Church Order: Worship, Sacraments, and the Lord's Supper

The Lord's Supper - Part 2

Transcript: AI Transcript

Professor: John Weaver

Subject: Church Government

Genre: Sermon

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Date: 2006-01-29

Synopsis: John Weaver explains the significance of the Lord's Supper by showing it symbolizes multiple types of meals: sacrificial, covenantal, memorial, commemorative, communion, celebrational, pictorial, symbolical, and eschatological. He emphasizes that it is not a re-sacrifice but points to Christ's once-for-all death, and it looks forward to His return.

[John Weaver] 1 Corinthians 11, and we're going to begin with verse 20. We started last week a series on the Lord's Supper. We're continuing with that. So 1 Corinthians 11, verse 20, the Apostle Paul says, when you come together, therefore, to one place, this is not to eat the Lord's Supper. And I'll explain that verse in the context later on. For in eating, everyone taketh before other his own supper, and one is hungry and another is drunken. What? Have you not houses to eat and to drink in?

[John Weaver] Or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, that the Lord Jesus, the same night in which he was betrayed, took bread. And when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, Take heat.

[John Weaver] This is my body, which is broken for you. This do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had stopped saying, This cup is the New Testament in my blood, this do you as often as you drink it in remembrance of me. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you do show the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore, whosoever shall eat this bread and drink this cup of the Lord unworthily shall be guilty of the body and the blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread and drink of that cup, For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

[John Weaver] For this cause many are weakened sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when you come together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any man hunger, let him eat at home, that you come not together unto condemnation, and the rest will I set in order when I come."

[John Weaver] You remember last week as I began the introduction to this series, I told you that the Lord's Supper is an ordinance, and by that I mean it is something that is instituted, ordered, and ordained by God himself. Consequently, it is referred to then as a sovereign ordinance. because our Lord himself instituted it, and secondly, many times it is also called a gospel ordinance because it symbolizes the realities of the gospel. Thus there are only two such ordinances in the Bible, and that is, especially in the New Testament, baptism, and the Lord's Supper. Now last week we just looked at the names that were given to the Lord's Supper in the Bible. Remember I told you it's called the Lord's Table, the Lord's Supper, Communion, the Cup of Blessing, the Cup of the Lord, the Breaking of Bread, and the Eucharist. And let me just emphasize this For clarity's sake, when I'm using the word Eucharist, I'm not using a Roman Catholic term that is a Bible term, which just simply means gratefulness or thankfulness and blessing, and it has nothing to do with the Roman Catholic Church.

[John Weaver] So we just kind of looked at the names that were given to the Lord's Supper so that we could gather some type of understanding about it. Now today I want to go a little bit further and show you the significance of the Lord's Supper. And the significance I hope is going to be increased because I'm going to be showing you verse after verse of what is symbolized in the Lord's Supper. And you can see this symbolism in the different types of meals that are given to us in Scripture. First of all, let me just say this and make sure that if you write down point one, you make sure that you put down that the very first thing I'm going to say is this. The significance of the Lord's Supper is that it may be seen in that it symbolizes a sacrificial meal. Now, notice I put it symbolizes a sacrificial meal. So once again, it's important for you to understand, I did not say that the Lord's Supper was a sacrifice, nor did I say that it was a sacrificial meal in and of itself.

[John Weaver] I said it symbolized a sacrificial meal. Why can I not say that it is a sacrifice? Well, if you'll look in your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 9, you will understand why. I hit upon this point last week in the introduction. I used a different verse, but I want to show you once again that there is only one sacrifice, and that was the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. So in Hebrews chapter 9, look in verse 26.

[John Weaver] For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world, but now in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself." Note that Christ came to put away sin, how? By the sacrifice of himself.

[John Weaver] Now look in verse 28. Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many. And unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin and salvation." So how many times does Christ have to offer Himself to complete salvation? Once. Once for all. Look in Hebrews 10, verse 11. And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices which can never take away sins.

[John Weaver] So this is referring to the Levitical priesthood. Now verse 12. But this man, that is Christ, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins forever, sat down at the right hand of God. Now, how many times did Christ have to sacrifice Himself? Again, the Scripture says, once for all.

[John Weaver] Now, I did not say the Lord's Supper was a sacrificial meal. I said it symbolized a sacrificial meal.

[John Weaver] Now, in order to understand that concept, we have to refer back to the Old Testament. Because in the Old Testament, when there was a sacrifice given, A portion of that sacrifice went to God on the altar. A portion of it went to the priest. And a portion was reserved to the people for themselves. So it was the priest and the people and God who aided the sacrifice. Why? Because it was symbolical of teaching that we have fellowship with God. Now, I want you to look in your Bibles, in the Old Testament, to the book of Exodus 24. Exodus 24, and let's begin reading there with verse 4, just to show you this concept. Exodus 24 and verse 4. Exodus 24 verse 4, And Moses wrote all the words of the Lord, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar upon the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings, of oxen unto the Lord."

[John Weaver] So now there's a sacrifice, and Moses took half the blood and put it in the basins, and half the blood he sprinkled on the altar. And he took the book of the covenant and read it in the audience of all the people, and they said, All that the Lord hath said will we do, and be obedient. And Moses took the blood and sprinkled it on the people and said, Behold the blood of the covenant which the Lord hath made with you concerning all these words. Then went up Moses, Aaron, Nadab, Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel, representatives of the people, and they saw the God of Israel, And there was under his feet, as it were, a paved work of sapphire stone, as it were, the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand. Also they saw God and did eat and drink." What were they doing? Once the sacrifice was given, it was a symbol that they were fellowshipping with God.

[John Weaver] Look in the book of Leviticus chapter 3. I want to take the time for this one because there's a couple of points I want to make from this section. Leviticus chapter three. Notice if you would with verse one. We're talking about a sacrifice and if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offered of the herd, whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the Lord.

[John Weaver] Now watch carefully, and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation. And Aaron's sons, the priests, shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering, an offering made by fire unto the Lord. the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the call above the liver, with the kidneys it shall he take away. And Aaron's son shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire. It is an offering made by fire of a sweet savour unto the Lord. and in his offering for a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, be it of a flock, male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the Lord, and he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation, and Aaron's son shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

[John Weaver] And he shall offer the sacrifice of the peace offering, an offering made by fire unto the Lord, the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone, and the fat that covereth the inward, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the column of the liver, and the kidneys he shall take away. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar. It is the food of the offering made by fire unto the Lord." I read this passage just merely for two reasons. Number one, to show you the Lord's portion in this sacrifice. And then there is another reason why I read it, which you shall see in just a moment.

[John Weaver] But I want you to understand he's talking about a meal, and here's a meal in which the Lord symbolically partakes. If you will look in Leviticus 19, at verses 5 and 6. Leviticus 19 verses 5 and 6. Notice if you would what the scripture says. And if you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, now we were talking about peace offerings back in Leviticus chapter 3 as well. He says, and if you offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the Lord, you shall offer it at your own will. It shall be eaten the same day you offer it and on the morrow And if aught remain in the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire.

[John Weaver] Now, what does God say? God is saying here that the people have a portion in this sacrifice as well, and they've got two days to eat what is given to them. The third day, whatever's left should be burnt in the fire. So we can see that God has a portion in this, the people have a portion in this, and so does the priest. Look in Deuteronomy 27 and verse 7. Deuteronomy 27. and verse 7. Deuteronomy 27 and verse 7.

[John Weaver] Note what the Bible says. And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the Lord God. Note, if you would please, they can eat of the offerings or eat of the sacrifices. As you turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 10, may I remind you of Numbers 25. You don't have to turn to Numbers 25, but you remember the children of Israel got in trouble because they ate of the sacrifices of the heathen there in Numbers 25, and God killed them. Why? Because they were fellowshipping with the devils of the heathen. Because to eat a sacrificial meal is symbolical of fellowshipping with whomever you eat. Now, look in 1 Corinthians 10 and you will understand once again what the Apostle Paul meant when he said this. 1 Corinthians 10, notice if you would, verse 16.

[John Weaver] He says, the cup of blessing which we bless Is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread and one body. For we are all partakers of that one bread. So he's saying here is a fellowship meal, and if you'll skip down to verse 20, but I say that the things which the Gentiles or the unsaved sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils and not to God, and I would not have you that you should fellowship with devils. And then he says you cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of devils. You cannot be partaker of the Lord's table and of the table of devils.

[John Weaver] Now you understand that why When you offered a sacrifice in the Old Testament, it was a portion went to the God, a portion went to the priest, and a portion went to the people. Now, let me explain it like this. When I say that the Lord's Supper is the follicle of a sacrificial meal, you must understand, first and foremost, and I'm sure that everyone in this room knows this, that all of the Old Testament sacrifices were pictorial and emblematical of Jesus Christ and His sacrifice. Every lamb that was slain in the Old Testament was just a picture and type of Christ.

[John Weaver] That's why the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 24, he talked about this bread, which represents his body was broken for you. So as his body was broken for us, so his blood was shed for us. Now. You remember, I read Leviticus 3. The people did have a part in the sacrifice. The people did not apply the blood to the altar, but they did have a part in the sacrifice. The man who brought the sacrifice had to do what first? He had to lay his hand upon the head of his sacrifice. Why? It was identification. What the man is saying when he lays his hand upon the head of that animal is, I am identifying myself with this animal. I should be the one dying, but I have brought a substitute. This animal is going to die in my place. Do you know the second thing the man who brought the sacrifice did? He killed it. That's what the Bible says in Leviticus 3.

[John Weaver] He slew it with a knife there. Then the priest took it and applied the blood. But it was the man who laid his hand upon the head of the animal that actually slew that animal. Why? I know that you know the answer to this, but I'm going to show you the clearest passage of Scripture. Look in your Bibles to Isaiah 53, and let's begin reading there with verse 4. Isaiah 53 and verse 4. Here is the clearest picture why the man who brought the sacrifice killed the sacrifice. Notice Isaiah 53 and begin there, if you would please, reading with verse 4. Isaiah 53, verse 4.

[John Weaver] The Bible says, Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. Yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted."

[John Weaver] Now watch,"...but he was wounded for our transgressions. He was bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement of our peace was upon him, and with his stripes we were healed. All we like sheep have gone astray. We have turned everyone to his own way, and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all."

[John Weaver] Now let me ask you the question. Why did the man kill the sacrifice? Because he realized it was his sins that demanded the death of that sacrifice. It was his wickedness that brought to pass the necessity for that sacrifice. And so, here is a picture of our sins being imputed and laid upon the great sacrifice, the Lord Jesus Christ. You see, the reason I said that the Lord's Supper is symbolical of a sacrificial meal is because, just like in the Old Testament, where that Old Testament saint was uniquely and particularly identified with his sacrifice, so we are uniquely and particularly identified with Jesus Christ. And it was not just that our sins demanded his satisfaction. As you read through the Bible, we find out that his death was our death, his burial was our burial, and his resurrection, our resurrection. If you look in your Bibles to the book of Romans chapter 6, I'm just showing you how uniquely bound up in the sacrifice of Christ are all of God's people. Look in Romans chapter 6.

[John Weaver] Notice the beginning there with verse 3. Romans 6 verse 3. Here it is. Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death. Now look. that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. Look at Paul's argument, for if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall also be in the likeness of his resurrection. Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of death might be destroyed, and henceforth we should not serve sin.

[John Weaver] Then if you will turn to Ephesians chapter 2. And look at verse 5. Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 5. Here's an interesting verse. Ephesians 2 and verse 5. The Bible says, even when we were dead in sins, have quickened us together with Christ, by grace are you saved, and have raised us up together and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus. Now, I want you to note what the scripture says.

[John Weaver] We were buried with him. We died with him. We were raised in him. We ascended with him. We're seated with him in heavenly places. All I'm trying to show you is this, folks, just like that Old Testament saint, just like his life was uniquely and particularly bound up in that of the sacrifice. So our lives are uniquely and particularly bound up in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

[John Weaver] So that is why, first and foremost, the Lord's Supper symbolizes a sacrificial meal. Secondly, The Lord's Supper also symbolizes and teaches us that it is a covenantal meal. It is a covenantal meal. You must remember that the Lord's Supper was instituted in the context of the Passover. You remember it came time for the Passover lamb to die. Now, the Passover was not just simply a ritual or a ceremony. The Passover also was a meal. Now, without me asking you to turn back to a lot of scriptures, I'm sure that everyone here remembers that the Passover was instituted to memorialize Israel's deliverance from Egypt. You remember how that God had said that the firstborn of every family was going to die.

[John Weaver] Well, what did those Hebrews have to do? They had to put the blood of the Lamb over their doorposts, and God said, when I see the blood, I'll pass over you. So here was the Passover where God spared His people, but He judged His enemies. So, in one sense of the word, the Passover in the Old Testament was a picture and a type of the salvation that we have in Jesus Christ. So just like Israel was delivered out of the bondage of Egypt and brought into the glorious liberty and freedom of their God, so likewise we who are in the true sacrifice and the true Passover are brought out of bondage to sin and we're delivered to the freedom of the Lord Jesus Christ.

[John Weaver] Now, let me show you something else in the Bible. I want you to understand that covenants in the Bible were usually confirmed with a covenantal meal. That is, the parties who made and entered into the covenant ate together. Look in your Bibles to Genesis chapter 26. Genesis 26, and let's begin reading there with verse 26. This should give you an understanding of why the Lord's Supper is so important. It not only symbolizes a sacrificial meal, but also a covenantal meal. In Genesis 26, beginning with verse 26, Then Abimelech went to him from Gera and Ahuza, one of his friends, and Phicol, the chief captain of his army.

[John Weaver] And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing that ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, We saw certainly that the Lord was with thee. And we said, Let there now be an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee, that thou wilt not do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace, thou art now the blessed of the Lord.

[John Weaver] And he made them a feast, And they did eat and drink, and they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another. And Isaac sent them away, and they did party from him in peace." What did they do after they made the covenant? They ate a covenantal meal together. Look in Genesis 31. Genesis 31, beginning there with verse 43. You know the story. Genesis 31 and verse 43.

[John Weaver] of how Jacob has escaped from Laban with his daughters. And, of course, Laban follows hard after him. Genesis 31, beginning there with verse 43, And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine. And what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have borne? Therefore, come thou, and let us make a covenant, I am thou, and let it be a witness between thee and me.' And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones. And they took stones, and made an heap, and they did eat thereupon the heap. And Laban called it Jagar and Shaduthah, but Jacob called it Gilead. And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Gelid, and Mizpah. For he said, The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another.

[John Weaver] If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us. See, God is witness betwixt me and thee. And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I cast betwixt me and thee. This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me for harm. The God of Abraham, the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judged betwixt us, and Jacob sware by the fear of his father Jacob, and Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread, and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount."

[John Weaver] So what happened after they made a covenant? Well, they celebrated it with a covenantal meal. One other quick passage. If you look in 2 Samuel 3 and verse 20. 2 Samuel 3 and verse 20. Here's just another illustration after a covenant. There was indeed a covenantal meal. 2 Samuel 3 and verse 20. Abner and David have made a covenant together. Without me going into all the details. So Abner came to David to Hebron and twenty men with him and David and Abner and the men that were with him made him a feast. And then, of course, David, Abner tells David what he's going to do and David tells Abner what he's going to do and he sends him away. So after every covenant, there is a covenantal meal. Now, let me just tell you, the new covenant is no exception.

[John Weaver] Do you remember in Jeremiah 31? There God said he's going to enter into a new covenant. Not according to the covenant that he made with the fathers. Which that covenant was written in stone. But in Jeremiah 31, God says he's going to enter into a new covenant and the law is going to be written upon our hearts. Now, if you'll turn in your Bibles to the book of Hebrews chapter 8, you'll see this quoted from Jeremiah 31. Look at Hebrews chapter 8 and let's begin reading there with verse 6 to show you this new covenant. Hebrews chapter 8, verse 6. Note what he says. But now have he, that is Christ, obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he said, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, When I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah, not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day which I took them by the hand to lead

[John Weaver] them out of the land of Egypt, because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord. I will put my laws into their mind and write them in their hearts. And I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. And they shall not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord. For all shall know me from the least to the greatest.

[John Weaver] For I will be merciful unto their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." Now, if you look in chapter 9, beginning there with verse 15, Hebrews 9 verse 15, and for this cause he is the mediator of the New Testament or of the New Covenant, it's the same word, that by means of death or the redemption of the transgression that were under the first testament, they which recall might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is there must also of necessity be the death of a testator." And then he goes on down, if you'll look in verse 22, he says,"...and almost all things are by law purged with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no remission of sins." So he's talking about now this new covenant. Now, if you will look in your Bibles, please turn to Matthew 26, I don't want to have to go through all these verses in the New Testament, but I want you to look at Matthew 26 and let's begin with verse 26 and see what our Lord says as he institutes the Lord's Supper.

[John Weaver] Notice Matthew 26 and verse 26. And as they were eating. So he's remember now he's doing this. in the context of the Passover meal. And as they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it and break it and gave it to his disciples and said, Take, eat. This is my body. And he took the cup and gave thanks and gave it to them, saying, Drink you all of it.

[John Weaver] For this is my blood of the new. What? This for this is my blood of the new testament or covenant. which is shed for many for the remission of sins." What is he doing? There is a new covenant. There is a covenantal meal. If you would look in Mark 14 and verse 24. Mark 14, verse 24. Look at what he says. And he said unto them, This is my blood of the New Testament, or the New Covenant, which is shed for many. He says the same thing in Luke 22 and verse 20. This is the blood of the New Covenant. If you will look in 1 Corinthians chapter 11 and verse 25. 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 25. After the same manner also he took a cup when he had suffed, saying, This cup is the New Testament or the New Covenant in my blood."

[John Weaver] So, the significance then of the Lord's Suffering, listen carefully, it's not just simply that it symbolizes a sacrificial meal, which it does, which shows that our fellowship is with God the Father, through the Lord Jesus Christ. It is also a covenantal meal, and when we partake of the Lord's Supper, we are basically, symbolically, reliving and renewing that covenant, and at the same time, pledging ourselves afresh and anew, and all of our loyalty to Jesus Christ. In other words, The Lord's Supper as a covenantal meal reminds us that we are a covenantal people. That we are in covenant with God the Father, with God the Son, with God the Holy Spirit, and with each other. So, the Lord's Supper then is only symbolical of a sacrificial meal. It also teaches us it is a covenantal meal. Thirdly, a memorial meal.

[John Weaver] Look in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 11, verses 24 and 25. Look what our Lord says. And when he had given thanks, he break it and said, take eat. This is my body, which is broken for you.

[John Weaver] Now, note this last statement. this do in remembrance of me." Look in verse 25, after the same manner also he took a cup when he had stopped saying, this cup is the New Testament in my blood, this do you as often as you drink it in remembrance of me. So it is a memorial meal as well. The word remembrance is the Greek word anamikis, which literally indicates a remembering, a recollection, or a calling to mine. Now note what he said, this do in remembrance of me. So the Lord's Supper then is a memorial meal in that it is to call to mine and calls us to remember the person of Jesus Christ.

[John Weaver] Now let me just stop right here and explain something. As a memorial meal, we are to remember the entire and complete person of Christ, not just one aspect of His life. But we are to remember who He was, His birth, His life, His miracles, His suffering, His death, His resurrection, His ascension, or you could say His humiliation, His glorification. We remember everything about Him. You know, the Bible says in 1 Timothy chapter 3 and verse 16.

[John Weaver] And without all controversy, great is the mystery of godliness. God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit, seen of angels, preached on in the world, and received up into glory. So when we remember the person of Jesus Christ, we remember who He was and what He was. He was the God-Man. That means, as a memorial meal, we concentrate not just on the fact that it is symbolized by a sacrificial meal and a covenantal meal, but it is a memorial meal in that we remember Him. Everything about Him.

[John Weaver] Now, let me show you the importance of this by asking you a question. Listen carefully. Please don't answer out loud. Put an answer in your mind. Which was more important? The blood that Jesus Christ shed at his circumcision or the blood that he shed on the cross? Which is the most important? Or which would be more important? The obvious answer that most people are going to say is his blood on the cross because That's where he forgave me my sins. I mean, that's what covered my sins. It's that blood that's more important than the other. Well. I'm thankful for the blood on the cross.

[John Weaver] I want you to understand that. But do you understand that it was his life? That gave the blood that he shed on the cross its merits and its value. What am I talking about? You remember Galatians 4, verses 4 and 5? Let me just quote it. Listen to this now. But when the fullness of time was come, God sent forth His Son, made of a woman, made under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons. If Jesus Christ had not come and kept the law of God perfectly and personally and perpetually, What about the blood that was shed on the cross? You see, it was his life that gave the merits to the shed blood. He had a life of obedience.

[John Weaver] Let me put it to you this way. We did not just simply need forgiveness for our sins. We did need that. That is true. But more than that, we needed a positive righteousness. I've asked you this question before, I'm going to ask it to you again. Suppose that Jesus Christ came and died and gave you only forgiveness of your sins. Would that get you into the presence of God? The answer is no. It might keep you out of hell, but it wouldn't get you in the presence of God. Because to get in the presence of God the Father, you need more than forgiveness of sins. You need a perfect righteousness. And that's what Jesus Christ did when he came and was made of a woman and made under the law. He worked out, he earned, he merited a perfect righteousness by being perfectly obedient to every aspect of the law, including circumcision. And the blood that was shed at his circumcision was just as important as the blood that he shed on the cross. That's why the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5 and verse 21, listen now, for he God hath made him Christ to be sin for us who knew no sin that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

[John Weaver] So what did God do? He took our sins and imputed them to Christ. And then he took the righteousness that Christ earned and imputed that righteousness to us so that we're not only forgiven, we now have a positive righteousness. So then as a memorial meal. We remember the totality of his person. Fourthly, It is a commemorative meal. A commemorative meal. Now I'm going to grant you that a commemorative meal and a memorial meal are closely related and have some overlapping similarities, yet there is a distinction. A memorial meal remembers the whole. A commemorative meal commemorates an aspect his work.

[John Weaver] For instance, you don't have to turn there, but in Matthew 26 and verse 28, he talks about the shedding of his blood and he says, which is shed for many. In Mark 4 and verse 24, once again he says, talking about his blood, which was shed for many. And then in Luke 22 and verse 20, he says, which is shed for you. In other words, the commemorative aspect focuses.

[John Weaver] Upon a certain work that the Lord completed and performed. Now, let me show you, I'm going to show you the scripture in just a moment. But do you remember in Egypt. God said the death angel was going to pass over every house in Egypt. And the firstborn of everyone was going to die. And the only way that there was an escape was if blood was on the doorposts. So those who believed God slew a lamb and put the blood on the doorposts. And when the death angel came and he saw the blood, he passed over that house. For those who did not believe and did not put the blood, they lost their firstborn.

[John Weaver] I told you earlier, and I want you to turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians chapter 5, but I told you earlier that all the lambs that were slain during that eventful night, were typical of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was not just all the lambs that were slain in Egypt that night, but all the lambs also that were slain thereafter that were typical of our Lord. But in 1 Corinthians chapter 5, I want to call your attention, if you would please, to verse 7.

[John Weaver] Look what the scripture says. Purge out therefore the old leaven, that you may be a new lump. As you are unleavened for even Christ, our Passover is sacrifice for us. So who is the true Passover lamb? Jesus Christ. And when you call the Lord's Supper a commemorative meal, it is commemorating that particular aspect or that particular work of the Lord's redemption. That's why the Bible says in John 8 and verse 36, if the Son therefore shall make you free, you shall be free indeed. So the Lord's Supper then commemorates the death of Jesus Christ and points Him as the true and the real Passover that delivered us not just from Egypt, but from our sins and from death.

[John Weaver] and from Satan into everlasting life. So it is symbolically a sacrificial meal. It is a covenantal meal. It is a memorial meal. It is a commemorative meal. And fifthly, it is a communion meal. Without turning to all the scriptures, since you're in 1 Corinthians, look there at chapter 10 again, 1 Corinthians chapter 10. But as you turn to 1 Corinthians 10 and Mark 14 and verse 22, our Lord says, take, eat. And Mark 14, 23, they drank all of it. Now, in 1 Corinthians 10 and verse 16, The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?

[John Weaver] Now, I'm not going to tear it here because I emphasized this last week. But it is a communion meal which is indicative of the fact that, number one, we commune with Christ. By the way, I hope you know that the scripture teaches in Colossians 3 and verse 4 that Christ is our life. We have no life apart from him. You remember what he said in John 15, I am the vine, you're the branches. Can a branch exist without the vine? No. No. Our life is bound up in Christ. John 6, which I covered last week, I'm not going to go over again, shows how we feed upon Christ and are nourished by him. But also, it is a communion meal, not in the sense that we just commune with Christ, but we also commune with the brethren. If we are believers, we have fellowship one with another. We are believers in Christ.

[John Weaver] Now, here's what the Bible says in Ephesians 5 in verse 30. Listen carefully. For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

[John Weaver] Now, the interesting thing is, in the context, he's talking about the husband and wife relationship. And then he says this, For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. And then you get to verse 32, and Paul says this is a great mystery, but I speak concerning Christ and the church. So what is he saying? He's saying we're not only members of Christ, we're members of one another. And as we fellowship with Christ, we are fellowshipping with Him. We are acknowledging in this communion meal, we are acknowledging that the true, real, genuine fellowship is based only upon Christ and found only in Christ.

[John Weaver] Let me ask you a question. Why is it we get along so well together? Just think about this. I don't have any problems with any of you and I hope you don't have any problems with any of me. But just stop and think about that. We fellowship together. We get along. We not only love each other, we like each other. Why? Well, you know what the Bible says in 1 John 1 and verse 7, if we walk in the light as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another and the blood of Jesus Christ, God's son, cleanses us from all sin. The only reason we can get along with each other and like each other and love each other is because of Christ.

[John Weaver] So it is a communion meal. As we fellowship with him and fellowship with each other. Six. It is a celebrational meal. It is a celebrational meal. The Lord took the bread and what did he do? He gave thanks. He took the cup and what did he do? He gave thanks. What does one do when he celebrates? He praises, he honors, he rejoices, he exalts.

[John Weaver] Now, usually a celebration is carried on in a public manner. Thus, when we celebrate the Lord's Supper, we are publicly honoring and worshiping and praising him and rejoicing in him. You remember what our Lord told those Pharisees in John 8 in verse 56. He said, Abraham rejoiced to see my day and was glad. Well, how did Abraham see the day of Christ? Only by faith, through the promises and through the prophecies. My question is this. If Abraham, through the promises and through the prophecies, saw Christ's day and rejoiced, how much more should we rejoice who have the fulfillment of those promises and the fulfillment of those prophecies?

[John Weaver] We no longer have pictures We now have the reality. We no longer have symbols. We have reality. The reality is in Christ Jesus and what the Lord's Supper does is it celebrates the gift of Christ. That's why the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 9 and verse 16 said, Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift. And he was referring to Jesus Christ. It is a celebrational meal. Now, look in 1 Corinthians 11 in verse 26. For sabbathly, it is a pictorial meal. Look in 1 Corinthians 11 in verse 26. Look at what our Lord says. For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you do watch show the Lord's death till he comes. You do show the Lord's death till he comes. So it is a pictorial meal. You do show the Lord's death till he comes. So the Lord's supper then is designed to show and to teach something. It's designed to show and to teach the Lord's death. It is to be a proper picture of the Lord's death.

[John Weaver] In order to be a proper picture, you must have the proper symbols and it must be done in the proper way. So the Lord's Supper then is designed to show a picture of the death of Christ, His shed blood, His broken body. So that when anyone sees or observes the Lord's Supper, what should he see? What should he observe? He should see and observe Pictorially, the death of Jesus Christ.

[John Weaver] So it is not only a celebrational meal, it is a pictorial meal. Next, I only have two more points, hang in there with me, it is a symbolical meal. When I refer to the Lord's Supper as a symbolical meal, what do I mean? I mean it is a symbol of His presence. It is His supper. He is the host. He is the head. But He is present with us only symbolically and spiritually.

[John Weaver] Look in your Bibles to John chapter 14. John chapter 14. And what our Lord told His disciples. John 14 and verse 18. John 14 verse 18, what did our Lord say? I will not leave you comfortless, I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more, but you see me, because I live, you shall also live. Skip down to verse 22. Judas saith unto him, not as scary, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words, and my Father will love him, and we will come to him and make our abode with him." Now how does Christ and how does the Father come to us spiritually in the person and power of the Holy Spirit symbolically in the Lord's Supper only as we perceive Him by faith alone?

[John Weaver] Now let me be very explicit. It's why I'm saying the Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal. In emphasizing the Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal, I am denying the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. Where the Roman Catholics teach that the bread and the wine become the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. They say their mystical rite turns it into the real blood and the real flesh of Jesus Christ. Well, I'm denying that. I'm saying that no, transubstantiation is not in the Word of God. That does not happen. They do not have mystical and magical powers. So when I say that it is a symbolical meal, I am saying that Christ is with us symbolically, He is with us spiritually, but He is not actually with us physically. Also, by saying it is a symbolical meal, I am denying the Lutheran doctrine of consubstantiation, which teaches that Christ comes with and in and around the elements. No, he does not come with, in, and around the elements. I do not deny that Christ is present spiritually, really, and symbolically, but he is not present physically, and the elements do not become his actual blood and body.

