Title The Last Supper (Mark 14:12-26)
Contents 1. Someone dedicated to the Lord (verses 12-16)
On the day of the Passover lamb, the disciples asked Jesus, “Where do you want us to go to prepare you for the Passover as teachers?” Because the Israelites had to eat the Passover meal in the city of Jerusalem, they had to decide on a special place.
Perhaps this event is taking place very similar to the previous case in which a donkey was brought for Jesus.
Some said that Jesus and someone had already been talking, and it was interpreted that the person carrying a water bottle was a password between them. The person who takes the water is said to be a man in the text. Therefore, considering that most of the work of drawing water is done by women in Jewish society, the male slave who draws water is enough to attract attention, so it can serve as a password. However, we can view this event as a belief in the divinity of Jesus Christ and his invisible followers, rather than fitting it into any rational and rational event.
Jesus already knows everything and speaks. A certain man was preparing for the Passover and waiting for a man, and he commanded the disciples to do what was to be done, who would meet him, and it was done.
The person who prepared the room for Jesus today and the Passover lamb is unknown. We do not know him, but we do know how he was able to dedicate himself.
He clearly knew Jesus and believed in Jesus as Lord and Messiah of Israel. So, when the teacher asked where the Passover room he wanted to use was, he did just that.
Of course, we can say that it is only natural for him to give up the house and slaughter the sheep. This is because most of the people living in Jerusalem at that time did it for pilgrims. But what he did was more than give up houses and sheep. It's about giving up your life. Because the Sanhedrin had already decided to kill Jesus, and the rumors spread.
But death is nothing to those who know and believe in Jesus as Lord.
This is true devotion and faith.
2. Prophecy of the betrayal (17-21)
Jesus sat in an attic with his 12 disciples and prophesied that someone would sell him. The disciples had already experienced the divine power and omniscience of Jesus. Obviously, Judas Iscariot was also there and he must have heard what Jesus said.
Mark 14:18 As they were all sitting down and eating, Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, one of you who eats with me will betray me."
Mark 14:20 And he said to them, One of the twelve, who put his hand into the vessel with me.
Mark 14:21 The Son of Man goes as it is written about him, but woe to him who betrays him, for it would have been better for him if he had not been born.
At the end of the day, each one was troubled and asked, “Is it me?” one by one. Of course, Judas Iscariot must have asked as well. He hid his conscience, and like a wolf in sheep's clothing, Judas Iscariot heard the voice of God, but he ignored it.
He rejected the obvious opportunity of repentance.
When the Lord's voice toward us is heard, we must become obedient saints.
3. Institution of the Lord's Supper (22-26)
① The Passover has a new meaning.
Passover is one of the most important festivals in Israel. This was established to commemorate the exodus of Israel from Egypt. On this day, the eldest of the Israeli family talks about the meaning of being freed from slavery in Egypt and delivered.
Now, through the Passover supper, Jesus proclaims and keeps the precious day of freedom from the law of sin and death.
The Passover of Israel is transformed into a feast for sharing the joy of salvation for mankind.
② Bread and wine in everyday life have a special meaning.
Bread and wine were common foods at that time. Jesus gives it a wonderful new meaning. Jesus said to it, “This is my body.” “This is my blood,” he said. At that time, the bread or wine did not change into the body of Jesus. The Catholics claim this (transubstantiation), but when the disciples ate and drank it, it was still bread and wine.
Yet the Lord gave the bread and wine a new meaning.
So from that time on they became a commemoration of the Lord's death. It became a celebration and thanksgiving for salvation and atonement.
Since their daily diet was bread and wine, they had to live each day thinking of the Lord's crucifixion and salvation.
Therefore, the deeper meaning of the Eucharist is that whenever we eat and drink every day, we should remember and give thanks to the blood and grace of the Lord's cross.
True devotion to the Lord is not afraid of death. A saint who remembers every day that the Lord gives everything for me and wins through faith.