One part of the Easter story you might not have considered before is what happened to Jesus’ shroud.
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In antiquity the dead would be wrapped in linen cloth, not as elaborate as Egyptian mummies, but the same idea. They would also be rubbed with spices, all in an effort to preserve the body.
Jesus died just on Sabbath, when no work could be done, so He was wrapped, but not spiced!
When the ladies returned on Sunday morning to do the spicing, they found the grave clothes, wrapped around the body, but with the body gone – and the piece that was on his head neatly folded.
It resembled a cocoon, an empty shell with a hole at one end. Something beautifully transformed had miraculously emerged from what seemed like a coffin.
I don’t think this resemblance is a coincidence.
Paul Clark’s musings can be heard on radio across Australia and at atthetop.org.au.
