His mother wrapped her infant
Jesus
in swaddling cloth and laid Him in a
manger...
Garments for the Son of
Man,
left behind by a boy since becoming a
man.
His brothers wrapped their
dead Lord
in burial cloth and laid Him in a virgin
tomb...
Vestments for the High Priest
of God,
left behind by the Lamb having been
His own sacrifice.
His Father will wrap the
Word of God
in a robe dipped in blood and send Him
on a cloud...
Gowns for God's Judge of
Righteousness,
to be left behind by a judge becoming
the King of kings.
Jesus will wrap Himself as
a bridegroom
in a robe of white linen and welcome
home His fair bride...
Suits befitting a marriage
to last forever,
not to be removed or left behind again,
an eternal Heaven on Earth.
Revelation 1:7, 19:13
Revelation 21
Acts 1:9, 10:42
2 Timothy 4:1
Matthew 25:31-46
St. Gregory, 4th Century
St. Cyril, 4th Century |
