"Then came the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And he sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the passover, that we may eat. And they said unto him, Where wilt thou that we prepare? And he said unto them, Behold, when ye are entered into the city, there shall a man meet you, bearing a pitcher of water; follow him into the house where he entereth in. And ye shall say unto the goodman of the house, The Master saith unto thee, Where is the guestchamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples? And he shall shew you a large upper room furnished: there make ready. And they went, and found as he had said unto them: and they made ready the passover. And when the hour was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."
Today's quote tells us that after the site had been selected whereat Jesus and His Apostles would eat the Passover meal, and after they had sat down to eat, Jesus said to His Apostles; "With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them, saying, This is my body which is given for you: this do in remembrance of me. Likewise also the cup after supper, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."
Today, "Christianity" in general believes the "passover" (Now commonly called "communion", or "the Lord's supper") is a meal of bread and wine that all Christians are expected to eat in remembrance of, and in tribute to, their belief in Jesus. Some believe the bread and wine actually become the body and blood of Christ as the meal is eaten. Both contentions are wrong and scripturally unfounded.
The ritual eating of the passover meal was a commandment straight from the mouth of God to the Hebrew people just before they were released from their captivity in Egypt. This is all recorded in the 12th chapter of Exodus.
The blood from the sacrificial lamb prepared for the original passover meal, was to be painted on the door posts and above the door of all the Israelites homes so that the death angel, whom God had sent to kill the Egyptian first born, would "pass over" that house.
That night when Jesus ate the passover meal with His Apostles, They were obeying God's command that all Jews keep that tradition until the end of time. " And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever." (Exodus 12:14)
I suggest everyone carefully study the 12th chapter of Exodus and learn exactly why this meal was so important to Jesus and His Apostles.
That night, when Jesus ate with His Apostles, He demonstrated that He was (and still is) the sacrificial lamb that had come to cause the eternal death angel to pass over those who would accept His sacrifice for their sin. The blood of Jesus is to those of us whom have accepted Him is as the blood of the sacrificial lambs that were used in Exodus 12.~
For more on this discussion, refer to Matthew's account of the passover meal. (Matthew 26)
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