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INTERNATIONAL,
LESSON
(By E. O. SELLERS, Director Sunday
School Course. Moody Bible Institute,
ChIcagoO
LESSON FOR OCTOBER II
II LAST SUPPER.

THE LAST SUPPER.
LESSON TEXT-Mark 14:12-25, see also
Luke 22:14-25.
GOLDEN TEXT-As often as ye eat
this bread, and drink the cup, we proclaim
the Lords death till He come. I Cor.
lips r. v.
l.. The Preparation, w 1915. The de-
tails Of the preparation here remind
one 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 n 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 nov come, the time ap-
pointed and predicted, Matt. 1852.
Jesus directs the disciples to the room
Of his own choosing; they were to find
1t following a man bearing a pitcher.
This Is suggestive Of u following
the leading of the Holy Spirit. They
found this ever as he said they would.
Jesus never d~isappoints when he d.
reefs. 1t Is wisest for vi to do his
bidding and these two proved by their
obedience that they were truly his
disciples, see John 1881. Whoever
these two disciples were they recog-
nized their duty clearly in the words,
THE Master SAITH"
Remarkable Occasion.
u. The Passover, w. 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 was a perpetual memorial OF
the Exodus. Now, in the dispensations
Of Divine economy, this Is to be it's
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 hin
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, stiled n
science, spurned love, a thief, a muir
derer, Judas was guilty that moment
as he was the next night.
~. The Parable, w. 22.25. From all
the records we believe that Judas left
the company as soon as he was identi-
fed, and before the feast was instt-
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 1t,
saying as he did so, take ye, this is
my body" This does not mean the
breaking Of his body on the cross, for
not O bone was then broken, John
1896; I Cor. 11:24 r. v. It does 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 q 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 eat
and drink Judgment" to ourselves, l
Cor. 11:24-26. Jesus commands that
the observance of this rite shall be
continued. 1t is a covenant which
his disciples are to perpetuate till
he come" l Cor. 1924. 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 the
life poured out, so he poured out his
life that where sin Is, there may De
forgiveness and remission, Lev. It'll.
In this symbolic hour the old passed
away, that which came in the covenant
of the law by Moses. At. the same
time this, the new covenant, IS lnl-
tiated, a covenant Of grace and truth
which is by the Spirit. BY the symbol
ism oil this new feast Jesus revealed
his relationship to this covenant n
that those who sat and partook with
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 as
the old Passover vas eaten with It's
mixture of bitter herbs, so this Is
tinged with the perfidity Of Judas and
is encompassed with the sorrows Of
death. Still, as those who eat the old
were girded and ready, so he was
ready, did grid himself and serve, and
did pass through death, unto a life OF
triumph.
Only One Recourse.
The first Passover was the prelude
of the exodus; this Is the prelude OF
that of which Jesus spoke in convers-
ing with Moses and Elijah on the
Mount of TRANSPORTATION. The blood
of Christ was shed unto the remission
of sin, Matt. 1928. 1t is the ground
Of Gods forgiveness, see Matt. 2O:2S,