Posted on 08/15/2025 9:25:06 AM PDT by Red Badger
Author’s Note: Having recently read about the Shroud of Turin and heard the words “write about me” in a recent dream, this article was researched and composed.
God the Creator has graciously preserved and given to humanity an astounding, miraculous, 2,000-year old gift, a precious holy relic. It is the Shroud of Turin, the recently authenticated burial cloth of Jesus Christ determined by extensive research and scientific examination to be the genuine article. For sure, the implications of this finding are far reaching.
The 14.5 x 3.7 foot Shroud contains a face-up image of a man with blood stains on his forehead, wrists, side, and feet; exactly the areas of the body where the Christian Bible describes how Jesus, the Son of God, was crucified by Roman soldiers. Below is the facial image on the Shroud:
Recent research indicates that the fabric of the Shroud is characteristic of fabrics woven in Israel during the first century and that the fabric contains microscopic residue of plants known to exist around Jerusalem.
A recent Newsmax post states: “Dr. Robert Harrington, a renowned skeptic and scientist, recently shocked his colleagues and peers when he announced his conversion to Christianity after a groundbreaking investigation into the Shroud of Turin.”
“Dr. Harrington embarked on his study of the Shroud intending to debunk its authenticity. However, as he delved deeper into the analysis, employing cutting-edge technology and methodologies, he encountered findings that challenged his scientific and personal beliefs.”
“‘I approached this study with a critical mind, ready to expose what I believed was a long-standing historical fabrication,’ Dr. Harrington explained. ‘But the evidence we uncovered was so compelling that it left no room for doubt. This is the burial shroud of Jesus of Nazareth.’”
Extensive examination of the Shroud indicates, among other things, that the blood and other bodily fluids/stains on the fabric were “burned” into the fabric by a tremendous burst of energy unexplainable by scientific examination. In fact, the study group of the Shroud of Turin Research Project that included 35 physicists, chemists, NASA image specialists, electrical engineers, a forensic pathologist, and others, determined that:
* the Shroud’s image appears to be created by an oscillating strobe of high intensity light coming from inside the body;
* the burning event happened in 1/40 of a billion of a second like a laser beam, moving 2.5 billion watts of electricity; to create a similar light, one would need all the electric power generated on Earth!
Given all the above, the question arises: what should the information and findings about the Shroud of Turin mean to people? The following comments and conclusions are offered:
* The latest scientific findings—using devices that scan deep space and probe the smallest nanoparticles of the human cell—-have verified claims many Christians have long held about the Shroud; that it is, in fact, the burial cloth of Jesus of Nazareth.
* The Shroud establishes the fact that Jesus was a real person who was crucified and died. His body was wrapped in a burial cloth where it underwent a tremendous burst of energy so powerful that modern science cannot explain such a tremendously powerful event.
* The Bible says that God raised Jesus from his dead body and that he, in his resurrected body, interacted with hundreds of people for another 40 days proving that he had overcome death so that people would have faith in him and assurance of an afterlife with their Heavenly Father. At the end of the 40-day period, the Bible says that Jesus returned to Heaven to “sit at God’s right hand”.
* The Bible says that God provides a pathway to a joyous, eternal life with him in Heaven but only through faith and trust in his Son, Jesus of Nazareth, who died as atonement for people’s unrighteous behavior (sins). Absent faith and trust in Jesus and because of their sinful lives, people are subject to God’s wrath leading to an eternity in the “lake of fire”, i. e., Hell.
* Christians believe that God sent Jesus to live among people to demonstrate how to live a life pleasing to God. The fruits of such a righteous life include attributes and outward demonstrations of joy, love, patience, peace, kindness, goodness, gentleness, faithfulness, and self-control. The Bible records many of Jesus’ activities, miracles, and teachings in the New Testament gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.
* The Bible says that when a person admits that he/she is a sinner and accepts Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, God provides a counselor, the Holy Spirit, to live in the heart of that person to help him/her navigate through earthly life, using God’s word (the Bible) as a guide.
