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LESSON
LESSON FOR OCTOBER II
II LAST SUPPER.
(By E. o. SELLERS, Director Sunday
School Course, Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago.)

LESSON TEXT-Mark 14:12. Is, see also
Luke 22:14-25.
GOLDEN TEXT-As often as We eat
this bread, and drink the cup, We proclaim
the Lords death till He come. 1 Cor.
11:26 P. ".
!. The Preparation, w. 1915. The de-
tails Of the preparation here remind
n of the like detailed preparation at
the outset of this week when the two
disciples were sent for and procured
the colt "whereon no man had sat"
The Teacher" had need of the colt.
He also had need Of this guest cham
Der and some unnamed one was ready
to answer his call, to supply his need.
What a host of such unheralded and
unknown, but loving friends he has.
Passover has now come, the time ap
pointed and predicted, Matt. 1852.
Jesus directs the disciples to the room,
of his choosing; they were to find
1t following a man bearing a pitcher.
This is suggestive of our following
the leading of the Holy Spirit. They
found this ever as he said they would.
Jesus never disappoints when he di
reefs. 1t Is wisest for us to do his
bidding n these two proved by their
obedience that they were truly his
disciples, see John 1871. Whoever
these two disciples were they recog-
nized their duty clearly in the words,
The Master saith"
Remarkable Occasion.
u. The Passover, wv. 1921. Here at
eventide Jesus and the twelve sat
about the Passover board. AS we
look back over the pages Of history it
is truly a remarkable occasion. The
Passover wal a perpetual memorial of
the Exodus. Now, in the d~ispensations
of Divine economy, this is to be its
last observance. Jesus had been look
ing forward to this occasion, John
6:70, II, yet in the midst of the feast
his soul is filled with anguish. John
1921.
The perfidy of Judas was the bitter
ness of the cup, but Jesus only let him
go when he must and then only with
great sorrow. Judas was disappointed
in his dream of a material kingdom
and his desire for the possession Of
carnal pleasures. Greed had grown
because given food. Hate, stifled on
science, spurned love, a thief, a muir
derer, Judas was guilty that moment
as he was the next night.
III. The Parable, w. 22-25. From all
the records we believe that Judas left
the company as o o as he was identi.
fed, and before the feast was instf'
tuted. Jesus ever taught by symbol.
We hear much about objective teach
ing, Jesus anticipated us all. From
the Passover board Jesus took bread,
and after offering thanks, he brake it,
saying as he did so, Take We, this is
my body" This does not mean the
breaking Of his body on the cross, fol
not a bone was then broken, John
1896; / Cor. 11:24 R. v. 1t Toes sig
Nifty the distribution Of his body among
all who shall feed upon him. This
does not mean the actual physical
transformation Of the bread into his
body. The bread represents his body
and like as bread becomes a part OF
the physical body, so to eat thus in
symbol, he becomes a part of us
There is no question, however, of the
actual spiritual presence of Christ In
the elements. Discerning the Lords
body there is a real feeding upon
Christ, John $50, 81, So, So. To par
take unworthily is to be guilty of the
body and blood Of Christ" and we cal
and drink Judgment" to ourselves,
Cor. 11:24-26. Jesus commands thai
the observance of this rite shall be
continued. 1t Is a covenant which
his disciples are to ~perpetuate It'll
he come" / Cor. 11:24. The ground Of
this covenant between a holy God and
sinful men, is the shed blood, V. "a
see Heb. 9:1S-23. AS the blood Is tbs
life poured OUT so he poured out his
life that where sin is, there may be
forgiveness and remission, Lev. 17:11
In this symbolic hour the old passed
away, that which came in the covenant
of the law by Moses. At the SAM
time this, the new covenant, is mi
tiated, a covenant Of grace and trutf
which is by the Spirit. BY the symbol
ism of this new feast Jesus revealed
his relationship to this covenant ant
that those who sat and partook will
him were sealed to him in consecra
ton. His thanksgiving was In the
nature of alteration of God and the
fact that his profound purposes were
about to be realized. This whole cpl
sode was a feast of triumph. Like al
the old Passover wal eaten with iti
mixture of bitter herbs, SO this II
tinged with the perfidity of Judas and
is encompassed with the sorrows o
death. Still, as those who eat the oil
we're girded and ready, so he wa
ready, did grid himself and serve, and
did pass through death, unto a life q
triumph.
Only One Recourse.
The first Passover was the prelude
of the exodus; this is the prelude o.
hat of which Jesus spoke in convers
ing with Moses and Elijah on the
Mount of TRANSPORTATION. The bloot
of Christ was shed unto the remission
of sin, Matt. 1928. 1t is the groun,
of Gods forgiveness, see Matt. 20:2S
Rom. 1928 R. ", / John "a. Eph. TT
and many other passages. There i
none other ground for our forgiveness
than the shed blood. 1t may be OLD
fashioned but 1t is scriptural ant
leaves us no other
The symbolism of this holy ord
nance is simple, yet sublime. 1t is II
be a perpetual proclamation Of hi
resurrection. His death is the centra
fact of redemption. the way of libert.
TOR the captives of sin. The supper i
meaningless apart from this element
It is true that in its observance W,
remember his grace and glory, tn
beauty Of his person and the wonde
and wisdom Of his teaching, yet tn,
supreme significance Of the act is hi
death.
In that upper room was the Messiah
and a Remnant. There the true pun
nose Of God was fulfilled and the He