It was the last time that Jesus spoke with his disciples before the Crucifixion, and he showed them how to consecrate the Eucarist (sic). (by Lordcatz8)
Actually, all he did was ask his disciples to remember what he was about to do. He took the bread and said, "Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you: do this in remembrance of me." The Catholics take that literally and say "hoc est enim corpus meum," (Latin for, "for this is my body.") which they believe turns the bread into the actual body of Christ.
The rest of us see the broken bread as a representation of his broken body and remember what he did for us when we have communion.
Yes. His Last Supper was at the time of year at which Passover is celebrated.
The Last Supper was celebrated in the Cenacle, or upper room, in Jerusalem.
This was categorized under 'The Last Supper', so I'm going to conclude that you were referring to that. The Last Supper was not bad, however what proceeded the day after and what the Last Supper stood for is rather grotesque.The Last Supper was, in the New Testament, the Last Supper that Jesus ate with his disciples, and the one in which he gave his last words of wisdom. The proceeding day, Jesus was set to be crucified, and hence the celebration of Easter.
For purely cultural reasons. Some call it the last meal, for instance. To some, "dinner" and "supper" mean the same meal, for others they have both a dinner and a supper everyday, for instance on a farm: breakfast in the morning, then lunch, then dinner, then after the last work of the day, supper.
No. At the Last Supper, also commonly called The Last Passover, Jesus and his apostles celebrated a yearly event that Jews and Israelites had celebrated since the day they were release from slavery to Egypt in the 1500's BCE. This yearly memorial, called the passover, was instituted in Exodus chapter 12, and there God commanded the Israelites to take a sheep (or goat) to sacrifice. The Israelites continued in this tradition down to Jesus' day.
The last supper was a Thursday Christ was crucified on a Friday
Passover
Yes. His Last Supper was at the time of year at which Passover is celebrated.
The Last Supper was celebrated in the Cenacle, or upper room, in Jerusalem.
Jesus had a last supper because the next day he is going to die on the cross
He returned to Galilee
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This was categorized under 'The Last Supper', so I'm going to conclude that you were referring to that. The Last Supper was not bad, however what proceeded the day after and what the Last Supper stood for is rather grotesque.The Last Supper was, in the New Testament, the Last Supper that Jesus ate with his disciples, and the one in which he gave his last words of wisdom. The proceeding day, Jesus was set to be crucified, and hence the celebration of Easter.
The first Eucharist was celebrated in the Cenacle, the Upper Room, in Jerusalem during the Last Supper.
Jesus celebrated the Last Supper with his disciples to establish the sacrament of the Eucharist and to symbolize his upcoming sacrifice on the cross for the forgiveness of sins.
No, the Last Supper was celebrated on the night prior to what is now known as Good Friday. Maundy Thursday is now the commemoration of the events on the night of Jesus' arrest.
For purely cultural reasons. Some call it the last meal, for instance. To some, "dinner" and "supper" mean the same meal, for others they have both a dinner and a supper everyday, for instance on a farm: breakfast in the morning, then lunch, then dinner, then after the last work of the day, supper.