The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-11-04

Pia~e-An upper room In Jerusalem.
This lesson IL full Of dramatic In !
cidents A harmony Ia necessary to /.
understand the scenes IN full.
The nrst great day Of the Passover.
which lasted q week. began at sun
set on the evening AFTER the 1tth Of
April which BY the Jewish reckoning
was the beginning Of the 18th when the
regular Passover supper vas eaten.
The Disciples came 10 Jesus, some
time On Thursday, saying Where
wilt thou that ve prepare for thee
20 esf ths passoverf "A room va
nes1sd. with tables suyrounded By
ccseAss for q Passover must b
esasn rsss,nsns. since n vas . canon
mat even tAs poorest must partahs
II thai ssppsr in . rscitntns stfstsd~
10 indicate r~s1 safety and liberty
ma tAers must Be oetAtnsd IN
issvsasA Tread bitter hws~. vins. 81
Q psschnl hmh, which must Be sfafn
IN ths ssmpis between three aad ave
o'ciook. and ssoked In . prtvste home
Jesus and his disciples probably left
Bethany late rhursday afternoco.
walked two or thrss miles. and reach
ed ths upper room soon After sunset
The strife probably began when the
disciples were assembling in the up
per room. and vere about to take their
places At the table. Even In this
most solemn hour. more solemn than
they realized. there arose q conten-
ton among the disciples a. to who
should be the greatest, probably with
reference TO the places OF honor and
nearnsss TO Jesus, with an outlook TO-
ward the highest places in the new
kingdom which was soon TO begin
Also because no one was willing 20
take upon himself the servile duty OF
washing the travelstained feet Of the
company.
There vss doubtless . mingling Of
good and svil motives IN the disci-
pbcs
Al lsngth all we're reclining ~ the
tables and the Passover supper vss
begun jesus wisely waited I'LL tina
had been given for the excitsrneot 30
Be ouisesd, and TIE Disciples 10 GONE
10 q better frame q mind. Then
By Q symbolic aetion ~ taught than
q lesson which has been Dsedsd AL
down the ages He who had all power.
who came forth from God. and Wa
going 70 God. arose from the supper.
poured water into a basfn. and wash
ed his disciples feet, including the
feet OF Judss. into whose heart the
devil had put the plan TO betray him
And az they were eating the Psss-
over meal Jesus used the same bread
and wine that was upon the Passover
table and taught the Pxssover truths
The rites of the new Kingdom Of heav-
en- expressed for the spiritual life the
deliverance from the slavery Of sin
the redemption through blood. the
promise Of allegiance TO the Lord, the
hope OF the promised land. which was
enacted in actual life by the saving
of the Israelites from the bondage OF
Egypt The Passover brought to
gether the largest number Of individ
uals TO claim and consciously reoog
nize their part In Gods redeemine
grace and power. and because of its
sense OF all-embracing victory, millen
NAL gladness, universal salvation
was better fitted to become the dis
unctive and enduring symbol Of re
demption, and express the mighty
hopes OF Jesus as he stood on the
threshold of his passion. than any o.
the sacrifices OF the altar"
Jesus took bread. the thin cake o.
unleavened bread, and blessed It. in
voked blessings" "consecrated with
solemn prayers" Take, eat. make q
a part Of yourselves. This is my body
symboliEes my body. does for YOU
bodies Just What my spiritual life doei
for your souls.
This is my blood. A type OF EN-
blem OF his blood. his life. which h
laid down az the atonement for sin
OF the new testament. which God wal
now confirming to men. The new GOV
enant was that God would renew anS
. save all who believed In Jesus. II Il
the new promise 70 men. the new Cos
pei dispsnsation. In which God hsi
used his perfect wisdom In ssking {,
! save the world from ain. Which
shed for many. Multtudes. not mere
~ q few, are TO be saved by Christ
For the remission Of sins, including
the forgiveness Of sin. and the de
livsrancs IRON the power Of sin. Sir
ID 20 be put away entirely.
The Supper n . hind Of All Saint
day. We become one. not only with