1.The meal they were "eating" was the Passover. It was a sacred rite, commanded by God on the last day of Israel's captivity in Egypt and observed annually for about 1,500 years. It reminded the Jews of their deliverance from "the iron furnace of affliction". The meal consisted of four courses: roast lamb, bitter herbs, unleavened bread, and wine. The Lord's Supper, therefore, is related to the Passover--but not identical to it.

2.The Lord's Supper was instituted by Jesus Christ.

3.The Lord's Supper was eaten by the eleven Apostles--Judas having just been expelled.

4.The Lord's Supper begins with bread which represents the (physical) body of Christ.

1.The bread was followed by a cup of wine which represented His blood, shed to ratify the New Covenant and bring in its chief blessing: the remission of sins.

1.With these words, the Lord is indicating the nearness of His death.

2.He is also promising a joyful reunion with His people. He would not drink with them "until that day when (He) drinks with (them) in (His) Father's kingdom.

1.This is how the first Lord's Supper closed, with a hymn expressing their devotion to God.

1.The Lord's Supper is no human tradition, but a Divine ordinance. Jesus Christ intends His people to take it "in remembrance" of Him.

2.His people needn't be "super-saints" to "remember Him". The Apostles--at the time--were anything but perfect.