What has become commonly known as the 'Last Supper' was actually the evening meal of the Passover celebration. Jesus was preparing to become mankind's Passover lamb to die for the sins of all.
He commanded all to remember this last meal by instituting new symbols for it - bread for His body and wine for His blood. Christians are to do this annually to recall His great love and sacrifice for each of us. Jesus also instructed us to become humble at this time and He showed us how by washing His Apostles' feet.
The meal period would of began at sunset about 6:00 PM and last for the customary three hours. Around 9:00 PM after the singing of the hymn, He went to the Garden of Gethsemane to pray and prepare for His crucifixion and burial during the daylight portion of the Passover. He was in His tomb on the start of the Annual Sabbath of the Days of Unleavened Bread for 3 days and 3 nights. He arose just before sunset on that Saturday and was seen in the early dark hours of the 1st day of the week - Sunday. He ascended to His Father in Heaven as mankind's 'wave sheaf' offering - fully accepted by the Father.
The OT Passover and Days of Unleavened Bread pictured this NT event which Christ fulfilled.
Jesus attended only one supper, hence the name "last supper." At the last supper, Jesus instituted the Eucharist and laid the foundation for the Catholic Mass. Many other Christians today celebrate this "last supper" on Sunday mornings at church as a means of symbolic reunion with God.
Roman Catholics celebrate the Mass of the Last Supper.
The Last Supper is a Christian event and has no meaning for Judaism.
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The Eucharist
The Last Supper was celebrated in the Cenacle, or upper room, in Jerusalem.
We celebrate the "The last supper" and when Jesus died
This depends on what religion you are. I am a Roman Catholic, therefore I celebrate it on the Thursday before Easter.
Yes. Some Christians celebrate Passover as the Jews celebrate it. They roast and eat lamb, bitter herbs, and unleavened matzo. Others follow the instructions that Jesus gave to his disciples at the Last Supper before he was crucified, and share bread (usually unleavened) and wine instead of roasted lamb.
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.
It isn't a supper exactly: it is a holiday - Christmas though technically speaking this isn't correct. The Bible says that sheep were in the fields which would have been spring, summer, or early autumn. But Christmas is the time when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus. Possibly you are thinking of the Last Supper, which is associated with his death.
The last supper