Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-03-13

Old things pass away, and new
things take their place-such seems
to be the law Of life. That which is
useful and greatly desired fulfills
Its time of service and is set aside
for that which takes its place. The
change which occurred in our lesson
shared this aspect, but was in reality
so vital and fundamental that it
merits our closest attention.
The Passover feast had (since
that great and awful night Of Israeps
redemption out Of Egypt's bondage)
pointed forward to the Christ and
His cross as the fulfllment Of the
type Of redemption by the shedding
of blood. But now the hour had
come for Him to give Himself in
death, and He set aside the Pass
over because it has been fulflled)
to establish the great Christian
feast of mountaineering Lords
table, showing forth His death till
He come.
/. The Last Passover wv. 1919.
Our Lord looked forward with in
tense desire to the Passover which
He now observed with His disciples,
for it was the last feast of that kind
recognized by God. ALI that it had
foreshadowed of deliverance and
hope was fulfilled in Him who now
sat at the head of the table. He
had moved forward with resolute
purpose and desire to the day when
His mission on earth was to be &C.
complished, and He was to become
our Passover Il Cor. SD.
The fact that He had looked for
ward to it with desire does not in
any sense minimize the deep dark
ness Of either Gethsemane or Cal
vary. Remember that, when in the
garden he faced that hour and
thought Of the possibility of the cup
being taken from Him, He said to
the Father, mot what I will, but
what thou wilt" Praying concern
ing the same matter Tin John 12:
I'D, He said, ''Now is my soul
troubled; and what shall I say? Fa-
Their, save me from this hour: but
for this cause came I unto this
hour"
II. The First Communion wv. 10,
20).
Taking the unleavened bread and
the unfermented wine Of the Pass
over, which had just been observed
by Him for the last time, Jesus es-
tablished new feast, the Christian
feast of remembrance, which we call
communion or the Lords table.
AS we have already suggested, it
is feast Of remembrance. For
as often as We eat this bread, and
drink this cup We do show the Lords
death till he come" Il Cor. 1925.
At the Lords table His followers find
spiritual strength in remembering
His death for them, and they also
find joy as they remember that He
is to come again. In doing so they
testify to the world that they be-
lieve in and cherish these truths.
This feast is also rightly called
communion" for down through the
ages and until He does come the
saints of God have at His table sweet
communion, first of all with Him,
and then with one another.
We also note that our Lord spoke
of the cup as my blood of the new
testament" The word testament
means covenant. Tie Lords ia
BILE therefore speaks of our ALE
glance to Him, of our i,yalty to our
Lord, and our devotion to His serv-
ice. The Christian Church therefore
speaks of the communion service as
sacrament, a word taken from
the Latin "sacrannentum, meaning
oath. and essentially an oath of al
legiance.
III. Betrayal and Strife wv. 81
800.
Someone will say, That point
does not belong with the other two.
Both the feast of the Passover and
the Lords Supper are for the joyful
remembrance Of deliverance and re-
demption." The objection is well
taken except for one thing-we are
dealing with human beings as they
are, not as they should be and could
be by the grace Of God.