[John Weaver] Christ is seated at the right hand of God. So when we say that the Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal, it is in contradistinction to the Catholics and the Lutherans who teach otherwise. So, it is a celebrational meal, it is a pictorial meal, it is a symbolical meal, and finally, it is an eschatological meal. E-S-C-H-A-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L-S. Catalogical.

[John Weaver] Look in 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 26. Look at what our Lord said. This is amazing to me. 1 Corinthians 11, verse 26. He says, For as often as you eat this bread and drink this cup, you do show the Lord's death. What's the last three words? Till he comes. till he comes. Eschatos is the Greek word for last. Eschatology is the doctrine of last things. It deals with death, judgment, and the return of Christ. So amazingly, the Lord's Supper not only looks backward to what Christ has done, it also looks forward to what Christ will do. He is returning. He is coming back. I want to just show you two passages. Look in your Bibles to Acts 1 and then 2 Thessalonians 1. He said you do show the Lord's death till he come. So let's look in your Bibles to Acts 1 and notice verse 9. Acts 1 and verse 9. Look what the angel told the disciples. Acts 1 verse 9. Acts 1 verse 9, And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up, and a cloud received him out of their sight.

[John Weaver] This is the ascension. This is when Christ ascends to the Father. So a cloud received him out of their sight. Verse 10, And while they, the disciples, looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel, who also said, You men of Galilee, why stand you gazing up into heaven? This same Jesus who is taken up from you into heaven shall so come in like manner as you have seen him go up into heaven." What is he saying? He's saying he went up bodily, literally, and visibly, and he's coming back bodily, literally, and visibly. And if you look in your Bibles to 2 Thessalonians chapter 1, you're going to find out what is going to happen when he does come back literally, visibly, and bodily. Notice, if you would, 2 Thessalonians chapter 1, beginning there with verse 7. 2 Thessalonians 1 and verse 7.

[John Weaver] He says this, and to you who are troubled rest with us. When the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, look, When He comes back, when He's revealed, what's going to happen? He's going to come back in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God and that obey not the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power, when He shall come to be glorified in

[John Weaver] His saints and be admired in all them that believe, because our testimony among you was believed that day. So the past and the present and the future are all bound up in Jesus Christ. Why? Because in all things He must have the preeminence. And when we observe the Lord's table, we're not just pointing backward, we're also pointing forward. For He said, you do show this, my death, till I come. So His return then will be just as glorious and personal and real and visible as His ascension. And by the way, when He comes back, His return will end the need for all symbols and all signs because we will have Him.

[John Weaver] And let me put it like this. He will come back to the consolation of His friends and to the consternation of His enemies. Because when He returns, we who believe will admire Him and glorify Him and worship Him. But when he comes back, he'll come back in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. So it is an eschatological meal. It shows the Lord's death till he comes. You know, it is said that when the Israelites observed the Passover, They always had one extra cup of wine that was set aside for the Messiah. Because he could come and bring his deliverance at any time. When we observe the Lord's Supper, what we are saying is this, the Messiah has already come. He has instituted this supper.

[John Weaver] It is held in His honor and His glory. And we're doing this till He come again.

[John Weaver] Now let me make just two quick applications. The first one is this. The significance of the Lord's Supper is monumental. And it should be grasped in some degree by each believer. The very fact that there are numerous names And the very fact that there are kinds of meals that are tied up and inherent in the Lord's Supper should demonstrate its importance and encourage us to comprehend its implications. Secondly, a proper understanding of the Lord's Supper should encourage each saint to stand fast and to stand firm for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints. You know what the Lord's Supper is telling us? And you know what the Lord's Supper is telling everybody else?

[John Weaver] Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. He is salvation. There is salvation in no other. In this day of multiculturalism and pluralism, when everybody's trying to say that all religions are equal, no, the Lord's Supper stands out and says, no, they are not equal. Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone is salvation. And when we observe the Lord's table, we're saying that everything is bound up in Him. Past, present and future, life and death, salvation, condemnation, all is found up in Him. Let's pray. Father, we're so thankful for the Word of God and the teaching, Lord, that we have found in Thy Word. I pray that You would indeed help us to grasp the real significance of the Lord's table. May we remember what all is bound up in it. May we see how glorious Christ is, how wonderful His salvation.

[John Weaver] And may we celebrate it and glorify Thee in every area of our lives. In the name of Jesus Christ, we ask and pray. Amen.

The Lord's Supper - Part 2

John Weaver | SermonAudio

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Speaker	John Weaver
Source	SermonAudio
Media ID	41106221634
Subject	Church Government
Course	Church Order: Worship, Sacraments, and the Lord's Supper
Genre	Sermon
Date	2006-01-29
Dictation Name
Book	Book 041: The Lord's Supper — Chapter 2
Source Timed Segments	77

Formatted Transcript

Opening

1 Corinthians 11, and we're going to begin with verse 20. We started last week a series on the Lord's Supper. We're continuing with that. So 1 Corinthians 11, verse 20, the Apostle Paul says,

Scripture Reading — 1 Corinthians 11:20-34

"When you come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's Supper."

And I'll explain that verse in the context later on.

Scripture Reading — 1 Corinthians 11:20-34

"For in eating, everyone taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. What? Have you not houses to eat and to drink in?"

"Or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat." "This is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body."

"For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come."

Introduction and Review

Weaver reviews the previous week's introduction to the Lord's Supper as a sovereign and gospel ordinance, listing its biblical names.

You remember last week as I began the introduction to this series, I told you that the Lord's Supper is an ordinance, and by that I mean it is something that is instituted, ordered, and ordained by God himself. Consequently, it is referred to then as a sovereign ordinance, because our Lord himself instituted it, and secondly, many times it is also called a gospel ordinance because it symbolizes the realities of the gospel. Thus there are only two such ordinances in the Bible, and that is, especially in the New Testament, baptism, and the Lord's Supper. Now last week we just looked at the names that were given to the Lord's Supper in the Bible. Remember I told you it's called the Lord's Table, the Lord's Supper, Communion, the Cup of Blessing, the Cup of the Lord, the Breaking of Bread, and the Eucharist. And let me just emphasize this for clarity's sake, when I'm using the word Eucharist, I'm not using a Roman Catholic term; that is a Bible term, which just simply means gratefulness or thankfulness and blessing, and it has nothing to do with the Roman Catholic Church.

The Lord's Supper as a Symbolic Sacrificial Meal

The Lord's Supper symbolizes a sacrificial meal, not a re-sacrifice, pointing to Christ's once-for-all sacrifice and our identification with Him.

I said it symbolized a sacrificial meal. Why can I not say that it is a sacrifice? Well, if you'll look in your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 9, you will understand why. I hit upon this point last week in the introduction. I used a different verse, but I want to show you once again that there is only one sacrifice, and that was the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. So in Hebrews chapter 9, look in verse 26.

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 9:26

"For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself."

Note that Christ came to put away sin, how? By the sacrifice of himself.

Now look in verse 28.

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 9:28

"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."

So how many times does Christ have to offer Himself to complete salvation? Once. Once for all. Look in Hebrews 10, verse 11. "And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins."

So this is referring to the Levitical priesthood. Now verse 12. "But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God." Now, how many times did Christ have to sacrifice Himself? Again, the Scripture says, once for all.

Now, I did not say the Lord's Supper was a sacrificial meal. I said it symbolized a sacrificial meal. Now, in order to understand that concept, we have to refer back to the Old Testament. Because in the Old Testament, when there was a sacrifice given, a portion of that sacrifice went to God on the altar. A portion of it went to the priest. And a portion was reserved to the people for themselves. So it was the priest and the people and God who ate of the sacrifice. Why? Because it was symbolical of teaching that we have fellowship with God. Now, I want you to look in your Bibles, in the Old Testament, to the book of Exodus 24. Exodus 24, and let's begin reading there with verse 4, just to show you this concept. Exodus 24 verse 4, "And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD."

So now there's a sacrifice, "And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words. Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink." What were they doing? Once the sacrifice was given, it was a symbol that they were fellowshipping with God.

Look in the book of Leviticus chapter 3. I want to take the time for this one because there's a couple of points I want to make from this section. Leviticus chapter three. Notice if you would with verse one. We're talking about a sacrifice, "And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD."

Now watch carefully, "And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar."

"And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD." I read this passage just merely for two reasons. Number one, to show you the Lord's portion in this sacrifice. And then there is another reason why I read it, which you shall see in just a moment.

But I want you to understand he's talking about a meal, and here's a meal in which the Lord symbolically partakes. If you will look in Leviticus 19, at verses 5 and 6. Leviticus 19 verses 5 and 6. Notice if you would what the scripture says. "And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will. It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire."

Now, what does God say? God is saying here that the people have a portion in this sacrifice as well, and they've got two days to eat what is given to them. The third day, whatever's left should be burnt in the fire. So we can see that God has a portion in this, the people have a portion in this, and so does the priest. Look in Deuteronomy 27 and verse 7. Deuteronomy 27 and verse 7. Note what the Bible says.

Scripture Reading — Deuteronomy 27:7

"And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God."

Note, if you would please, they can eat of the offerings or eat of the sacrifices. As you turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 10, may I remind you of Numbers 25. You don't have to turn to Numbers 25, but you remember the children of Israel got in trouble because they ate of the sacrifices of the heathen there in Numbers 25, and God killed them. Why? Because they were fellowshipping with the devils of the heathen. Because to eat a sacrificial meal is symbolical of fellowshipping with whomever you eat. Now, look in 1 Corinthians 10 and you will understand once again what the Apostle Paul meant when he said this. 1 Corinthians 10, notice if you would, verse 16.

He says, "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread." So he's saying here is a fellowship meal, and if you'll skip down to verse 20, "But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils." And then he says, "Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils." Now you understand that why when you offered a sacrifice in the Old Testament, it was a portion went to the God, a portion went to the priest, and a portion went to the people. Now, let me explain it like this. When I say that the Lord's Supper is symbolical of a sacrificial meal, you must understand, first and foremost, and I'm sure that everyone in this room knows this, that all of the Old Testament sacrifices were pictorial and emblematical of Jesus Christ and His sacrifice. Every lamb that was slain in the Old Testament was just a picture and type of Christ.

