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Last Supper

The last meal of Jesus Christ on the night before his crucifixion is referred to as The Last Supper. The event is commemorated in the rite of communion practiced by Christians.

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What does Easter have to do with The Last Supper?

Easter is the name of the Christian holiday to remember the Resurrection of Jesus. The Last Supper was the meal that Jesus had with his disciples before he was crucified. The Last Supper was one of the events that lead up to Jesus's crucification and resurrection. Since Easter is a celebration of his Resurrection, it usually focuses on his last days on earth that included the Last Supper.

The Last Supper began as Jesus and his disciples celebrated the Jewish festival of Passover and the Passover Meal. The Passover Meal had specific prayers and steps and traditions that had been passed down through the ages. Some say that one part of the Passover Meal included a boiled egg. This tradition may explain how the Christian holiday of Easter uses eggs---but others dispute this.

The Passover Meal that was observed by Jesus deviated from the usual tradition. Jesus broke the bread and drank the wine as was expected. However, when Jesus performed this part of the ceremony, he said the bread was his body and the wine was his blood. He asked the disciples to take part in this and be in covenant with him. When Christians partake of their version called The Lord's Supper, they are committing themselves to Christ and the Church.

Easter is taken from the name of a goddess worshipped by the Babylonians and Assyrians (ishtar). She is the goddess of love and war whose name and (god like abilities) are equal to the goddess worshipped by the Phoenicians, named Astarte. This fact is well documented in many references. The word Easter only appears in biblical text one time (Acts 12:4), the original Greek texts actually use the word (Strongs 3957)"Pascha" which is the Greek version of the Hebrew word (6453-pecach and its root word 6452-pacach) for Passover.

Its assumed and somewhat documented that the inclusion of Ishtar is related to the time of the captivity of Samara to Assyria and Judah to Babylon (70 years), where the priest line of the temple became polluted by allowing outsiders to enter into service where Levi as only supposed to be allowed to serve. Today many Christians observe a festival called Easter (Ishtar), even though biblical text is clear that the Passover is to occur, 14 days after the spring equinox.

Each year at Passover a lamb was to be sacrificed which allowed the sins of the people to be forgiven (their soul to be forgiven of its sins, someone has to pay for the sins). Christ took on the role of the sacrificial lamb for one and all time (for even Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us - 1 Corinthians 5:7). Christ has nothing to do with Easter (Ishtar) but everything to do with Passover as he became the sacrificial lamb for the sins of all the souls of mankind. And by allowing himself to be punished for the sins of all Mankind's souls (an act of love) he earned the right to be King of kings and Lord of lords. All people upon he earth, who whish have the freedom to believe in Christ as the sacrifical lamb who can forgive their soul of its sins, which cleans what is written in the book of life next to their name, which is read allowed at their judgment (Revelation chapter 20). The Last supper, occurred just before Christ was sacrificed as the Lamb slain for the sins of all souls of mankind. Believers are supposed to hold communion (as Christ taught them at the last supper) every year at passover.

What is controversial about 'The Last Supper' painting?

Nothing these days. If you mean the one by Leonardo. But there are hundreds of other paintings of the same subject.

Not all people believe in the Christian God, but in our society, I'd hardly consider art of the Last Supper controversial.

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Leonardo Da Vinci was believed by some to incorporate hidden messages in many of his paintings which were not in line with the teachings of the church in his time. There are many interesting articles and videos, especially on youtube, which illustrate this. I have provided a few in the related links below.

Who were all the participants at the last supper?

The men depicted in The Last Supper are Jesus and His twelve apostles.

In Castagno's Last Supper why did he paint John in the front of the painting?

that's not john, that's judas. as far as the painting goes, since he's the one to betray jesus, he sits on the "sinner's" side of the table. i believe john is the one with his head down.

Did the Garden of Gethsemane take place before the Last Supper?

No. The betrayal and arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane was immediately after the Last Supper.

Can you eat meat on Maundy Thursday?

yes ! its only on friday they prohibit eating of meat.

What was the significance of bread and wine.Why are these two symbols used. Do not talk about the last supper here?

The Persians, who arguably influenced both the Jewish and the Christian religions, had a communion supper of bread and wine. The Greeks had guilds, usually named after a patron god, that met formally on regular occasions for a meal and opened by pouring out a libation of wine to the patron god and then ate bread.

The Didache, an early Christian book of instruction, contains a very formalistic set of prayers assigned to the cup and the breaking of bread, but without the slightest association of this with the death and resurrection of Jesus. Drinking the cup symbolised the knowledge these people had that they and Jesus are the "Holy Vine of David", which means that they "belong to Israel". Eating the bread symbolised their knowledge of the life and immortality they enjoy by belonging to the kingdom of God made known to them by Jesus, God's child.

Is a child allowed to take communion in born again christians?

