The Holy Communion
The Lord's
Passover became an everlasting memorial unto the children of Israel.
It is the
sacrifice of the Lord's Passover, Who passed over the houses of the children of
Israel in Egypt, when He slew the Egyptians, and spared the homes of the
children of Israel.
For the Lord will pass
through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel,
and on the two side posts, the Lord will pass over the door, and will not
suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.
And ye shall observe this
thing for an ordinance to thee and to thy sons for ever.
And it shall come to
pass, when ye be come to the land which the Lord will give you, according as He
hath promised, that ye shall keep this service.
And it shall come to
pass, when your children shall say unto you, What mean ye by this service?
That ye shall say, It is
the sacrifice of the Lord's Passover, Who passed over the houses of the children
of Israel in Egypt, when He smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And
the people bowed the head and worshipped.
And the children of
Israel went away, and did as the Lord had commanded Moses and Aaron, so did
they.
Ex 12:23-28 KJV
The
Upper Room Is Prepared
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.
Luke 22:7-13 KJV
LESSON
The Unleavened Bread
is called “matzah” in Hebrew.
The Feast of
Unleavened Bread is the day on which the Passover lamb had to be killed.
Jesus ate the
Passover “the Pesach meal” (Heb.) with His disciples “talmidim” (Heb.) in a
large room upstairs (upper room) already furnished (v.12). We shall drink of “the
Fruit of the Vine” (the Holy Communion) with Christ Jesus when the Kingdom of
God comes.
The upper room
where Jesus celebrated the Passover with His disciples was a cool location.
Jesus
Celebrates the Passover with His Disciples
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.
Luke 22:14-18 KJV
LESSON
Christ
celebrated the Passover with His disciples at ‘the divinely appointed hour.’ He
said to them: "I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before
I suffer.”
Christ observed
the Passover in the evening before the morning—same day that He was crucified.
Christ kept the
Passover in the evening and was crucified “the morning” of the same day (the
6th hour), before the end of ‘day.’ He died at ‘the ninth hour.’
The
Lord’s Supper Instituted
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.
Luke 22:19-20 KJV
LESSON
The Lord Jesus
took bread, and gave thanks, and broke it (b’rakhah, Heb.). He said: “This is My Body which is given for you:
this do in remembrance of Me.” And
He said: "This cup is the New Covenant in My Blood, which is poured out
for you.”
Every time we
partake of the Holy Communion, we represent and signify and proclaim the fact
of the Lord's death until He comes.
For as often as ye eat
this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till He come.
1 Cor 11:26 KJV
The Son of Man
was to die just as “the Tanakh” says.
His Blood shed for us on the Cross ratifies the New Covenant. When He
had sung a hymn with His disciples, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
Now when the even was
come, He sat down with the twelve.
And as they did eat, He
said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray Me.
And they were exceeding
sorrowful, and began every one of them to say unto Him, Lord, is it I?
And He answered and said,
He that dippeth His hand with Me in the dish, the same shall betray Me.
The Son of Man goeth as
it is written of Him: but woe unto that man by whom the Son of Man is betrayed!
it had been good for that man if he had not been born.
Then Judas, which
betrayed Him, answered and said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast
said.
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.
And when they had sung an
hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.
Matt 26:20-30 KJV
After Christ's
Resurrection, on the road to Emmaus, it was when Jesus took bread, gave thanks,
broke it, and gave it to them, that their eyes were opened and they recognized
Him (see Luke 24:30-31, 33-35).
Get rid of the old yeast
that you may be a new batch without yeast — as you really are. For Christ, our
Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed.
1 Cor 5:7 NIV
'Blessed are
those who are invited to the Wedding Supper of the Lamb!'"
Rev 19:9 NIV
The Grace of the
Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God, and the Communion of the Holy Ghost, be
with [me]. Amen (2 Cor. 13:14 KJV).