That's why the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 24, he talked about this bread, which represents his body was broken for you. So as his body was broken for us, so his blood was shed for us. Now, you remember, I read Leviticus 3. The people did have a part in the sacrifice. The people did not apply the blood to the altar, but they did have a part in the sacrifice. The man who brought the sacrifice had to do what first? He had to lay his hand upon the head of his sacrifice. Why? It was identification. What the man is saying when he lays his hand upon the head of that animal is, I am identifying myself with this animal. I should be the one dying, but I have brought a substitute. This animal is going to die in my place. Do you know the second thing the man who brought the sacrifice did? He killed it. That's what the Bible says in Leviticus 3.

He slew it with a knife there. Then the priest took it and applied the blood. But it was the man who laid his hand upon the head of the animal that actually slew that animal. Why? I know that you know the answer to this, but I'm going to show you the clearest passage of Scripture. Look in your Bibles to Isaiah 53, and let's begin reading there with verse 4. Isaiah 53 and verse 4. Here is the clearest picture why the man who brought the sacrifice killed the sacrifice. Notice Isaiah 53 and begin there, if you would please, reading with verse 4. Isaiah 53, verse 4.

The Bible says, "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted." Now watch, "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all." Now let me ask you the question. Why did the man kill the sacrifice? Because he realized it was his sins that demanded the death of that sacrifice. It was his wickedness that brought to pass the necessity for that sacrifice. And so, here is a picture of our sins being imputed and laid upon the great sacrifice, the Lord Jesus Christ. You see, the reason I said that the Lord's Supper is symbolical of a sacrificial meal is because, just like in the Old Testament, where that Old Testament saint was uniquely and particularly identified with his sacrifice, so we are uniquely and particularly identified with Jesus Christ. And it was not just that our sins demanded his satisfaction. As you read through the Bible, we find out that his death was our death, his burial was our burial, and his resurrection, our resurrection. If you look in your Bibles to the book of Romans chapter 6, I'm just showing you how uniquely bound up in the sacrifice of Christ are all of God's people. Look in Romans chapter 6.

Notice the beginning there with verse 3. Romans 6 verse 3.

Scripture Reading — Romans 6:3-6

"Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."

Then if you will turn to Ephesians chapter 2. And look at verse 5. Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 5. Here's an interesting verse. Ephesians 2 and verse 5. The Bible says,

Scripture Reading — Ephesians 2:5-6

"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus."

Now, I want you to note what the scripture says. We were buried with him. We died with him. We were raised in him. We ascended with him. We're seated with him in heavenly places. All I'm trying to show you is this, folks, just like that Old Testament saint, just like his life was uniquely and particularly bound up in that of the sacrifice, so our lives are uniquely and particularly bound up in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

So that is why, first and foremost, the Lord's Supper symbolizes a sacrificial meal. Secondly, the Lord's Supper also symbolizes and teaches us that it is a covenantal meal. It is a covenantal meal. You must remember that the Lord's Supper was instituted in the context of the Passover. You remember it came time for the Passover lamb to die. Now, the Passover was not just simply a ritual or a ceremony. The Passover also was a meal. Now, without me asking you to turn back to a lot of scriptures, I'm sure that everyone here remembers that the Passover was instituted to memorialize Israel's deliverance from Egypt. You remember how that God had said that the firstborn of every family was going to die.

The Lord's Supper as a Covenantal Meal

The Lord's Supper is a covenantal meal, confirming the new covenant in Christ's blood, and renewing our pledge of loyalty to Him.

Well, what did those Hebrews have to do? They had to put the blood of the Lamb over their doorposts, and God said, when I see the blood, I'll pass over you. So here was the Passover where God spared His people, but He judged His enemies. So, in one sense of the word, the Passover in the Old Testament was a picture and a type of the salvation that we have in Jesus Christ. So just like Israel was delivered out of the bondage of Egypt and brought into the glorious liberty and freedom of their God, so likewise we who are in the true sacrifice and the true Passover are brought out of bondage to sin and we're delivered to the freedom of the Lord Jesus Christ.

Now, let me show you something else in the Bible. I want you to understand that covenants in the Bible were usually confirmed with a covenantal meal. That is, the parties who made and entered into the covenant ate together. Look in your Bibles to Genesis chapter 26. Genesis 26, and let's begin reading there with verse 26. This should give you an understanding of why the Lord's Supper is so important. It not only symbolizes a sacrificial meal, but also a covenantal meal. In Genesis 26, beginning with verse 26, "Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army."

Scripture Reading — Genesis 26:26-31

"And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD." "And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace."

What did they do after they made the covenant? They ate a covenantal meal together. Look in Genesis 31. Genesis 31, beginning there with verse 43. You know the story. Genesis 31 and verse 43.

of how Jacob has escaped from Laban with his daughters. And, of course, Laban follows hard after him. Genesis 31, beginning there with verse 43,

Scripture Reading — Genesis 31:43-54

"And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed; And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another."

"If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount."

So what happened after they made a covenant? Well, they celebrated it with a covenantal meal. One other quick passage. If you look in 2 Samuel 3 and verse 20. 2 Samuel 3 and verse 20. Here's just another illustration after a covenant. There was indeed a covenantal meal. 2 Samuel 3 and verse 20. Abner and David have made a covenant together. Without me going into all the details.

Scripture Reading — 2 Samuel 3:20

"So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast."

And then, of course, David, Abner tells David what he's going to do and David tells Abner what he's going to do and he sends him away. So after every covenant, there is a covenantal meal. Now, let me just tell you, the new covenant is no exception.

Do you remember in Jeremiah 31? There God said he's going to enter into a new covenant. Not according to the covenant that he made with the fathers, which that covenant was written in stone. But in Jeremiah 31, God says he's going to enter into a new covenant and the law is going to be written upon our hearts. Now, if you'll turn in your Bibles to the book of Hebrews chapter 8, you'll see this quoted from Jeremiah 31. Look at Hebrews chapter 8 and let's begin reading there with verse 6 to show you this new covenant. Hebrews chapter 8, verse 6. Note what he says. "But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord."

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 8:6-12

"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest." "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more."

Now, if you look in chapter 9, beginning there with verse 15, Hebrews 9 verse 15,

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 8:6-12

"And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator."

And then he goes on down, if you'll look in verse 22, he says, "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission." So he's talking about now this new covenant. Now, if you will look in your Bibles, please turn to Matthew 26, I don't want to have to go through all these verses in the New Testament, but I want you to look at Matthew 26 and let's begin with verse 26 and see what our Lord says as he institutes the Lord's Supper.

Notice Matthew 26 and verse 26.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"And as they were eating,"

so he's remember now he's doing this in the context of the Passover meal.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it." "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."

What is he doing? There is a new covenant. There is a covenantal meal. If you would look in Mark 14 and verse 24. Mark 14, verse 24. Look at what he says.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many."

He says the same thing in Luke 22 and verse 20.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."

If you will look in 1 Corinthians chapter 11 and verse 25. 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 25.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood."

So, the significance then of the Lord's Supper, listen carefully, it's not just simply that it symbolizes a sacrificial meal, which it does, which shows that our fellowship is with God the Father, through the Lord Jesus Christ. It is also a covenantal meal, and when we partake of the Lord's Supper, we are basically, symbolically, reliving and renewing that covenant, and at the same time, pledging ourselves afresh and anew, and all of our loyalty to Jesus Christ. In other words, the Lord's Supper as a covenantal meal reminds us that we are a covenantal people. That we are in covenant with God the Father, with God the Son, with God the Holy Spirit, and with each other. So, the Lord's Supper then is not only symbolical of a sacrificial meal. It also teaches us it is a covenantal meal. Thirdly, a memorial meal.

The Lord's Supper as a Memorial Meal

The Lord's Supper is a memorial meal, calling us to remember the entire person and work of Christ, not just one aspect.

Look in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 11, verses 24 and 25. Look what our Lord says. "And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you." Now, note this last statement. "This do in remembrance of me." Look in verse 25, "After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me." So it is a memorial meal as well. The word remembrance is the Greek word anamnesis, which literally indicates a remembering, a recollection, or a calling to mind. Now note what he said, "This do in remembrance of me." So the Lord's Supper then is a memorial meal in that it is to call to mind and calls us to remember the person of Jesus Christ.

Now let me just stop right here and explain something. As a memorial meal, we are to remember the entire and complete person of Christ, not just one aspect of His life. But we are to remember who He was, His birth, His life, His miracles, His suffering, His death, His resurrection, His ascension, or you could say His humiliation, His glorification. We remember everything about Him. You know, the Bible says in 1 Timothy chapter 3 and verse 16. "And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." So when we remember the person of Jesus Christ, we remember who He was and what He was. He was the God-Man. That means, as a memorial meal, we concentrate not just on the fact that it is symbolized by a sacrificial meal and a covenantal meal, but it is a memorial meal in that we remember Him. Everything about Him.

Now, let me show you the importance of this by asking you a question. Listen carefully. Please don't answer out loud. Put an answer in your mind. Which was more important? The blood that Jesus Christ shed at his circumcision or the blood that he shed on the cross? Which is the most important? Or which would be more important? The obvious answer that most people are going to say is his blood on the cross because that's where he forgave me my sins. I mean, that's what covered my sins. It's that blood that's more important than the other. Well, I'm thankful for the blood on the cross.

I want you to understand that. But do you understand that it was his life that gave the blood that he shed on the cross its merits and its value? What am I talking about? You remember Galatians 4, verses 4 and 5? Let me just quote it. Listen to this now. "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." If Jesus Christ had not come and kept the law of God perfectly and personally and perpetually, what about the blood that was shed on the cross? You see, it was his life that gave the merits to the shed blood. He had a life of obedience.

