The Shroud of Turin.

There is nothing more that Christians like better than having icons that would make them feel closer to the Father. For example there are some that believe that they actually have splinters or pieces of wood from the actual cross that Yashua Messiah was crucified on. This does sound exciting, however the cross most likely was used to crucify another criminal the very next day and was not set aside as a religious relic by the Roman soldiers, as wood was a rare commodity then. One estimate I have heard is that if all the wood from the original cross that everyone has was put together in one place it would be enough wood to make 20 crosses. One should also remember that in reality, the cross was made of wood and most likely has turned to dust by now.

Anyway, today I want to look at the Shroud of Turin to try to determine if it is the authentic burial cloth of Yashua Messiah or not.

The source of information that I am seeking an answer from is from the bible itself. Looking to the Gospels for details on the crucifixion, Matthew, Mark, and Luke state that he was buried in linen. They in no way state any specifics or details on the cloth at all. However in John 19:40 there are more details than the other Gospels. It states that Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus took the body and bound it in strips of linen with spices, as the custom of the Jews (Judeans) is to bury".

When Peter entered the tomb, he saw the linen cloths (plural), and napkin, that was about his head, not lying with the other linen cloths, but folded by itself (John 20:6-7,11:44). So as a result there is no place in the bible that states the burial cloth came up over his head and over his complete body. In fact it says the opposite.The Shroud of Turin does not fit the bible description at all.

How old is the shroud anyway? A carbon dating test done in 1988 has shown that the age of the shroud to be no earlier than 1260 A.D. I am a person that believes in the carbon dating tests of science as being accurate, as both science and the bible are correct, if the bible is interpreted correctly. So as a result it is my opinion that this burial shroud cannot possibly be the shroud of Yashua.

I encourage all to read the bible and weigh it against all that they know as common knowledge. Do not take it for granted that any Clergy knows anything more than yourself. True knowledge is the only thing that will preserve our Christian faith.

Hosea 4:6
"My people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me..."

Praise the Lord for all that he does!