The New American Standard Bible

"REPENT YOUR SINS AND LOVE AND OBEY THY FATHER, OR YOU SHALL BE TORTURED FOR ETERNITY."

alludes to the Last Supper when Christ tells his disciples “Take, drink; this is my blood.”

Jesus was “deliberately instituting a new Passover through which the new exodus would finally be set in motion.” Just as participation was required in the first Passover in order to be saved so one has to participate in the Eucharist in order to be saved.

I pray you, pardon me.’ But, an you will not wed, I’ll pardon you! Graze where you will, you shall not house with me…hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for… I’ll ne’er acknowledge thee” (3. 5. 185-193).

Bible who stated “… ‘If you take Lunchables apart, the most healthy item in it is the napkin’”

Immediately after Jesus ate the Passover meal with His apostles and instituted the Lord’s Supper, He walked, in the light of a full moon, out to the Garden of Gethsemane just beyond the Brook Kidron on the Mount of Olives. Jesus had been there numerous times with His disciples. (John 18:1-36)

These unleavened breads were prepared by the Jews using the blood of the Christian children. Since this event had occurred the Jews did not drink red wine at their Passover.

It won’t be long enough before we set aside our spiritual food too – ‘the bread of life’ and we will find ourselves drained spiritually. See what Paul modelled on the deck of that rugged ship!

For one, the Last Supper takes place during the sacred religious celebration of the Jewish Passover found in the Old Testament book of Exodus. This could be described as the Jewish version of Christmas, and therefore is a detail of the story that all Jewish readers would have identified with. As a result, Matthew is able to display to his Jewish audience that the claims he is making throughout his gospel are not as radically contrary to Judaism as first meets the eye. After establishing this common ground with his audience, Matthew includes details of the story that once again attempt to paint Jesus as the fulfillment of Judaism. The Passover tradition appears to be going relatively according to plan until Jesus, after breaking and distributing the bread, says, “This is my body”, and after pouring the cup says, “this is my blood”

‘“If you will diligently listen to the voice of the Lord you God, and do that which is right in his eyes, and give ear to his commandments and keep all his statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you that I put on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, your healer.”’1

The original audience of this passage were the Hebrew people and God brought His people out of Egypt. This passage covers instructions given by God for the Passover. The gist of this passage is stated in 12:13, “The blood shall be a sign for you on

But is not such line of action in harmony with Christ's injunction to 'keep on the watch'? .. But is it not far preferable to make some mistakes because of overeagerness to see God's purposes accomplished.. ?" {WT Dec 1 1984 17-8}

The teachings of Jesus focused primarily on the "the kingdom of God" and were usually relayed through parables drawing on familiar images from agricultural life. He rebuked the hypocrisy of some Jewish leaders and taught the importance of love and kindness, even to one's enemies. Jesus' popularity grew quickly, but so did opposition from local leaders. Roman rulers were uncomfortable with the common perception that he was the Messiah who would liberate the Jews from Roman rule, while Jewish leaders were disquieted by Jesus' shocking interpretations of Jewish law, his power with the people, and the rumor that he had been alluding to his own divinity. In the Gospels, Jesus repeatedly suggests to his disciples his end is near, but they do not fully understand or accept the idea. The clearest expression of this is at the "Last Supper," which took place on the night before his death. All four Gospels record that Jesus shared bread and wine with his disciples, asking them to "do this in remembrance of me." Christians celebrate this event in the sacrament of the Eucharist, or Communion. On this evening Jesus also predicts that one of them will betray him, which is met with astonishment and denial. But that very night, Jesus' fate was sealed when Judas Iscariot, one of his disciples and possibly the group's treasurer, led Roman soldiers to Jesus for 30 pieces of silver. As they arrested Jesus, the ever-colorful Peter defended his master with a sword, slicing off

Galilee-Days after the crucifixion of Jesus several people witnessed the risen Son of God, Jesus. As it was foretold by Jesus to his followers he rose from the dead to fulfill the scriptures. In Galilee, Jesus instructed his disciples to go out into the world and make disciples baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Teach them and know that He is always with them. Jesus gathered with his twelve disciples to celebrate Passover. While the shared a meal together, Jesus told them what was going to happen. He told how he would be betrayed by one of them and told how He would be denied by one of them. Jesus also told them how His blood would be poured out for the forgiveness of sins and how He would be raised

Page Three SS. Cyril & Methodius Parish February 26, 2017 “United in Faith” From the Pastor’s Desk "Therefore, I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you shall eat or what you shall drink, nor about your body, what you shall put on. For the Gentiles seek all these things; and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all these things shall be yours as well.”