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WAYNE BARRETT

HILLTOP LAKES CHAPEL

APRIL 23, 2025

Luke 22:14-23

14 And when the hour came, he reclined at table, and the apostles with him. 15 And he said to them, “I

have earnestly desired to eat this Passover with you before I suffer. 16 For I tell you I will not eat ita until

it is fulfilled in the kingdom of God.” 17 And he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he said, “Take

this, and divide it among yourselves. 18 For I tell you that from now on I will not drink of the fruit of the

vine until the kingdom of God comes.” 19 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.”

20 And likewise the cup after they had eaten, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new

covenant in my blood.b 21 But behold, the hand of him who betrays me is with me on the table. 22 For the

Son of Man goes as it has been determined, but woe to that man by whom he is betrayed!” 23 And they

began to question one another, which of them it could be who was going to do this.

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vv 14-15 – “And when the hour came…”

“I have earnestly desired” – more lit. “with desire I have desired,” conveying the deepest,

heartfelt feeling

“before I suffer” – somewhat more lit, “before I am to suffer”—to suffer is in the aorist tense,

meaning he saw it with its completion in view. Much less in importance, but something like

saying “before I take this test” or “before I go to the store.” He was speaking of an act that

would be completed.

v 16 – “For I tell you…”

more lit. “For I say to you that <no longer> never not will I eat it until it is fulfilled in the

kingdom of God.” [manuscripts vary]

This seems to be a specific reference to Passover—that this would be the last Passover Jesus

would have with them, until it—Passover—had been fulfilled in the kingdom of God, which

was accomplished by the death of Jesus.

Jesus does appear to be eating the Passover with them, as per custom (see also Matthew 26:

23,26), but when he distributes the bread and the cup, it is not indicated that he also partook

of that

vv 17-18 – “And he took a cup …”

This statement of Jesus that he would not drink [again] of the fruit of the vine “until that day

when I drink it new with you in my Father's kingdom” (Matthew 26:28) is in all three

accounts.

Wine represents gladness and celebration. Jesus is refraining from wine until the gathering of all

who are his into the kingdom of God, when all suffering is ended, and the great wedding

feast of the Lamb can be served.

“I will not drink wine again until I drink it with you in heaven.”

After the Resurrection, it is recorded that Jesus ate (fish), but it is not recorded that he drank

anything.

a Some manuscripts never eat it again [ESV]

b Some manuscripts omit, in whole or in part, verses 19b-20 (which is given… in my blood) [ESV]

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v 19 – “And he took the bread …”

More lit. “This is my body, which is being given for you. Do this in the remembrance of me.”

v 20 – “And likewise the cup …”

More lit. “This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which for you is being poured out.”

And he said to them, “This is my blood of the [new] covenant, which is being poured out for

many.—Mark 14:24

“Drink of it, all of you, for this is my blood of the [new] covenant, which is being poured out for

many for the forgiveness of sins.—Matthew 26:27-28

vv 21-22 – “But behold, the hand of him who betrays me …”

Jesus did not hesitate to identify Judas as the betrayer. He did not make excuses for him. In fact,

he lamented Judas’ decision.

Judas had fooled everyone but Jesus.

1 Corinthians 11:23-26

23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he

was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body,

which is [broken] for you. Do this in remembrance of me.”c 25 In the same way also he took the cup,

after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in my blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in

remembrance of me.” 26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's

death until he comes.

“In remembrance” means a deep and worshipful remembrance of all that Jesus has done, his death for

the sins of the world, in particular. There is also a parallel Jesus is drawing with Passover—which was a

detailed remembrance of God’s delivering the Israelites from Egypt, the death angel “passing over” all

homes on which sacrificial blood had been smeared on the doorway. Jesus has instituted a new Passover,

the fulfilled Passover, in which we are saved by his blood and when we eat this Passover, it is his new

covenant that we are now to remember.

Paul adds another perspective and purpose to the Lord’s Supper, that in so doing we “proclaim the

Lord’s death until he comes.”—And this means that we proclaim the meaning of his death—that he is

the Savior of the World and desires all people to repent and be saved.

[Note: it is respectfully acknowledged that different Christian denominations have different views on the

Lord’s Supper, particularly as to sacramental beliefs, beliefs about the nature of the elements, the role of

priests or clergy in administering communion, etc. We cannot solve these centuries-old disagreements

tonight; nor do we need to. But almost no Christian church, whatever else it may believe, would disagree

with the role of remembrance and the role of proclamation in the observance of communion.]

c Or as my memorial; also verse 25 [ESV