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My Thoughts on the Life of Christ, from His Baptism to His Ascension.

206: The Passover Meal Mt. 26:20; Mk. 14:17-18; Lu. 22:14-18  

Luke 22:14  And when the hour 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.
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.
 

Jesus and His disciples entered the borrowed upper room which had been graciously supplied by an unknown benefactor, to celebrate His last Passover on earth. The room had been prepared and probably lavishly furnished. The fashion of the day would be that the guests reclined on couches as they ate the various elements of the meal.  The Passover meal, which should not be confused with the Lord’s Supper,  consisted of the Paschal lamb, wine, the bitter herbs, unleavened bread and a reddish sweet fruit sauce. Each of these had a symbolic meaning relating to Israel’s deliverance from bondage in Egypt, and are applicable to our Christian walk today.  Jesus stated to His disciples that He had earnestly looked forward to eating this last Passover with His friend’s who had forsaken all that they had to follow Him. Jesus refused to drink the Passover wine, stating that He would not drink it again until the kingdom of God had arrived.  

Conclusion and Application:  

Just as Jesus longed for the fellowship of His friends at this last Passover, He longs for fellowship with us. Just as He loved His friends until the very end, He loves us also.  

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.  

We should also strive to assemble with (Hebrews 10:25) and maintain fellowship with our fellow believers. Only by doing so can we lift up the weak bear one another’s burdens (Galatians 6:1-2) and intercede for each others (I Timothy 2:1).  

It gives us hope, knowing that He was fiercely loyal to disciples who often showed themselves to be small and petty.  

He was soon to wash their feet including the feet of the one who was going to betray Him. This is consistent with His teachings to love our enemies and to pray for those who despitefully use us.  

Mt 5:44  But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;  

Jesus came into the world for only one purpose and one purpose only; to die and to purchase our healing and our salvation.  He was wounded, bruised, chastised (Isaiah 53) and crucified so that His blood could pay the price for our sins (Mark 10:45).  

1Timothy 1:15  This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.  

When God gave Israel detailed instructions for preparing the Passover lamb in Exodus 12, He was showing the types of what would be accomplished at Calvary when Jesus the true Lamb of God (John 1:29,36) shed His blood for us. All of this was already history in God’s mind, because Jesus was a Lamb slain from eternity past, the foundations of the world (Revelation 13:8).  

It was permissible to eat the Passover at home and many scholars feel that Jesus ate it a day early in anticipation of Himself being offered as the Lamb of God the next day at Calvary. At any rate, the old order was ended and the kingdom of God arrived after His death.  

The kingdom of God is not static. It is a living organism.  It is within us and consist of righteousness, joy and peace in the Holy Ghost (Romans 14:17). It has arrived, but there are future aspects of the kingdom that we will not fully know until we are translated to be with the Lord  It is growing and it will culminate when we see Jesus . (I John 3:2).  

207: Strife Among the Disciples Lu. 22:24-30  

Luke 22:24  And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest.
25  And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors.
26  But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.
 

With the subject of the moment being a kingdom, the natural thought of the disciples was the matter of rank. Just who would be the greatest?  That attitude is still around to day, sad to say. Jesus explained that His kingdom would operate on different principals than the kingdoms of the world. Rather than exercising Lordship, the kingdom leaders would have to act as servants. Sad to say that this principal has never been grasped by many who would be leaders.  Jesus was preparing to wash their feet to demonstrated that although He was indeed greater than they who were reclining on couches, He was at that moment preparing to take the role of a servant (Philippians 2:7).  
In Luke 22: 31-34  Jesus announced to Peter that Satan had desired to have his soul and to sift him as wheat. However, is spite of the fact that Peter was soon to deny the Lord,  it wouldn’t happen because Jesus had prayed for him. Jesus also prayed for us in the garden (John 17:20) and He presently lives to make intercession for us at the throne of God (Romans 8:34). Praise God for that!  
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