Let me put it to you this way. We did not just simply need forgiveness for our sins. We did need that. That is true. But more than that, we needed a positive righteousness. I've asked you this question before, I'm going to ask it to you again. Suppose that Jesus Christ came and died and gave you only forgiveness of your sins. Would that get you into the presence of God? The answer is no. It might keep you out of hell, but it wouldn't get you in the presence of God. Because to get in the presence of God the Father, you need more than forgiveness of sins. You need a perfect righteousness. And that's what Jesus Christ did when he came and was made of a woman and made under the law. He worked out, he earned, he merited a perfect righteousness by being perfectly obedient to every aspect of the law, including circumcision. And the blood that was shed at his circumcision was just as important as the blood that he shed on the cross. That's why the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5 and verse 21, listen now, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."

So what did God do? He took our sins and imputed them to Christ. And then he took the righteousness that Christ earned and imputed that righteousness to us so that we're not only forgiven, we now have a positive righteousness. So then as a memorial meal, we remember the totality of his person. Fourthly, it is a commemorative meal. A commemorative meal. Now I'm going to grant you that a commemorative meal and a memorial meal are closely related and have some overlapping similarities, yet there is a distinction. A memorial meal remembers the whole. A commemorative meal commemorates an aspect of his work.

The Lord's Supper as a Commemorative Meal

The Lord's Supper commemorates Christ's death as the true Passover Lamb who delivers us from sin and death.

For instance, you don't have to turn there, but in Matthew 26 and verse 28, he talks about the shedding of his blood and he says, "which is shed for many." In Mark 14 and verse 24, once again he says, talking about his blood, "which was shed for many." And then in Luke 22 and verse 20, he says, "which is shed for you." In other words, the commemorative aspect focuses. Upon a certain work that the Lord completed and performed. Now, let me show you, I'm going to show you the scripture in just a moment. But do you remember in Egypt, God said the death angel was going to pass over every house in Egypt. And the firstborn of everyone was going to die. And the only way that there was an escape was if blood was on the doorposts. So those who believed God slew a lamb and put the blood on the doorposts. And when the death angel came and he saw the blood, he passed over that house. For those who did not believe and did not put the blood, they lost their firstborn.

I told you earlier, and I want you to turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians chapter 5, but I told you earlier that all the lambs that were slain during that eventful night were typical of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was not just all the lambs that were slain in Egypt that night, but all the lambs also that were slain thereafter that were typical of our Lord. But in 1 Corinthians chapter 5, I want to call your attention, if you would please, to verse 7. Look what the scripture says.

Scripture Reading — 1 Corinthians 5:7

"Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us."

So who is the true Passover lamb? Jesus Christ. And when you call the Lord's Supper a commemorative meal, it is commemorating that particular aspect or that particular work of the Lord's redemption. That's why the Bible says in John 8 and verse 36, "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." So the Lord's Supper then commemorates the death of Jesus Christ and points Him as the true and the real Passover that delivered us not just from Egypt, but from our sins and from death.

The Lord's Supper as a Communion Meal

The Lord's Supper is a communion meal, signifying our fellowship with Christ and with one another as members of His body.

and from Satan into everlasting life. So it is symbolically a sacrificial meal. It is a covenantal meal. It is a memorial meal. It is a commemorative meal. And fifthly, it is a communion meal. Without turning to all the scriptures, since you're in 1 Corinthians, look there at chapter 10 again, 1 Corinthians chapter 10. But as you turn to 1 Corinthians 10 and Mark 14 and verse 22, our Lord says, "Take, eat." And Mark 14, 23, they drank all of it. Now, in 1 Corinthians 10 and verse 16, "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?"

Now, I'm not going to tarry here because I emphasized this last week. But it is a communion meal which is indicative of the fact that, number one, we commune with Christ. By the way, I hope you know that the scripture teaches in Colossians 3 and verse 4 that Christ is our life. We have no life apart from him. You remember what he said in John 15, "I am the vine, ye are the branches." Can a branch exist without the vine? No. No. Our life is bound up in Christ. John 6, which I covered last week, I'm not going to go over again, shows how we feed upon Christ and are nourished by him. But also, it is a communion meal, not in the sense that we just commune with Christ, but we also commune with the brethren. If we are believers, we have fellowship one with another. We are believers in Christ.

Now, here's what the Bible says in Ephesians 5 in verse 30. Listen carefully. "For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." Now, the interesting thing is, in the context, he's talking about the husband and wife relationship. And then he says this, "For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." And then you get to verse 32, and Paul says, "This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church." So what is he saying? He's saying we're not only members of Christ, we're members of one another. And as we fellowship with Christ, we are fellowshipping with Him. We are acknowledging in this communion meal, we are acknowledging that the true, real, genuine fellowship is based only upon Christ and found only in Christ.

Let me ask you a question. Why is it we get along so well together? Just think about this. I don't have any problems with any of you and I hope you don't have any problems with any of me. But just stop and think about that. We fellowship together. We get along. We not only love each other, we like each other. Why? Well, you know what the Bible says in 1 John 1 and verse 7, "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." The only reason we can get along with each other and like each other and love each other is because of Christ.

So it is a communion meal. As we fellowship with him and fellowship with each other. Six. It is a celebrational meal. It is a celebrational meal. The Lord took the bread and what did he do? He gave thanks. He took the cup and what did he do? He gave thanks. What does one do when he celebrates? He praises, he honors, he rejoices, he exalts.

The Lord's Supper as a Celebrational Meal

The Lord's Supper is a celebrational meal, publicly honoring and rejoicing in Christ, the fulfillment of Old Testament promises.

Now, usually a celebration is carried on in a public manner. Thus, when we celebrate the Lord's Supper, we are publicly honoring and worshiping and praising him and rejoicing in him. You remember what our Lord told those Pharisees in John 8 in verse 56. He said, "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad." Well, how did Abraham see the day of Christ? Only by faith, through the promises and through the prophecies. My question is this. If Abraham, through the promises and through the prophecies, saw Christ's day and rejoiced, how much more should we rejoice who have the fulfillment of those promises and the fulfillment of those prophecies?

We no longer have pictures. We now have the reality. We no longer have symbols. We have reality. The reality is in Christ Jesus and what the Lord's Supper does is it celebrates the gift of Christ. That's why the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 9 and verse 15 said, "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift." And he was referring to Jesus Christ. It is a celebrational meal. Now, look in 1 Corinthians 11 in verse 26. For seventhly, it is a pictorial meal. Look in 1 Corinthians 11 in verse 26. Look at what our Lord says. "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come." You do show the Lord's death till he comes. So it is a pictorial meal. You do show the Lord's death till he comes. So the Lord's Supper then is designed to show and to teach something. It's designed to show and to teach the Lord's death. It is to be a proper picture of the Lord's death.

The Lord's Supper as a Pictorial Meal

The Lord's Supper is a pictorial meal, showing forth the Lord's death through proper symbols until He comes.

In order to be a proper picture, you must have the proper symbols and it must be done in the proper way. So the Lord's Supper then is designed to show a picture of the death of Christ, His shed blood, His broken body. So that when anyone sees or observes the Lord's Supper, what should he see? What should he observe? He should see and observe pictorially, the death of Jesus Christ.

So it is not only a celebrational meal, it is a pictorial meal. Next, I only have two more points, hang in there with me, it is a symbolical meal. When I refer to the Lord's Supper as a symbolical meal, what do I mean? I mean it is a symbol of His presence. It is His supper. He is the host. He is the head. But He is present with us only symbolically and spiritually.

The Lord's Supper as a Symbolical Meal

The Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal, representing Christ's spiritual presence, denying transubstantiation and consubstantiation.

Look in your Bibles to John chapter 14. John chapter 14. And what our Lord told His disciples. John 14 and verse 18. John 14 verse 18, what did our Lord say? "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also." Skip down to verse 22. "Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." Now how does Christ and how does the Father come to us? Spiritually in the person and power of the Holy Spirit, symbolically in the Lord's Supper only as we perceive Him by faith alone.

Now let me be very explicit. It's why I'm saying the Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal. In emphasizing the Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal, I am denying the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. Where the Roman Catholics teach that the bread and the wine become the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. They say their mystical rite turns it into the real blood and the real flesh of Jesus Christ. Well, I'm denying that. I'm saying that no, transubstantiation is not in the Word of God. That does not happen. They do not have mystical and magical powers. So when I say that it is a symbolical meal, I am saying that Christ is with us symbolically, He is with us spiritually, but He is not actually with us physically. Also, by saying it is a symbolical meal, I am denying the Lutheran doctrine of consubstantiation, which teaches that Christ comes with and in and around the elements. No, he does not come with, in, and around the elements. I do not deny that Christ is present spiritually, really, and symbolically, but he is not present physically, and the elements do not become his actual blood and body.

Christ is seated at the right hand of God. So when we say that the Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal, it is in contradistinction to the Catholics and the Lutherans who teach otherwise. So, it is a celebrational meal, it is a pictorial meal, it is a symbolical meal, and finally, it is an eschatological meal. E-S-C-H-A-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L. Eschatological.

The Lord's Supper as an Eschatological Meal

The Lord's Supper is an eschatological meal, looking forward to Christ's literal, visible return to judge and to be glorified in His saints.

Look in 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 26. Look at what our Lord said. This is amazing to me. 1 Corinthians 11, verse 26. He says, "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death." What's the last three words? "Till he come." Till he come. Eschatos is the Greek word for last. Eschatology is the doctrine of last things. It deals with death, judgment, and the return of Christ. So amazingly, the Lord's Supper not only looks backward to what Christ has done, it also looks forward to what Christ will do. He is returning. He is coming back. I want to just show you two passages. Look in your Bibles to Acts 1 and then 2 Thessalonians 1. He said you do show the Lord's death till he come. So let's look in your Bibles to Acts 1 and notice verse 9. Acts 1 and verse 9. Look what the angel told the disciples. Acts 1 verse 9, "And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight."

