526 – The Last Supper

God 526 – The Last Supper You can follow along with my notes as I read the Scriptures below. A while ago, I taught a class on "The Last Supper, through the Resurrection of Jesus Christ." I designed a syllabus for the listeners to follow along as I read the Scriptures of each event from all four Gospels, in chronological order. I did this to make it easier to follow along as we rapidly move from one Gospel to another. If you would like to listen to the entire class, the Audio Class and Syllabus are available on my website, stevejaynes.com, under the Online Classes and Teachings page. There's a link to my website on the show notes below. Today I am going to read part of that syllabus on "The Last Supper." The Last Supper Matthew 26:20 Now when the even [Monday evening, around sunset beginning the new day of the thirteenth of Nisan] was come, he [Jesus] sat down with the twelve. 21 And as they did eat,… John 13:1 Now before the feast of the passover, when Jesus knew that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto the Father, having loved his own which were in the world, he loved them unto the end. 2 And supper being ended… We clearly see this last supper was not the Passover meal. Mark 14:17 And in the evening he [Jesus] cometh with the twelve. This is the start of the new day which started at sunset. Luke 22:14 And when the hour [the hour supper was to begin] was come, he sat down, and the twelve apostles with him. 15 And he said unto them, With desire I have desired to eat this passover with you before I suffer: 16 For I say unto you, I will not any more eat thereof, until it be fulfilled in the kingdom of God. Luke 22:17 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and said, Take this, and divide it among yourselves: 18 For I say unto you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine, until the kingdom of God shall come. Mark 14:18 And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you, One of you which eateth with me shall betray me. 19 And they began to be sorrowful [sad and uneasy], and to say unto him one by one, Is it I? and another said, Is it I? 20 And he answered and said unto them, It is one of the twelve, that dippeth with me in the dish. 21 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. Matthew 26:25 Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said. [Jesus knew He was not fooled] Matthew 26:26 And as they were eating, [Jesus goes back into the communion] Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. 27 And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it; 28 For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins. 29 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. Twice now Jesus said he will not drink again until He drinks with His disciples in His Father's kingdom. Jesus explains the communion uses this very simple figure of speech called a metaphor, which is stronger than a simile. A simile compares two things by using the words "like' or "as". A metaphor uses the word "is," and it can be replaced by the word "represents". "This bread represents my body," etc. The communion was to be a way of remembrance. 1 Corinthians 11:23 For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: 24 And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. 25 After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament [covenant] in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me.[We eat and drink quite offen] 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. 27 Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, [not thinking of The Lord sacrifice] shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. 28 But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. 29 For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, [not thinking of The Lord sacrifice] eateth and drinketh damnation [judgment] to himself, not discerning the Lord's body. 30 For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. John 13:2 And supper being ended [the text reads "taking place" or "beginning to take place"], the devil ["Satan" in Aramaic] having now [already] put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him; 3 Jesus knowing that the Father had given all things into his hands, and that he was come from God, and went to God; John 13:4 He riseth from supper, and ...