The Lords Supper And Its Devotional Benefits

Remembering Christ and what He has done for us.

We are a forgetful people, and we are prone to stray.

Most if not all of our error occurs by moving away from Christ’s finished work. If we are not convinced in Christ’s finished work, we will seek to build our own works which only result in wood, hay and stubble.

The Lords Table or the Lords’ Supper is a visual reminder to us of this reality. It sweeps away our false trusts, and brings us back to Christ who was crucified for us.

Luke 22:14 ESV

And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him.

Jesus sat in the Oriental way, by a partial reclining, and sat down with his apostles. This involved reclining on cushions beside a low U-shaped table called a triclinium, which sat roughly a foot off the ground. Each guest would recline on his left side with legs protruding away from him, keeping his right hand free to pick up food. This positioning also allowed servants to wash their feet during the meal

Luke 22:15 ESV

And he said to them, “I have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer.

Believer’s Bible Commentary D. The Last Passover (22:14–18)

This particular Passover held inexpressible meaning for Him, and He had ardently desired it before He was to suffer. He would not keep the Passover again till He returned to earth and set up His glorious kingdom. The construction “With fervent desire I have desired” carries the sense of ardent, passionate longing. These revealing words invite all believers of every time and place to consider how passionately Jesus longs for communion with us at His table.

We need to lose any notion that perhaps the Lord doesn’t want us to be saved? Maybe I am not one of Gods elect?

Luke 22:16 ESV

For I tell you I will not eat it until it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.”

The marriage supper of the Lamb is a prophetic event described in Revelation 19:7-10, where heavenly multitudes praise God as the wedding feast of the Lamb is about to begin. This concept is rooted in ancient Jewish wedding customs, which typically involved three phases: first, a marriage contract and betrothal period; second, a midnight torchlight parade to the bridegroom’s home; and third, a marriage supper that could last for days.

 Symbolically, this event represents the completion and perfection of the Church, its ultimate communion with Christ, and a public celebration of mutual love and joy. The Lamb (Christ) is portrayed as the eternal sacrifice for sin, who displayed ultimate love by dying for the Church. While there is some debate, some scholars suggest this supper might take place on earth in connection with Christ’s second coming. Those invited are those who accept the invitation, possess faith, love the Bridegroom, wear the “wedding garment of imputed righteousness,” and remain watchful.

Revelation 19:7–10 ESV

Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready; it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints. And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.” Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

Luke 22:17–18 ESV

And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take this, and divide it among yourselves. For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the vine until the kingdom of God comes.”

Jesus has in mind the time when He will return and drink of the fruit of the vine with us again.

Believer’s Bible Commentary D. The Last Passover (22:14–18)

When He took the cup of wine as part of the Passover ritual, He gave thanks for it and passed it to the disciples, reminding them once again that He would not drink of the fruit of the vine again until His Millennial Reign. The description of the Passover meal ends with verse 18

Luke 22:19 ESV

And he took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”

Luke 22:20 ESV

And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

Believer’s Bible Commentary E. The First Lord’s Supper (22:19–23)

This means that the new covenant, which He made primarily with the nation of Israel, was ratified by His blood. The complete fulfillment of the New Covenant will take place during the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ on earth, but we as believers enter into the good of it at the present time.

Believer’s Bible Commentary E. The First Lord’s Supper (22:19–23)

It should go without saying that the bread and wine were typical or representative of His body and blood. His body had not yet been given, neither had His blood been shed. Therefore it is absurd to suggest that the symbols were miraculously changed into the realities. The Jewish people were forbidden to eat blood, and the disciples knew therefore that He was not speaking of literal blood, but of that which typified His blood.

Take the Bible literally, unless taking it literally makes no sense or violates common sense.

1 Corinthians 11:28 ESV

Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup.