![]() 11:23, 24) Accordingly, Christians down to today hold this special event annually and are interested in the significance of the bread and the wine.ĩ. ![]() Keep doing this in remembrance of me.’” ( 1 Cor. ![]() took a loaf and, after giving thanks, he broke it and said: ‘This means my body which is in your behalf. To fellow believers in Corinth, he wrote: “I received from the Lord that which I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus. Why are Christians interested in the significance of the bread and the wine?Ĩ The apostle Paul made clear that Christians other than the apostles were to keep the Lord’s Evening Meal. Plain red wine should be used, a homemade wine or a commercial wine, such as Beaujolais, Burgundy, or Chianti.Ĩ. As there was no need for augmenting or fortifying the value of Jesus’ blood, the wine used is not a type fortified with brandy or spices. Christians thus have wine present for the Memorial. He even used some of it during the Lord’s Evening Meal. (It would not have been fresh grape juice, for the grape harvest was long past.) Wine had not been part of that first meal in Egypt, yet Jesus did not object to its being part of the Passover. 26:27, 28) What Jesus took in hand was a cup of red wine. What type of wine did Jesus speak of, and what sort of wine may be used today at the Memorial?ħ Matthew continued: “ took a cup and, having given thanks, he gave it to them, saying: ‘Drink out of it, all of you.’” ( Matt. (If wheat flour cannot be obtained, it may be made with flour from rice, barley, corn, or a similar grain.) Or Jewish matzoth may be used, a type without added malt, eggs, or onions.ħ. Today, in advance of the Memorial, the congregation elders may ask someone to make such bread out of wheat flour and water, cooking it on a lightly oiled pan. It would be plain, dry, and crackerlike, easy to break into pieces. Because it was unleavened, it would not have risen. 16:3) The bread was made from wheat flour and water, without any leaven or seasoning, such as salt, being added. 26:26) The “loaf” was unfermented bread, as was used for the Passover. (a) After the Passover meal, what did Jesus say about the bread? (b) What sort of bread is used at the Memorial?Ħ The apostle Matthew was present and later wrote: “Jesus took a loaf and, after saying a blessing, he broke it and, giving it to the disciples, he said: ‘Take, eat.’” ( Matt. After finishing the Passover meal, Jesus focused on those two emblems.Ħ. ) They would get ready certain items for the meal, including unleavened bread and red wine. Jesus had what preparations made for the last Passover with the apostles?ĥ When Jesus told the apostles to get a room ready for the Passover meal, he did not mention elaborate decorations instead, he likely wanted just a suitable, clean room with adequate space for the invited group. In advance, ask yourself: ‘How should I prepare for that evening? What particular items will be used? What procedure will be followed during the event? And what meaning should the occasion and the items used have for me?’ĥ. (a) What questions might arise about the Memorial? (b) How is the date of the Memorial determined each year? (See the box “Memorial 2014.”)Ĥ No doubt you will be present for the one event that Jesus said his followers should commemorate annually. Keep doing this in remembrance of me.’ He did likewise respecting the cup.”Ĥ. Why? Because of what we read at 1 Corinthians 11:23-25: “Jesus in the night in which he was going to be handed over took a loaf and, after giving thanks, he broke it and said: ‘This means my body which is in your behalf. ![]() That will be a special day for true Christians and interested ones. Why are Christians rightly interested in the date of the Passover?ģ The date of the Lord’s Evening Meal, which corresponds to the date of the Passover, will be after sundown on April 14, 2014. 19:1 20:17, 29 Mark 10:1, 32, 46) Once the first day of the Jewish month Nisan was determined, the Passover would be held 13 days later, after sunset on Nisan 14.ģ. Certainly, Jesus will want to head for Jerusalem in order to arrive before the Passover.’Ģ We can imagine such thoughts coming to the mind of some who were with Jesus in Perea (across the Jordan) on his final trip to Jerusalem. Then signal fires or messengers spread the news, even reaching here. Once the Sanhedrin learned of that, they declared the start of a new month, Nisan. Last evening, watchmen in Jerusalem must have seen the first sliver of the moon. ‘WITH the clouds gone, we can see the crescent of the moon. What could the apostles have thought about the timing of a trip to Jerusalem?
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