HIS Final Earthly MEAL -Communion-Lord's Supper.

   Many thanks to both Author Nancy Canwell and Signs of the Times magazine March 2015 issue.

    I was sitting in class when the question was asked, "If you knew that you were goinhg to die and could choose your last meal, what would you want it to be?"

    I wondered, Would I choose a plate full of junk food that I'd denied myself all these years? Or would I choose my favorite childhood meal that brought back so many good memories of home? Or would I even feel like eating, knowing that I was going to die.... that this last meal didn't offer any hope of another one?

       Jesus' last meal before His crucifixion is oft called "The Last Supper," or "The lord's Supper," And it's the only last meal, with God's Word, that holds out hope of another one! That special meal, He shared with His 12 pointed them and us today, towards the future, theirs and ours. It was a meal with a promise!

     It's no accident that Jesus' last meal fell on Pass Over night. Ever since the Israelites had been freed from Egyptian bondage, the Jewish nation of believers, had celebrated the Passover Feast.
Note: [(jb) God had ordained that they remember this day, with  bitter herbs, to know that HE set them free. Little did the twelve realize that this particular Passover night, they would be eating with the very ONE who had freed them from bitter bondage.. Nor did they realize or know that the very next day He would set free the entire world from their sin debts. {All those who accepted Him as their Savior. Please know, the Jews, to this day are still "waiting", for Him to come, but remember this-------}

    Matthew 23:38  "Behold, your house is left unto you desolate."

Luke adds greater depth..... Luke 13:35  "Behold, your house is left unto you desolate: and verily I say unto you, Ye shall not see me, until the time come when ye shall say, Blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord."

Note: No longer can the Jews, as a nation, as a people, receive salvation as a blanket. Yet they as ALL others, can come to Him in their personal acceptance of Him as their Savior to be saved.  Why can anyone be sure of this?
   John 14:6  "Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the                               Father, but by me."
      1 Timothy 2:5  "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ                                   Jesus;"
    1 Corinthians 16:22  "If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema                                                      Maranatha." 

Note: Anathema means to be cursed.   Maranatha means the the Lord will come.The Jews, as a nation, rejected Christ as their Savior, then, and still do today, so why are so many "Christians" (?) focused on Jerusalem and the new temple?  STUDY and read the Holy Bible with prayers asking for wisdom and understanding, Please never forget "Never take the words of man for the Word of God, not even this man, study it for self!"  
    WHY?
    It is Y O U, who shall be judged, upon your deeds, words actions and thoughts, and the standard against which ALL shall be judged are God's Law, The Ten Commandments, literal, and spiritual!

         TEACHING HUMILITY----FOOT WASHING.

   Please know, most footwear consisted of sandals, now walking on dusty paths, gets feet dirty, right?
Thus upon a request to enter the home of another, one's feet were washed, by a member of the house. This was not done, when Jesus and the 12 sat down to this meal, but afterwards, Jesus washed their feet. Then it was not unthinkable, to have one of the 1223 wash the feet of all the others, because just a short while before they were arguing between themselves, as to who would have the highest position, in the Kingdom, so humility was not foremost in their minds.
    Jesus, knowing this, that He came to serve, and not be served, stood up, put a towel about Himself with a container of water, HE, The Son of God, washed their feet! How can He express a greater love for us than to wash our feet?
   
    John 13:12-17  "So after he had washed their feet, and had taken his garments, and was set down again, he said unto them, Know ye what I have done to you? Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am. If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one an other's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them."

    This is the why, some Bible Following Christians do this before partaking in the Communion!  By following the example Christ set before us, it can be viewed as s symbolic mini-baptism, especially if one reflects and confesses their sins in prayer, before the services begins.

     However, the 12 were still clueless, about the true meaning of -----

    Matthew 26:26-28  "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."
     The Jews, as a people, had been celebrating the Passover, for 1,500 years, always with their release from bondage, in mind. Now they are told eat this bread , for its my Body, and drink this grape juice, (sorry find all the admonitions against rotten fermented juice we call wine) for it is my blood.{sorry but for fermentation to set in the mixture must be spoiled.]

