5d • General discussion
He’s not here
Such a small detail… but John never wastes ink.
John 20:6–7 tells us that when Peter entered the tomb, he saw the linen burial cloths lying there and the face cloth that had been around Jesus’ head was folded and set aside by itself.
This wasn’t random. And it wasn’t the result of a rushed escape or grave robbery.
In Jewish burial, the head cloth was wrapped tightly around the face and jaw. Lazarus came out of the tomb still bound in his grave clothes and had to be unwrapped. But Jesus didn’t.
The grave clothes were simply left behind.
The head cloth was calmly folded and placed aside.
This was the scene of Someone who didn’t struggle out of death He passed straight through it.
John includes this detail so we understand: this wasn’t theft, panic, or resuscitation. This was resurrection.
Order where there should have been chaos.
Peace where there should have been disturbance.
The grave clothes are lying there.
The body has not been unwrapped.
The head cloth is not torn off in haste.
It is folded and set aside.
This is not the scene of a grave robbery.
This is not the scene of panic.
This is not the scene of someone escaping.
The last time a cloth touched Jesus’ face, it was in death. The first act of the risen Christ was to remove it and leave it in the grave.
He will never wear a burial cloth again.
Death was not escaped.
It was defeated.
The first Adam was wrapped in shame and hid his face.
The last Adam removes the cloth from His face and leaves it in the grave.
No more hiding.
No more death.
No more covering.
Just life.
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