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On the evening before his death, Jesus observed his last Passover meal and after the meal, he instituted the 'Last Supper' . Mark 14:17-26; Luke 22:7-39
Mark 14:17 &18 says: "After evening had fallen he came with the twelve. And as they were reclining at the table and eating, Jesus said: "Truly I say to YOU, One of YOU, who is eating with me, will betray me".. . .THEN (after Judas has been dismissed) it continues in verses 22-24 ". . .And as they continued eating, he took a loaf, said a blessing, broke it and gave it to them, and said: "Take it, this means my body." 23 And taking a cup, he offered thanks and gave it to them, and they all drank out of it. 24 And he said to them: "This means my 'blood of the covenant. . ."
So they were already eating the Passover first, as was part of the law that Jesus fulfilled, THEN he instituted the NEW covenant, with the passing of wine and bread, which would from then on, be celebrated yearly by his anointed followers, IN PLACE OF the Passover (which had been part of the Law from Moses to the Jewish nation). The Mosaic Law was not ended until AFTER Jesus died, so he would have celebrated the Passover faithfully, as a perfect Jew.(Colossians 2:13&14)(Matthew 5:17)
He then passed the wine and bread among his remaining FAITHFUL apostles.
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The "last supper" WAS the Passover, which is commanded in The Bible to be observed the day before the "feast day" of unleavened bread:
"...the fourteenth day of the first month at even is the Lord's Passover. And on the fifteenth day of the same month is the feast of unleavened bread unto the Lord..." (Lev.23:5-6).
"...He sent Peter and John, saying, Go and prepare us the Passover, that we may eat..." (Luke 22:8).
"...they made ready the Passover. 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..." (verses 13-15).
It was at this time that Jesus "changed" the way the Passover was to be observed in the years ahead, with the "bread and wine" symbols:
"...THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME..." (verse 19).
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∙ 12y agoThe "last supper" was the last time Jesus sat down with His disciples for the Passover meal, before He "became the Passover Lamb" mere hours later.
On that night, Jesus changed the Passover observance from the partaking of the lamb, to the "bread and wine" symbols, which, since then, represents Him, the One to whom the Passover had always pointed.
The Passover [on the 14th of Nisan] is not a "feast" day... but a solemn "memorial" of Christ's death. Unknown to most people... the "feast" day begins the day AFTER Passover:
"In the fourteenth day of the first month at even [evening] is the Lord's Passover. And on the FIFTEENTH DAY of the same month is the FEAST of Unleavened Bread unto the Lord: seven days ye must eat unleavened bread." (Lev.23:5-6)
But, because these two "different" observances run together... men have lumped together the entire "eight days," calling it "the Passover."
At that "last supper" that Passover evening, before the "feast day" the following evening, when He would be killed before sundown... Jesus commanded His disciples" "...THIS DO IN REMEMBRANCE OF ME." (Luke 22:19)
Jesus BECAME the Passover Lamb that night. "...For even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us: therefore let us keep the feast..." (I Cor.5:7-8).
"And He said to them, 'I have eagerly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. For I tell you, I will not eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the Kingdom of God.'" (Luke 22:15-16)
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∙ 11y agoChristendom seems split down the middle on this question. The synoptic gospel would seems to answer yes, indeed. While the gospel of John seems to answer no. And than there is the question of does a Seder as practiced today even remotely resemble the passover ceremony of Jesus' day. Historic evidence would seem to say no. I would answer that none of this matters. What does matter is that in all you do you bring glory to God. So, in my home at Easter each year we hold a Messianic Seder with the understanding that at the Last Supper Jesus instituted an ordinance for the church and that, that particular event may or may not have been a Seder. The result is that my children have grown with a deep appreciation for Easter and genuinely look forward to it with anticipation. They understand the historic significance of passover and the importance of communion and especially the Resurrection. All without an Easter basket or an Easter Bunny or candy rabbits. I ask you, which brings glory to God?
