WHY DID JESUS FOLD THE NAPKIN

Why did Jesus fold the linen burial cloth after His resurrection?
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. I have been informed that the image of the napkin I have here on this blog was taken from this web site, http://www.varnacrafts.com/wholesale_napkins.htm even though I put in a simple google search and got this image not realizing that it was from this persons web site. I hope to make sure all credit is given to the proper people.

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 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 and mouth with that napkin and toss it on to the t able. 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 knew that the
folded napkin meant, 'I'm not finished yet.' The folded napkin meant,
'I'm coming back!'