This is the ascension. This is when Christ ascends to the Father. So a cloud received him out of their sight. Verse 10,

Scripture Reading — Acts 1:9-11

"And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."

What is he saying? He's saying he went up bodily, literally, and visibly, and he's coming back bodily, literally, and visibly. And if you look in your Bibles to 2 Thessalonians chapter 1, you're going to find out what is going to happen when he does come back literally, visibly, and bodily. Notice, if you would, 2 Thessalonians chapter 1, beginning there with verse 7. 2 Thessalonians 1 and verse 7.

He says this, "And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day." So the past and the present and the future are all bound up in Jesus Christ. Why? Because in all things He must have the preeminence. And when we observe the Lord's table, we're not just pointing backward, we're also pointing forward. For He said, you do show this, my death, till I come. So His return then will be just as glorious and personal and real and visible as His ascension. And by the way, when He comes back, His return will end the need for all symbols and all signs because we will have Him.

And let me put it like this. He will come back to the consolation of His friends and to the consternation of His enemies. Because when He returns, we who believe will admire Him and glorify Him and worship Him. But when he comes back, he'll come back in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. So it is an eschatological meal. It shows the Lord's death till he comes. You know, it is said that when the Israelites observed the Passover, they always had one extra cup of wine that was set aside for the Messiah. Because he could come and bring his deliverance at any time. When we observe the Lord's Supper, what we are saying is this, the Messiah has already come. He has instituted this supper.

It is held in His honor and His glory. And we're doing this till He come again.

Applications

Believers should grasp the monumental significance of the Lord's Supper and stand firm in the exclusivity of Christ for salvation.

Now let me make just two quick applications. The first one is this. The significance of the Lord's Supper is monumental. And it should be grasped in some degree by each believer. The very fact that there are numerous names and the very fact that there are kinds of meals that are tied up and inherent in the Lord's Supper should demonstrate its importance and encourage us to comprehend its implications. Secondly, a proper understanding of the Lord's Supper should encourage each saint to stand fast and to stand firm for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints. You know what the Lord's Supper is telling us? And you know what the Lord's Supper is telling everybody else?

Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. He is salvation. There is salvation in no other. In this day of multiculturalism and pluralism, when everybody's trying to say that all religions are equal, no, the Lord's Supper stands out and says, no, they are not equal. Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone is salvation. And when we observe the Lord's table, we're saying that everything is bound up in Him. Past, present and future, life and death, salvation, condemnation, all is found up in Him. Let's pray. Father, we're so thankful for the Word of God and the teaching, Lord, that we have found in Thy Word. I pray that You would indeed help us to grasp the real significance of the Lord's table. May we remember what all is bound up in it. May we see how glorious Christ is, how wonderful His salvation.

Study Guide

Major Themes

Symbolism of the Lord's Supper

Summary: The Lord's Supper is rich in symbolism, representing multiple aspects of Christ's work and our relationship with Him.

Evidence: Weaver states, 'The significance of the Lord's Supper is that it may be seen in that it symbolizes a sacrificial meal.' He then lists eight types of meals symbolized.

Christ's Once-for-All Sacrifice

Summary: The Lord's Supper points to Christ's singular, sufficient sacrifice on the cross, not a repeated offering.

Evidence: Weaver cites Hebrews 9:26, 28; 10:11-12 to show Christ offered one sacrifice for sins forever.

Identification with Christ

Summary: Believers are uniquely identified with Christ's death, burial, and resurrection, as Old Testament saints identified with their sacrifices.

Evidence: Weaver explains the laying on of hands in Leviticus 3 and connects it to Romans 6:3-6 and Ephesians 2:5-6.

New Covenant in Christ's Blood

Summary: The Lord's Supper confirms the new covenant, written on hearts, with Christ as mediator, sealed by His blood.

Evidence: Weaver quotes Matthew 26:28, Mark 14:24, Luke 22:20, and 1 Corinthians 11:25, and references Hebrews 8:6-12.

Remembrance of Christ's Person and Work

Summary: The Lord's Supper calls believers to remember the totality of Christ—His life, death, resurrection, and righteousness.

Evidence: Weaver says, 'As a memorial meal, we are to remember the entire and complete person of Christ, not just one aspect of His life.'

Communion with Christ and the Church

Summary: The Lord's Supper signifies fellowship with Christ and with fellow believers as members of His body.

Evidence: Weaver references 1 Corinthians 10:16 and Ephesians 5:30, 32, and says, 'We are not only members of Christ, we're members of one another.'

Eschatological Hope

Summary: The Lord's Supper looks forward to Christ's literal, visible return to judge the world and be glorified in His saints.

Evidence: Weaver cites 1 Corinthians 11:26, Acts 1:9-11, and 2 Thessalonians 1:7-10, emphasizing 'till he come.'

Exclusivity of Christ for Salvation

Summary: The Lord's Supper proclaims that salvation is found only in Jesus Christ, countering pluralism.

Evidence: Weaver applies, 'Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation... the Lord's Supper stands out and says, no, they are not equal.'

Key Arguments

The Lord's Supper is not a sacrifice but symbolizes one

Summary: Weaver argues that Christ's sacrifice was once for all, so the Lord's Supper cannot be a re-sacrifice; it only symbolizes the sacrificial meal of the Old Testament.

Evidence: He says, 'I did not say that the Lord's Supper was a sacrifice, nor did I say that it was a sacrificial meal in and of itself. I said it symbolized a sacrificial meal.'

Old Testament sacrifices prefigured Christ and involved identification

Summary: The worshiper laid hands on the sacrifice, identifying with it, and killed it, showing that his sins demanded death; this prefigures our identification with Christ's death.

Evidence: Weaver explains Leviticus 3 and Isaiah 53:4-6, then connects to Romans 6 and Ephesians 2.

Covenants in the Bible were confirmed with a meal

Summary: Weaver shows from Genesis 26, 31, and 2 Samuel 3 that covenants were celebrated with a meal, and the new covenant is no exception, confirmed by the Lord's Supper.

Evidence: He cites Genesis 26:26-31, Genesis 31:43-54, and 2 Samuel 3:20, then connects to the new covenant in Hebrews 8 and the Lord's Supper.

The Lord's Supper remembers Christ's entire person, including His active obedience

Summary: Weaver argues that Christ's life of perfect obedience, including His circumcision, was necessary to provide a positive righteousness, not just forgiveness.

Evidence: He says, 'If Jesus Christ had not come and kept the law of God perfectly... what about the blood that was shed on the cross? It was his life that gave the merits to the shed blood.'

The Lord's Supper is a pictorial proclamation of Christ's death

Summary: Weaver argues that 1 Corinthians 11:26 shows the Supper is designed to 'show' or proclaim the Lord's death visually through proper symbols.

Evidence: He says, 'So the Lord's Supper then is designed to show and to teach something. It's designed to show and to teach the Lord's death.'

Christ is spiritually present, not physically, in the Supper

Summary: Weaver denies transubstantiation and consubstantiation, affirming Christ's symbolic and spiritual presence, not a physical one.

Evidence: He says, 'I am denying the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation... I am denying the Lutheran doctrine of consubstantiation... Christ is with us symbolically, He is with us spiritually, but He is not actually with us physically.'

The Lord's Supper points to Christ's literal, visible return

Summary: Weaver argues that 'till he come' in 1 Corinthians 11:26 indicates an eschatological focus, confirmed by Acts 1 and 2 Thessalonians 1.

Evidence: He says, 'So amazingly, the Lord's Supper not only looks backward to what Christ has done, it also looks forward to what Christ will do. He is returning.'

The Lord's Supper proclaims the exclusivity of Christ

Summary: Weaver argues that the Supper stands against pluralism by declaring that salvation is only in Jesus Christ.

Evidence: He says, 'Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone is salvation. And when we observe the Lord's table, we're saying that everything is bound up in Him.'

Scripture References

1 Corinthians 11:20-34

Context: Weaver reads the passage as the primary text for the sermon, covering the institution and proper observance of the Lord's Supper.

Hebrews 9:26

Context: Cited to show Christ appeared once to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, proving the once-for-all nature of His sacrifice.

Hebrews 9:28

Context: Cited to show Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many.

Hebrews 10:11-12

Context: Cited to contrast the repeated Levitical sacrifices with Christ's one sacrifice for sins forever.

Exodus 24:4-11

Context: Cited to illustrate the Old Testament sacrificial meal where the elders ate and drank in God's presence, symbolizing fellowship.

Leviticus 3:1-11

Context: Read to show the peace offering procedure, including the worshiper's identification and the Lord's portion, prefiguring Christ.

Leviticus 19:5-6

Context: Cited to show the people had a portion in the sacrifice and were to eat it within two days.

Deuteronomy 27:7

Context: Cited to show the people were to eat peace offerings and rejoice before the Lord.

1 Corinthians 10:16-21

Context: Cited to show the Lord's Supper as communion with Christ and a warning against fellowship with demons.

Isaiah 53:4-6

Context: Cited to explain why the worshiper killed the sacrifice: his sins demanded the death, prefiguring Christ bearing our iniquities.

Romans 6:3-6

Context: Cited to show believers are baptized into Christ's death, buried and raised with Him, uniquely identified with His sacrifice.

Ephesians 2:5-6

Context: Cited to show believers are quickened, raised, and seated with Christ in heavenly places.

Genesis 26:26-31

Context: Cited as an example of a covenantal meal after making a covenant.

Genesis 31:43-54

Context: Cited as another example of a covenantal meal between Jacob and Laban.

2 Samuel 3:20

Context: Cited as an example of a feast after a covenant between David and Abner.

Hebrews 8:6-12

Context: Cited to show the new covenant promises, including the law written on hearts and forgiveness of sins.

Hebrews 9:15, 22

Context: Cited to show Christ as mediator of the new testament and the necessity of blood for remission.

Matthew 26:26-28

Context: Cited to show Jesus instituting the Lord's Supper and calling the cup 'my blood of the new testament.'