Each congregation or denomination has its own regulations concerning if, when, or under what conditions a child or an adult can take communion. Born again Christians are found in a variety of churches and denominations. No one rule applies to all of them.

Who is the female standing behind Jesus in the last supper picture?

In the famous painting "The Last Supper," it is supposed to depict Christ with His twelve disciples. They were celebrating the Jewish Passover seder, which was the last one before Christ's arrest by the Romans. It's been speculated in some circles that the person standing by Jesus might have been Mary of Magdalena.

Can anal fissures cause death?

If the fissure continues to expand and becomes infected due to faecal contact, certain pathogens could expand, directly affecting blood and weakening the immune system. Typically an anal fissure - a ripping or tear of the sphincter, may eventually heal itself, with proper maintenance and medication.

However, some fissures, particularly ones which have passed beyond the sphincter muscle, may require surgery. A dermis adhesive or "botulinum" - a toxin to produce a 'chemical sphincterotomy' may be used to heal the fissure. Or, the fissure may be removed entirely, permitting the area to heal naturally.

An anal fissure by itself would not typically carry morbidity/mortality statistics. It would more so be from subsequent infections.

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What was JFK's last meal?

soft boiled eggs bacon toast marmalade jelly and orange juice and coffee

Are their verses in the bible that would permit same-sex relationships?

The answer is NO! No where in the Bible does it say that same sex relationships are permitted. But if you want more information about what God thinks of same sex relationships go look at what happened at Sodom and Gomorrah in Genesis 19.

If God's day is a thousand or thousands of years when did the Bible shift it's computation of 24 hours in a day?

The reference to a thousand years being as one day with the Lord is in 2 Peter 3:8 and in context refers to the last days. This reference is highlighting how short human perspective of time is compared to God's perspective or all of time.

Time and terms for time have similar meanings in Genesis which starts before the Earth and Sun existed and the concept of a 24 hour day can have no meaning. A "day" in these contexts is simply a convenient and understandable term for a "cycle of time" or period of unknown duration. The http://english.answers.com/Greekterm "aeon" is more accurate but would only be used in educated audiences. For the broadest audience the term "day" was sufficient to get the message across.

Every language including ancient Hebrew and Aramaic have colloquial terms for concepts of time that happen in everyday life and over the course of history.

A related example is "Forty days and forty nights", another symbolic or colloquial reference to a period of time. It is meant as "enough time to get the http://jobs.answers.com done" and comes from the period of time required to learn the Torah in preparation for Bar Mitzvah or the ritual of being tested and graduating from child to adult. This may be a few weeks or it may be several years. The colloquial term was and is used in the Middle East to mean "whatever time it took" or "whatever time it will take".

In the modern Carribean the term "Manyana" literally means tomorrow but universal common use has come to have Manyana mean "it happens when/if it happens". Travellers are often confused when they are told that something will happen "tomorrow" or "Manyana" when they were actually being told that "we aren't sure when or whether it will happen but we'll try to make it happen... chill out mon".

The Bible/Torah and much of Jesus's discussions were for common use and use the colloquial expressions of the times.

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Time hasn't "shifted." Time is "physical"... computed by "the movements [orbits and rotations] of the planets." A 24-hour day is computed by the "rising of the sun" as viewed from a fixed point on earth... which is a 24-hour period composed of a "nighttime" period and a "daylight" period.

The biblical account is very clear on this:

"...He called the light 'daytime,' and the darkness 'nighttime.' TOGETHER THEY FORMED THE FIRST DAY." (Gen.1:4 LVBLiving Bible)

Peter's "thousand year" comparison to one day, as mentioned above, is a "prophetic" reference to the 7000-year plan of God, which compares to a "7000-year, 7-day WEEK"... in which God is allowing man to "govern himself on earth" for his 6000 year, 6-day WORK WEEK.

"SIX DAYS shalt thou labour, and DO ALL THY WORK." (Ex.20:9)

The generations of men over the past five to six-thousand years and their continuously failed attempts to govern themselves apart from their Creator's laws, has been teaching them the erroneous and destructive ways of sin [disobedience to God's laws - I John 3:4].

Man doesn't realize this yet... but Judgment Day will bring all of life's lessons into full focus for everyone.

At the conclusion of this allotted 6000 years, God will intervene in world events, man's ERRANT, WICKED WORKS WILL CEASE [and his god, Satan will be banished]... and the "Lord's Rest" [Sabbath] will begin: the Thousand Year [7th day of the week] Rule of Christ on earth over the nations.

"But THE SEVENTH DAY IS THE SABBATH OF THE LORD THY GOD: IN IT THOU SHALT NOT DO ANY WORK..." (verse 10).

The works of sin will no longer be in vogue on earth during God's Thousand-year Sabbath Day.

"...I will write My Laws in their minds so that they will know what I want them to do without My even telling them, and these laws will be in their hearts so that they will want to obey them..." (Heb.8:10 LVB).

