And the first day of unleavened bread, when they killed the passover, his disciples said unto him, Where wilt thou that we go and prepare that thou mayest eat the passover?
And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said utno them: and they made ready the passover.
And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
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. (Mark 14: 12-24)
This passover feast was unlike any previous passover, and that night was the beginning of all things new in the lives of the disciples, which would also become a memorial service unto Christ in the lives of millions of people from that day, even until now.
For the disciples did not know that, before noon the next day, Christ, the Passover Lamb, would be dying on a cross for the sins of the world. That Christ would become the perfect and sinless Lamb of God to be slaughtered and thus end all other forms of sacrificial offerings to Almighty God; for as soon as Christ died, the veil in the temple was rent from top to bottom, and the feast of the passover would never be the same again: for Christ, the Lamb of God, arose from death three days later---as Christ passed over from life, to death, and back to life.
Therefore, when we observe this memorial in churches today, let us be reminded that the communion service, or Lord's Supper, is not about us, but about Him. It is not to remind us of what we do for others or for Him, but it is about what He did for us.
For if Christ had not been able to pass over from life, to death, and back to life, neither will we. And if Christ had not been able to return to Heaven, neither will we.
For Christ is: our Passover Lamb.
And he sendeth forth two of his disciples, and saith unto them, Go ye into the city, and there shall meet you a man bearing a pitcher of water: follow him.
And wheresoever he shall go in, say ye to the goodman of the house, The Master saith, Where is the guest chamber, where I shall eat the passover with my disciples?
And he will show you a large upper room furnished and prepared: there make ready for us.
And his disciples went forth, and came into the city, and found as he had said utno them: and they made ready the passover.
And in the evening he cometh with the twelve.
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. (Mark 14: 12-24)
This passover feast was unlike any previous passover, and that night was the beginning of all things new in the lives of the disciples, which would also become a memorial service unto Christ in the lives of millions of people from that day, even until now.
For the disciples did not know that, before noon the next day, Christ, the Passover Lamb, would be dying on a cross for the sins of the world. That Christ would become the perfect and sinless Lamb of God to be slaughtered and thus end all other forms of sacrificial offerings to Almighty God; for as soon as Christ died, the veil in the temple was rent from top to bottom, and the feast of the passover would never be the same again: for Christ, the Lamb of God, arose from death three days later---as Christ passed over from life, to death, and back to life.
Therefore, when we observe this memorial in churches today, let us be reminded that the communion service, or Lord's Supper, is not about us, but about Him. It is not to remind us of what we do for others or for Him, but it is about what He did for us.
For if Christ had not been able to pass over from life, to death, and back to life, neither will we. And if Christ had not been able to return to Heaven, neither will we.
For Christ is: our Passover Lamb.
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