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The Meaning of the Passover Symbols
by Bill Bradford
esus Christ, at His last meal with His disciples,
commanded His friends and followers to remember Him in a specific
way. Although He had earlier warned them of His approaching death
(John 12:32,33), they found that certainty hard to accept.
But less than 24 hours later Jesus would be dead, His body hastily entombed and His disciples shocked, confused and scattered.
At that last meal, Jesus Christ told His disciples to eat bread and drink wine as symbols of His body and blood.
"...When He had given thanks, He broke (the bread) and said, 'Take, eat; this is My body which is broken for you; do this in remembrance of Me.' In the same manner He also took the cup (of wine) after supper, saying, 'This cup is the new covenant in My blood. This do, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me'" (1Corinthians 11:24,25).
The New Testament Passover is one of the most widely celebrated observances of the Christian faith.
When we partake of the bread and wine, are we merely following a tradition? Does this ceremony have meaning for us in our era? How important is it that we understand the meaning of the Christian Passover?
The first-century congregation of Corinth did not understand the significance of the Passover. They observed it "in an unworthy manner," not "discerning the Lord's body" (verses 27 and 29); they did not comprehend its real meaning.
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