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∙ 13y agoSo, Jesus died on the cross at a particular point in history, but He died for all of us, everywhere, whenever we live. At the last supper, Jesus and the Apostles saw Him (Jesus) dying on the cross, they witnessed his crucifixion in an unbloody manner, and through Holy Communion (this is MY BODY, eat it in memory of me) they "connect" with Jesus' death and receive the grace thereof from God.
At the Eucharist (Mass), the priest is standing in AS Jesus. He doesn't say, "this is Jesus' Body", he says, "This is MY BODY". Jesus uses the priest to bring about making His passion on the cross present right now for us. The Last Supper and the Eucharist are just two different presentations of what actually happened on Calvary that Friday so long ago. Note: it is NOT done again, it is like (for lack of a better analogy) a time tunnel in which you actually see the Crucifixion, and God, through a miracle, makes it present and grace filled for you right now.
The link is that they are the same thing. And they both are the death of Christ on the cross re - presented in an unbloody manner.
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∙ 15y agoWas the last supper before crucifiction of Christ.
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∙ 15y agoThe Last Supper was a Passover seder.
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Does pass over and last supper have same meaning?
The Last Supper of Jesus was a Jewish Passover meal, or Seder.
What is focal point of the last supper?
The theme is the last meal, the Passover meal, that Jesus shared with his disciples before being arrested.
How does the Last Supper occur in the celebration of the Eucharist?
You have that backward, the first Eucharist occurred during the celebration of the Last Supper, and the second half of the Mass, called the Liturgy of the Eucharist (used to be called the Mass of the Faithful) is based on the Last Supper, and the Passover meal which is was. The Eucharist is based on the third cup of wine at the Passover meal.
Did jesus ever call the passover the last supper?
No. The Gospels don't record what he called the meal.
How is the meal of passover linked to what happened at the last supper in Christianity and to what happens in many Christian churches every sunday s?
As the bread and wine used in the last super. the blood and body of Christ, is the communion served in all churches on sunday.
What did Jesus do at the Last Supper that had never been done at a Passover meal before?
ate like he never would have before
Where is Saint Luke depicted in The Last Supper?
The evangelist Luke, was not among the Apostles during the Passover meal - aka the Last Supper. He would later travel with Paul and write his Gospel and the Book of Acts.
Was the Last Supper eaten in silence?
No, most likely the Last Supper was instituted in singing, praying, reading from the Old Testament, and talking. The Last Supper was an extension of the celebration of the Jewish Passover. During the Passover meal, as it is still eaten today, there was a lot of activity: solemnity, but also joy and festivity. Jesus used the last elements of the Passover to show that the bread and the wine were representations of His body and blood shed at the cross.
How was Jesus' last supper different to the Passover meal?
AnswerJesus said he did not come to abolish the law and the prophets but to fulfill them. This is exactly what the Last Supper is about. Instead of the meal celebrating the passover lamb being sacrificed and consumed the Last Supper celebrated the sacrifice and consumption of he Lamb of God. The New Covenant also came into force at the Last Supper and there are no more intermediaries like Moses and the prophets and God again deals personally with each one of us because the sin of Adam no longer applies.
What 'Jewish' feast day did Jesus have the Last Supper on?
Jesus fulfilled the Passover as was given to Moses as an example of His coming. For some Christians, Passover is a memorial of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, "our Passover" which made possible the forgiveness of our sins.
Where was the Last Supper placed?
thursday = = The Last Supper was the last meal that Jesus had with his disciples. It was on Thursday, the evening before he was crucified, a Friday which is celebrated by Christians as Good Friday. Jesus had to be crucified on Friday because Saturday was Passover and they knew there would be riots if Jesus was crucified on Passover.
What was the final meal of Jesus called?
The Last Supper would be the name of a painting by Leonardo da Vinci that fits your description. There may be other paintings by other painters, but da Vinci's is probably the most famous.
