial cloths there, but did not go in.
When Simon Peter arrived after him,
he went into the tomb and saw the burial cloths there,
and the cloth that had covered his head,
not with the burial cloths but rolled up in a separate place.
Then the other disciple also went in,
the one who had arrived at the tomb first,
and he saw and believed.
For they did not yet understand the Scripture
that he had to rise from the dead.
Ronald Reagan
Editors and Writers of I&I, Have a very happy Easter.
And thank you very much for the past years of I&I wisdom.
Thank you so very much! Happy Easter!
Thank you, Bryan. And Happy Easter!
Thank You for the Easter greetings
FOR HE IS RISEN!!!
According to my translation, the separate cloth covering the face was a napkin. It was left folded at the tomb. I have read that in those times, it was a tradition that servants would wait in another room while the master ate. If the master rose from the table and left his napkin crumpled, then he was done and would not return. The servant could clear the table. If the master folded the napkin, that was a sign that he would return. So in folding the napkin before going, Christ was signaling to his followers that He would return.