The Raymer enterprise. (New Raymer, Weld County, Colo.) 1910-19??, 1910-10-27

IF given for you: this DO IN remembrance
OF me."-Luke n:ls
T!me-Thursday evening. April 6. A. d.
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Piace-An upper room in Jerusalem.
This lesson Is full OF dramatic In
chents. A harmony Is necessary to
understand the scenes in full
The FIRST great day Of the Passover.
which lasted week, began at sun
set on the evening after the 18th Of
April. which BY the Jewish reckoning
was the beginning Of the 18th when the
regular Passover supper was eaten.
The disciples came to Jesus. some
time on Thursday. saying Where
wilt thou that We prepare for thee
TO eat the passover! "A room was
needed. with tables surrounded BY
couches, for the Passover must be
eaten reclining since It WAS 4 canon
that even the poorest must partake
OF that supper In a reclining attitude.
to Indicate rest, safety and liberty"
Then there must be obtained uD-
leavened bread. bitter hsrbs. wine. and
a paschal lamb. which must be slain
IN tho temple between three and nve
O'Clock, and cooked in a private home.
Jesus and bis disciples probably left
Bethany late Thursday afternoon.
walked two or three miles, and reach
ed the upper room soon after sunset.
The strife probably began when the
disciples were assembling In the up-
per room. and we're about TO take their
plnoes At the table Even in this
most solemn hour. more solemn than
they realized. there arose conten.
tion among the disciples a. to who
should be the greatest. probably with
reference 10 the places Of honor and
nesrness to Jesus. with an outlook TO-
ward the highest places Ia the new
Kingdom which was soon to begin.
Also because no one Wa willing TO
take upon himself the servile duty Of
washing the travelstained feet Of the
company.
There was doubtless . mingling Of
good and evil motives IN the disci.
ple.,
Al Isngth all were reclining at the
tables and the Passover supper was
begun. Jesus wisely waited till time
had been given for the excitement to
be Quieted. and the disciples 10 come
to \ better frame Of mind. Then
BY . symbolic action be taught them
= lesson which has been needed all
down the ages He who had all power,
who came forth from God, and was
going to God. arose from the supper,
poured water into basin, and wash.
ID his disciples feet. including the
feet Of Judas. into whose heart the
devil had put the plan to betray him.
And as they were eating the Pass.
over meal Jesus used the same bread
and wine that was upon the Passover
table and taught the Passover 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 lsraelites from the bondage Of
Egypt, The Passover brought to-
gether the largest number OF individ.
uals To claim and consciously recog.
nize their part In Gods redeeming
grace and power. and because OF its
sense Of all-embracing victory. millen.
NAL sladness. universal salvation.
WAS better fitted to become the dis.
tincuve and enduring symbol OF re.
dempuon. and express the mighty
hopes OF Jesus as he stood on the
threshold Of his passion. than any OF
the sacrifices OF the altar"
Jesus took bread. the thin cake of
unleavened bread. and blessed 1t, in
voked blessings" "consecrated with
solemn prayers" Take. eat, make It
part Of yourselves. This is my body.
symbolizes my body. does for your
bodies just what my spiritual life does
for your souls
This Ii my blood. A type Of EN-
blem OF his blood. his life. which he
laid down as the atonement for sin.
or the new testament. which God was
now confirming to men. The new GOV.
enant was that God would renew and
save all who believed In Jesus. II is
the new promise To men. the new Cos.
pei dispensauon. In which God has
used bis perfect wisdom In seking to
ave the world from sin. Which Is
shed for many. Mulutudes, not mere.
ly . few. are to b saved by Christ.
For the remission Of sins. including
the forgiveness Of sin. and the de-
liverance from the power Of sin. Sin
Is to be put away entirely.
The Supper 10 q kind Of All Saints
day We become one. not only with
those around Us. but with those who
have gone before. to join the heaven.
ly host
It Is . feast Of victory. 1t was the
sun triumphing over darkness. The
Lords Supper Is a prophecy Of
Christ's second coming. Of the perfect
triumph Of his kingdom: for we are
to celebrate II till he comes. Il con.
tains hope and q promise.
Our last view Of Christ in the Cos.