Crumbs 137 The Mightiest Metaphors
Scripture Mark 14:12-26 Worldwide English (New Testament) 12 It was the first day of the feast with bread that has no yeast in it. The sheep had to be killed for the Passover Feast. His disciples asked Jesus `Where do you want us to make ready for you to eat the Passover Feast?' 13 He sent two of his disciples and said to them, `Go into the city. There you will meet a man who is carrying a pot of water. Follow him. 14 When he goes into a house, talk to the master of the house. Say to him, "The Teacher says, `Where is my room where I can eat the Passover Feast with my disciples?' " 15 The man will show you a large room upstairs. It will be all fixed up and ready. Get the Passover food ready for us there.' 16 The disciples went to the city. They found everything just as he had said. There they made the Passover food ready. 17 In the evening he came with the twelve disciples. 18 While they were sitting at the table eating, Jesus said, `I tell you the truth. One of you who is eating with me will give me over to people who hate me.' They were sad and troubled. One after the other began to say to him, `Lord, is it I?' 20 Jesus answered them, `It is one of you twelve. It is the one who puts his hand in the same dish with me. 21 The Son of Man will go just as the holy writings tell about him. But the man who gives him over will have trouble. It would have been better for that man if he had not been born!'2 2 As they were eating, Jesus took some bread. He thanked God for it and broke it. Then he gave it to the disciples and said, `Take this bread and eat it. It is my body.' 23 He also took a cup. He thanked God for it. Then he gave it to them. They all drank some of it. 24 Then he said to them, `This is my blood. It is given for many people. It makes the agreement strong. 25 I tell you the truth. I will not drink any of the fruit of the vine again until I drink some of it new in the kingdom of God.' 26 They sang a song and then went out to the hill called Olives. Crumbs
As the final sacrifice of our Lord approaches there are two pictures of what it means . They are Passover and the Lord’s supper. What must our Lord have thought! He carefully organised the venue for Passover the feast that reminded the people of their liberation from slavery. At the temple in Jerusalem passover lambs were being sacrificed. Soon He would be the Passover lamb for the whole of humanity. Historically the blood of the Lamb had protected the Jewish families from the angel of death. Christ’s death would spell out liberation from sin and death.
Two symbols remain , bread and wine: bread tells us of the body given by our Lord for our salvation and the wine telling us of His life given for us. Through the feast these realities become part of our spiritual being.
What do we learn about our salvation from Passover and the Lord’s Supper ?
What part should the Lord’s Supper play in Christian worship?.
3. What part may the Lord’s Supper play in Christian’s growth ?
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