    Many Christians, are confused about eat and drink, my body and blood idea, because they are NOT Taught !
         John 1:1-4 " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.                          The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was                           not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men."
       John 1:14  "And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as                             of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth."
Note: The Word, was made what? Flesh---- thus Christ IS THE WORD!  Now learn---- that Jesus is the Word, the Bread of Life, so STUDY HIS WORD IS EATING HIS BODY AND DRINKING HIS BLOOD! Simple--- yes?

      John 6:51  "I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

    But why should we, today do these things?

    1 Corinthians 11:24-25  "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.  After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me."

    Within the Word of God, the believers are told to remember three things: The Passover/Communion, {1 Corinthians 11:24-25.} The Seventh day Sabbath {Exodus 20: 7-11, and God's  Covenant.
Note: Sorry there's only one Covenant but the "NEW" has the symbolic Lamb replaced by the actual Lamb Christ, and His LAWS are now written upon flesh hearts and minds, PLUS the ceremonial laws, the Annual Sabbaths and blood Sacrifices are done away with, as Christ became the Perfect sacrifice!
   Colossians 2:14  "Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to                                  us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;"
   Note: These are the Laws God had Moses write..------

    Deuteronomy 31:26  "Take this book of the law, and put it in the side of the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, that it may be there for a witness against thee."

   Please, never take this action lightly....
   1 Corinthians 11:26-29  "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.  Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body."
    Note: Do not take this lightly for heaven does not either!

    Matthew 26:29  "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."

               SUB-STORY "THE LAST SUPPER IS NOT THE LAST"  Bible discovery: Errol Webster.

          It's hard to imagine the families losses of the 298 passengers that lost their lives when Russian rebels in the Ukraine, shot down the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH 17 back in July 17, 2014. In a statement one family member said, "We live i n hell, beyond hell, that we live with for the rest of our lives. No one deserves to go through this, not even the people who shot our whole family out of the sky. No hate in the world is as strong as the love we have for out children. No hate is the world is as strong as the love we have for our Grandad. No hate is the world is as strong as the love we have for each other. This revelation that gives us some comfort."

What revelation about love of God can give us comfort?
    John 3:16  "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in                          him should not perish, but have everlasting life."

What did Jesus do to enable us to have eternal life?
     Romans 5:8  "But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died                            for us."

Jesus wanted to eat the Passover with His 12 the night before He died because it commemorated their deliverance from Slavery.   Exodus 13:14 " And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:     Luke 22:15-16  "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."

What greater deliverance than Exodus did Jesus achieve?
     Colossians 1:13-14 " Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into                                      the kingdom of his dear Son:  In whom we have redemption through his blood, even                                         the forgiveness of sins:"

What did Jesus do at the Last Supper?
      John 13:4-5  "He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.                 After that he poureth water into a basin, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them                    with the towel wherewith he was girded".

This was by custom a servant's job.

    As "Lord and Teacher what did Jesus say to His disciples?
     John 13:14-17  "If I then, your Lord and Master, have washed your feet; ye also ought to wash one                                        another's feet. For I have given you an example, that ye should do as I have done to you. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord; neither he that is sent greater than he that sent him. If ye know these things, happy are ye if ye do them."

Why, according to Jesus should Christians observe the Lord's Supper?
     Luke 22:19-20  "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".
     The Lord's Supper is the most important Christian Service we can attend. It commemorates the most significant even in the History of earth. Jesus dying, The Son of God, dying for our sins, our collective sins. This service brings our hearts to foot of the Cross where we there reach the highest plane we can attain.
      As the hymn writer reminds us: "My hope is built on nothing less less, that Jesus' blood and righteousness."  "Glad in His righteousness alone, faultless to stand before the throne,."

    Love and only love shall see us through.  1 John 4:7-8  "Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love."
    The Lord's Supper reminds us all who trust Jesus, we shall meet Him to "celebrate the Wedding Supper, of the Lamb, in Heaven at His return..Matthew 26:29  "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."
     Revelation 19:6-9  "And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mighty thunderings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth. Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and his wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.  And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God."

The Seventh-day Adventists have an Open Communion, meaning that ALL can participate, even non-members!

    So this is an Invitation from YOUR Savior Himself, that someday HE wants us all, YES EVEN Y O U. to be there and celebrate this symbolic meal with Him and The Father! That's one meal I would not miss! YOU?

 Choose Christ means choosing life, Eternal, as without Him there is only death, ALSO Eternal!

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