The Fourth Cup
The Fourth Cup
Intro
1340 By celebrating the Last Supper with his apostles in the course of the Passover meal, Jesus gave the Jewish Passover its definitive meaning. Jesus' passing over to his father by his death and Resurrection, the new Passover, is anticipated in the Supper and celebrated in the Eucharist, which fulfills the Jewish Passover and anticipates the final Passover of the Church in the glory of the kingdom
The Lords Supper
Luke 22:14-20
N When the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. And He said to them,
M “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
N And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said,
M “Take this and share it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
N And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying,
M “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
N And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying,
M “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.
Psalm 116:12-13; 15-17
M & P What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones. O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have loosed my bonds. I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord.
N After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
N This is exactly what Jesus is doing at the last supper: he is offering to God the “sacrifice of thanksgiving”, the new “thank offering” The Eucharist. Jesus did not actually finish his Passover meal. Why did he leave the
Intro
1340 By celebrating the Last Supper with his apostles in the course of the Passover meal, Jesus gave the Jewish Passover its definitive meaning. Jesus' passing over to his father by his death and Resurrection, the new Passover, is anticipated in the Supper and celebrated in the Eucharist, which fulfills the Jewish Passover and anticipates the final Passover of the Church in the glory of the kingdom
The Lords Supper
Luke 22:14-20
N When the hour had come, He reclined at the table, and the apostles with Him. And He said to them,
M “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer; for I say to you, I shall never again eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”
N And when He had taken a cup and given thanks, He said,
M “Take this and share it among yourselves; for I say to you, I will not drink of the fruit of the vine from now on until the kingdom of God comes.”
N And when He had taken some bread and given thanks, He broke it and gave it to them, saying,
M “This is My body which is given for you; do this in remembrance of Me.”
N And in the same way He took the cup after they had eaten, saying,
M “This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in My blood.
Psalm 116:12-13; 15-17
M & P What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me?
I will lift up the cup of salvation and call on the name of the Lord,
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful ones. O Lord, I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your handmaid. You have loosed my bonds. I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice and call on the name of the Lord.
N After singing a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.
N This is exactly what Jesus is doing at the last supper: he is offering to God the “sacrifice of thanksgiving”, the new “thank offering” The Eucharist. Jesus did not actually finish his Passover meal. Why did he leave the