Originally posted by M©+square:
The Passage did not stop at verse 18.
Threadstarter delibrately commented on 14-18 yet on his bible he
didn't not read what the master commanded?
Wrong.
Now lets look at the scripture once more...
Luke 22:14-18 NIV
14When the hour came, Jesus and his apostles reclined at the table.
15And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this
Passover with you before I suffer. 16For I tell
you, I will not
eat it again until it finds fulfillment in the kingdom of
God."
17After taking the cup, he gave thanks and said, "Take this and
divide it among you. 18For I tell you I will not drink again of the fruit
of the vine until the kingdom of God comes."
Jesus declared what this would be the last Passover feast he
would celebrate with his disciples. After that he would abstain
from such feasting until we are together with him again.
Luke 22:19-23 NIV
19And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them,
saying, "This is
my body given for you; do this in remembrance of
me."
20In the same way, after the supper he took the cup, saying, "This
cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for you.
21But the hand of him who is going to betray me is with mine on the
table. 22The Son of Man will go as it has been decreed, but woe to
that man who betrays him." 23They began to question among
themselves which of them it might be who would do this.
Note that the
above takes appears only in Luke. It does not appear in the other
two sypnotic gospels Matthew and Mark, or
John.
It is advisible to read the bible as a whole instead of justifying
the ritual celebration of communion on half a text.
Now what could Jesus have originally meant? Obviously we must look
at the context of the whole scripture and the setting of the last
supper. Compare the texts below...
Luke 22:15 NIV
And he said to them, "I have eagerly desired to eat this
Passover with you before I suffer.
Luke 22:19 NIV
And he took bread, gave thanks and broke it, and gave it to them,
saying, "This is
my body given for you; do this in remembrance of
me."
Jesus knowing that he is going to die, is simply requesting that
his disciples remember the happy times that they spent in the past
- the times spent healing the sick, preaching the gospel, and the
joy of celebrating previous passover feasts. In this way, knowing
that his happy memories will live on in his disciples hearts he can
face the cruxifiction bravely.