In the physical calculation of time... the days, months and years... THERE IS NO PHYSICAL REASON for the repetitive"seven-day week" to exist! Except that God set aside the seventh day of His "Divinely Inspired Creation Week" for man to REMEMBER CREATION... to REMEMBER THAT HE IS CREATED.

"REMEMBER THE SABBATH DAY, TO KEEP IT HOLY... For in six days THE LORD MADE HEAVEN AND EARTH, THE SEA, AND ALL THAT IN THEM IS, AND RESTED THE SEVENTH DAY..." (Ex.20:8 & 11)

The Divinely-Inspired seven-day week is for a weekly remembrance of God for man. A weekly renewal and reminder that he didn't "evolve," like this Satan-guided, Sabbath-forgetting, God-forgetting world teaches.

And the seven 24-hour day week is also a reminder to man of God's 7000-year, 7-day plan of Salvation and Redemption and Release from sin... and the god he chose to worship in the beginning.

Time never "shifted." God set the earth revolving in 24-hour rotations from the first day. And the knowledge of His prophetic 7000 year, 7-day week plan of Salvation has been revealed to His servants, now, at the time of the end of man's allotted "6000-year-day work-week." Like clockwork, it's all right on schedule.

What is the lords supper?

The Lord's Supper is also known as Communion or The Eucharist. It is one of two sacraments that almost all Christian churches have (the other is baptism). It is held in obedience to Jesus' command while at supper in an upper room with the disciples. By holding the Lord's Supper Christians proclaim the Lord's death until He comes again. Here is the earliest description of it that we have, from the First letter of Paul to the Corinthians.

"The Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, 'This is my body which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me'."

The various denominations differ in how they interpret Communion, but they all offer this rite.

What did jesus do at the last supper that is so important to christians?

Jesus did many things at the Last Supper. The main one, though, was the first communion. Communion is a ritual done by the Christian church and it is modeled after what Christ did during the Last Supper. Matthew 26:26-29 says,

26 While they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to his disciples, saying, "Take and eat; this is my body." 27 Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks, he gave it to them, saying,"Drink from it, all of you. 28 This is my blood of the[b] covenant, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. 29 I tell you, I will not drink from this fruit of the vine from now on until that day when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom."

This was during the Passover meal. This meal was tradition and followed a certain schedule. What Jesus did had never been done before. Christians take it to 1. follow what Christ says and 2. to symbolize the acceptance of Christ's sacrifice for us.

The last supper was painted by?

The Last Supper was painted by Leonardo da Vinci. The mural was begun in 1495 and completed in 1498 in the refectory of the Convent of the Santa Maria, Milan.

What other techniques bring the eye to the central figure of jesus in the last supper?

Leonardo used converging lines to create a vanishing point that draws the viewers eye to the space above Jesus

How did Jesus show us that he has power over death?

At the end of the 1,000 years, obedient people will be free from sin and death. Paul explains: "Just as in Adam all are dying, so also in the Christ all will be made alive. But each one in his own proper order: Christ the firstfruits, afterward those who belong to the Christ [those ruling with him] during his presence. Next, the end, when he hands over the Kingdom to his God and Father, when he has brought to nothing all government and all authority and power. For he must rule as king until God has put all enemies under his feet. And the last enemy, death, is to be brought to nothing." (1 Corinthians 15:22-26) Finally, death inherited from Adam will be removed. This "covering" that envelops mankind will be gone forever.-Isaiah 25:7, 8.

How often should the Lords supper be taken?

Most churches observe the Lord's Supper or Communion as often as once a quarter.

Who imprisoned John the Baptist?

A:The first-century Jewish historian, Josephus, says that John the Baptist had publicly criticised Herod Antipas' marriage to Herodias, his brother's former wife. The wedding took place in 34 CE and Antipas ordered John to be imprisoned and executed in 35 or 36 CE, out of fear that he was stirring the Jews up for rebellion. The relevant text from Book 18 of Antiquities of the Jews: "Now many people came in crowds to him, for they were greatly moved by his words. Herod, who feared that the great influence John had over the masses might put them into his power and enable him to raise a rebellion (for they seemed ready to do anything he should advise), thought it best to put him to death. In this way, he might prevent any mischief John might cause, and not bring himself into difficulties by sparing a man who might make him repent of it when it would be too late. Accordingly John was sent as a prisoner, out of Herod's suspicious temper, to Macherus, the castle I already mentioned, and was put to death."

Why is the last supper is important?

In many ways, the artists that attempted to paint the Last Supper pretty much had to guess what the Apostles looked like; not like there were pictures anywhere. If you had meant "The" Last Supper, try comparing the details of the figures with others in other Last Suppers.

How does the Spirit controls the physical?

The only "spirit" is usually found in a bottle, there is no other kind, and certainly no ghosts.