This is my father. Well, not
literally. It’s a picture of my father. When someone shows you a photo you
understand that it’s a picture of someone or something. And whenever I look at
that picture I remember my father.
Jesus made a similar statement at the
last supper. He took bread and said, “This is my body which is given for
you; do this in remembrance of Me.” (Luke 22:19). He didn’t mean it was His actual body (because His hand was
holding up the bread) but it was a picture of His body that would soon
be sacrificed. They ate the bread to remember Him and what He did.
He took a cup of wine and said, “This
cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you” (Luke
22:20). He didn’t mean the wine was His literal His blood (because His blood
was inside His body), but it was a picture of His blood that would be
shed at the crucifixion.
Jesus was the “Lamb of God who takes
away the sin of the world” (John 1:29). So as He ate the Passover meal with His
disciples, it was necessary for Him to change it. Do you know why? To find the answer click here: “Understanding the Lord’s Supper”
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