The Shroud of Turin is a message of hope and assurance to anyone searching for meaning in life or unsure about what will happen to them (their souls) upon their earthly death. Jesus is recorded saying in John’s gospel, chapter 3, verse 16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life”.
God has graciously given us a special gift, a holy relic that is truly precious and miraculous. The Shroud is under protective covering in the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in Turin, Italy. It is a reminder to people to focus their lives much more on Jesus, to have faith and trust in him as God’s Son, and focus much less on earthly problems and endeavors.
Further information about Christianity can be found at the Christian Reformed Church in North America or Billy Graham Evangelical Association.
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Paul Gardiner is a retired US Army officer, Vietnam veteran, and graduate of the University of Alabama, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and the US Army War College. As a Christian, he is firm believer in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
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The conclusion to all this is clear, and difficult to obfuscate. The Shroud was inescapably woven on a four-shaft loom, and most probably one operated by heddl es. Nothing of the kind is found, illustrated or mentioned around the 1st century Middle East, and silk production involving such a loom was restricted to China. The Shroud, however, was made in Northern Europe, in the late 13th century, by which time the appropriate apparatus was established.
https://medievalshroud.com/the-medieval-weave/
The Holy Shroud is our generation’s means of witnessing the Resurrected Christ. ✝️✝️✝️
Gator, you choose not to believe. OK. How was it made then?
A few points for the followers of satan rejecting Christ and His Shroud...
The blood and other bodily fluids/stains on the fabric were “burned” into the fabric by a tremendous burst of energy unexplainable by scientific examination.
In fact, the study group of the Shroud of Turin Research Project that included 35 physicists, chemists, NASA image specialists, electrical engineers, a forensic pathologist, and others, determined that:
The Shroud’s image appears to be created by an oscillating strobe of high intensity light coming from inside the body;
The burning event happened in 1/40 of a billion of a second like a laser beam, moving 2.5 billion watts of electricity; to create a similar light, one would need all the electric power generated on Earth!
Please address my post.
If that were true, then the Shroud would be easy to replicate using known Medieval processes. To date, however, no one has been able to do that. Same thing with the Our Lady of Guadalupe tilma image.
FYI, I have been to the relevant church in Turin (Torino). It is somewhat commercial. The do mass during the day but around the perimeter are various sales points for postcards and fridge magnets and things like that.
The shroud is on display at the back left corner of the church’s interior (entering the front door, left to the left). It’s there on display, or the priest working that area spoke English and mentioned that they have copies and it is those most often on display. Limits light exposure of on the original.
Please address my post
"The yarn used to weave the Shroud of Turin is of very high quality, evenly spun, and it has been woven into an unusual, fancy weave for the time, called 3 to 1 herringbone twill. The resulting cloth is very fine, with a density of 35 threads per centimeter, or about 89 threads per inch. To give some perspective, the finest surviving Egyptian mummy fabrics are 30 threads per centimeter (75 threads per inch), the thread is spun in an S twist and woven in simple plain weave - one thread over, one thread under."
For believers we need no proof, for non-believers no proof is enough.
Simply no way to know.
Nor necessary for salvation.
“Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God…”
“an oscillating strobe” yet lasting 1/40 th billion second” increases my scepticism
We wlk by faith not by sight. “ Amen
The study of history and its artifacts offends you.
Check.
Bkmk
I pity those who presume to know the thoughts of others and what they believe in their hearts. I can think of no one who says their faith in Jesus relies on the Shroud of Turin or any other religious object.
I was fascinated to learn that the crown of thorns was not what history has depicted. It was more than a crown similar to a football helmet of very long and sharp thorns. The shroud had over 70 spots of blood around the head area. Most crucifixions during the period were very brutal however many would remain alive for up to 3 days. Jesus passed in 3 hours probably prompted along by a huge loss of blood. The thorns, the beatings and the whippings would cause most to bleed to death. It is written that after his death a soldier thrusted a lance to Jesus’s rib cage. Very little blood and mostly water exited the wound.
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