Last supper last teaching
Image: Last supper by Jon McNaughton
On the first day of the Festival of Unleavened Bread or Passover, Jesus sent two of his disciples ahead with very specific instructions regarding the preparation of the Passover meal. That evening Jesus sat down at the table with the apostles to eat his final meal before going to the cross.
One by one they questioned, "I'm not the one who will betray you, am I, Lord?" Jesus explained that even though he knew it was his destiny to die as the Scriptures foretold, his betrayer's fate would be terrible.
Then Jesus took the bread and the wine and asked God the Father to bless it. He broke the bread into pieces, giving it to his disciples and said, "This is my body, given for you. Do this in remembrance of me. Then Jesus took the cup of wine and shared it with his disciples. He said, "This wine is the token of God's new covenant to save you -- an agreement sealed with the blood I will pour out for you."
Then they went out to the Mount of Olives...
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