Lesson 2482

(Lesson 2482)(10-04-18) Mark 14:17-26
    “And in the evening he cometh with the twelve. And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. And they began to be sorrowful, and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. The Son of man indeed goeth, as it is written of him: but woe to that man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! good were it for that man if he had never been born. And as they did eat, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and brake it, and gave to them, and said, Take, eat: this is my body. And he took the cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them: and they all drank of it. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many. Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God. And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.”

   In today’s quote, Jesus foretold that one among them would betray Him to be killed. Although Jesus knew who it was, He didn’t name Judas.
    In the remainder of the quote, Jesus, as He shared the bread with His apostles, said, “this is my body”. That is very important because, by saying, “this is may body”, Jesus identified Himself as the very bread that is required to maintain eternal life for those who will put their faith in Him. Jesus then went further to identify the wine as “my blood of the New Testament”. That too is very important to note because therein Jesus identified His blood as the equivilent of the blood that the ancient Jews had placed on their doors so that the death angel would pass them by.
    In all, as Jesus met with His apostles to celebrate the passover meal, He established that the only way to achieve eternal life is to take on the “body” and “blood” of the Son of God.
    This image presented in today’s lesson will be further explained and will become clearer as we continue our study. ~