"And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. But I say unto you, I will not drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."
Today's quote relates the Matthew account of what happened at Jesus' last passover meal. That celebratory meal (Seder, in the Jewish language) which is commonly referred to by many as either, "The Lord's Supper","The last Supper" or "Communion", is in reality, the Hebrew traditional celebration of "The Passover" meal, which, as spoken of in the twelfth chapter of Exodus, was to the Jews, commanded by God to be observed every year until the end of time.
It behooves us all to study the entire twelfth chapter of Exodus to get the full meaning and intent of that memorial and how "The Last Supper", spoken of in today's lesson, relates to it.
At this "Last Supper", Jesus, in essence, explained to His apostles that just as the applied blood on the door posts of those ancient Jews had saved them from the death angel, His blood would save them from the ultimate condemnation that awaits all those who are separated from God through unbelief in our Lord Jesus Christ.
This issue will be covered in more detail in upcoming lessons. ~
At this "Last Supper", Jesus, in essence, explained to His apostles that just as the applied blood on the door posts of those ancient Jews had saved them from the death angel, His blood would save them from the ultimate condemnation that awaits all those who are separated from God through unbelief in our Lord Jesus Christ.
This issue will be covered in more detail in upcoming lessons. ~
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