1 Corinthians 5:7

Context: Cited to show Christ as our Passover sacrificed for us.

Acts 1:9-11

Context: Cited to show Christ's ascension and the promise of His literal, visible return.

Historical References

Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation

Context: Weaver denies this doctrine, which teaches the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ.

Lutheran doctrine of consubstantiation

Context: Weaver denies this doctrine, which teaches Christ is present 'with, in, and around' the elements.

Important Quotes

It was his life that gave the blood that he shed on the cross its merits and its value.

Significance: Emphasizes the importance of Christ's active obedience and entire life, not just His death, for our salvation.

This do in remembrance of me.

Significance: The central command for the memorial aspect, calling believers to remember Christ's person and work.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

Significance: Key verse showing the Supper is a pictorial proclamation and has an eschatological focus.

Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone is salvation.

Significance: The ultimate application: the Lord's Supper proclaims the exclusivity of Christ in a pluralistic age.

Discussion Questions

How does understanding the Lord's Supper as a symbolic sacrificial meal deepen your appreciation for Christ's once-for-all sacrifice?

Context: Weaver emphasized that the Supper is not a re-sacrifice but points to Christ's finished work.

In what ways does the Lord's Supper as a covenantal meal renew your commitment to Christ and to the church?

Context: Weaver explained that covenants were confirmed with meals and that the Supper renews our pledge of loyalty.

Why is it important to remember the entire person of Christ—His life, obedience, and righteousness—not just His death?

Context: Weaver argued that Christ's active obedience was necessary for our positive righteousness.

How does the Lord's Supper as a communion meal affect your relationships with other believers?

Context: Weaver said we are members of one another and fellowship is based on Christ.

What does it mean to 'show the Lord's death' in the Lord's Supper, and how can we do it more faithfully?

Context: Weaver explained the Supper is a pictorial proclamation of Christ's death.

How does the eschatological aspect of the Lord's Supper ('till he come') shape your hope and daily living?

Context: Weaver connected the Supper to Christ's literal return and final judgment.

How can the Lord's Supper strengthen your witness in a pluralistic culture that denies the exclusivity of Christ?

Context: Weaver applied that the Supper proclaims Christ as the only way to salvation.

Applications

Grasp the monumental significance of the Lord's Supper

Summary: Believers should seek to understand the rich symbolism and importance of the Lord's Supper to appreciate its implications.

Evidence: Weaver says, 'The significance of the Lord's Supper is monumental. And it should be grasped in some degree by each believer.'

Stand firm for the exclusivity of Christ

Summary: A proper understanding of the Lord's Supper should encourage believers to stand fast in the faith, proclaiming Christ as the only Savior.

Evidence: Weaver says, 'A proper understanding of the Lord's Supper should encourage each saint to stand fast and to stand firm for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints.'

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The Lord's Supper - Part 2

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1 Corinthians 11, and we're going to begin with verse 20. We started last week a series on the Lord's Supper. We're continuing with that. So 1 Corinthians 11, verse 20, the Apostle Paul says, "When you come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's Supper." And I'll explain that verse in the context later on. "For in eating, everyone taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. What? Have you not houses to eat and to drink in?"
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"Or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? Shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. For I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you, That the Lord Jesus the same night in which he was betrayed took bread: And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat."
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"This is my body, which is broken for you: this do in remembrance of me. After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me. For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come. Wherefore whosoever shall eat this bread, and drink this cup of the Lord, unworthily, shall be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord. But let a man examine himself, and so let him eat of that bread, and drink of that cup. For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body."
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"For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep. For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged. But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world. Wherefore, my brethren, when ye come together to eat, tarry one for another. And if any man hunger, let him eat at home; that ye come not together unto condemnation. And the rest will I set in order when I come."
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You remember last week as I began the introduction to this series, I told you that the Lord's Supper is an ordinance, and by that I mean it is something that is instituted, ordered, and ordained by God himself. Consequently, it is referred to then as a sovereign ordinance, because our Lord himself instituted it, and secondly, many times it is also called a gospel ordinance because it symbolizes the realities of the gospel. Thus there are only two such ordinances in the Bible, and that is, especially in the New Testament, baptism, and the Lord's Supper. Now last week we just looked at the names that were given to the Lord's Supper in the Bible. Remember I told you it's called the Lord's Table, the Lord's Supper, Communion, the Cup of Blessing, the Cup of the Lord, the Breaking of Bread, and the Eucharist. And let me just emphasize this for clarity's sake, when I'm using the word Eucharist, I'm not using a Roman Catholic term; that is a Bible term, which just simply means gratefulness or thankfulness and blessing, and it has nothing to do with the Roman Catholic Church.
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So we just kind of looked at the names that were given to the Lord's Supper so that we could gather some type of understanding about it. Now today I want to go a little bit further and show you the significance of the Lord's Supper. And the significance I hope is going to be increased because I'm going to be showing you verse after verse of what is symbolized in the Lord's Supper. And you can see this symbolism in the different types of meals that are given to us in Scripture. First of all, let me just say this and make sure that if you write down point one, you make sure that you put down that the very first thing I'm going to say is this. The significance of the Lord's Supper is that it may be seen in that it symbolizes a sacrificial meal. Now, notice I put it symbolizes a sacrificial meal. So once again, it's important for you to understand, I did not say that the Lord's Supper was a sacrifice, nor did I say that it was a sacrificial meal in and of itself.
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I said it symbolized a sacrificial meal. Why can I not say that it is a sacrifice? Well, if you'll look in your Bibles to Hebrews chapter 9, you will understand why. I hit upon this point last week in the introduction. I used a different verse, but I want to show you once again that there is only one sacrifice, and that was the sacrifice of Christ on the cross. So in Hebrews chapter 9, look in verse 26.
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"For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself." Note that Christ came to put away sin, how? By the sacrifice of himself.
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Now look in verse 28. "So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation." So how many times does Christ have to offer Himself to complete salvation? Once. Once for all. Look in Hebrews 10, verse 11. "And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins."
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So this is referring to the Levitical priesthood. Now verse 12. "But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God." Now, how many times did Christ have to sacrifice Himself? Again, the Scripture says, once for all.
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Now, I did not say the Lord's Supper was a sacrificial meal. I said it symbolized a sacrificial meal.
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Now, in order to understand that concept, we have to refer back to the Old Testament. Because in the Old Testament, when there was a sacrifice given, a portion of that sacrifice went to God on the altar. A portion of it went to the priest. And a portion was reserved to the people for themselves. So it was the priest and the people and God who ate of the sacrifice. Why? Because it was symbolical of teaching that we have fellowship with God. Now, I want you to look in your Bibles, in the Old Testament, to the book of Exodus 24. Exodus 24, and let's begin reading there with verse 4, just to show you this concept. Exodus 24 verse 4, "And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel. And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD."
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So now there's a sacrifice, "And Moses took half of the blood, and put it in basons; and half of the blood he sprinkled on the altar. And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that the LORD hath said will we do, and be obedient. And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which the LORD hath made with you concerning all these words. Then went up Moses, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel: And they saw the God of Israel: and there was under his feet as it were a paved work of a sapphire stone, and as it were the body of heaven in his clearness. And upon the nobles of the children of Israel he laid not his hand: also they saw God, and did eat and drink." What were they doing? Once the sacrifice was given, it was a symbol that they were fellowshipping with God.
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Look in the book of Leviticus chapter 3. I want to take the time for this one because there's a couple of points I want to make from this section. Leviticus chapter three. Notice if you would with verse one. We're talking about a sacrifice, "And if his oblation be a sacrifice of peace offering, if he offer it of the herd; whether it be a male or female, he shall offer it without blemish before the LORD."
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Now watch carefully, "And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about. And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is on them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. And Aaron's sons shall burn it on the altar upon the burnt sacrifice, which is upon the wood that is on the fire: it is an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD. And if his offering for a sacrifice of peace offering unto the LORD be of the flock; male or female, he shall offer it without blemish. If he offer a lamb for his offering, then shall he offer it before the LORD. And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar."
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"And he shall offer of the sacrifice of the peace offering an offering made by fire unto the LORD; the fat thereof, and the whole rump, it shall he take off hard by the backbone; and the fat that covereth the inwards, and all the fat that is upon the inwards, And the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, which is by the flanks, and the caul above the liver, with the kidneys, it shall he take away. And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: it is the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD." I read this passage just merely for two reasons. Number one, to show you the Lord's portion in this sacrifice. And then there is another reason why I read it, which you shall see in just a moment.
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But I want you to understand he's talking about a meal, and here's a meal in which the Lord symbolically partakes. If you will look in Leviticus 19, at verses 5 and 6. Leviticus 19 verses 5 and 6. Notice if you would what the scripture says. "And if ye offer a sacrifice of peace offerings unto the LORD, ye shall offer it at your own will. It shall be eaten the same day ye offer it, and on the morrow: and if ought remain until the third day, it shall be burnt in the fire."
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Now, what does God say? God is saying here that the people have a portion in this sacrifice as well, and they've got two days to eat what is given to them. The third day, whatever's left should be burnt in the fire. So we can see that God has a portion in this, the people have a portion in this, and so does the priest. Look in Deuteronomy 27 and verse 7. Deuteronomy 27 and verse 7.
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Note what the Bible says. "And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God." Note, if you would please, they can eat of the offerings or eat of the sacrifices. As you turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 10, may I remind you of Numbers 25. You don't have to turn to Numbers 25, but you remember the children of Israel got in trouble because they ate of the sacrifices of the heathen there in Numbers 25, and God killed them. Why? Because they were fellowshipping with the devils of the heathen. Because to eat a sacrificial meal is symbolical of fellowshipping with whomever you eat. Now, look in 1 Corinthians 10 and you will understand once again what the Apostle Paul meant when he said this. 1 Corinthians 10, notice if you would, verse 16.
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He says, "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ? For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread." So he's saying here is a fellowship meal, and if you'll skip down to verse 20, "But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to devils, and not to God: and I would not that ye should have fellowship with devils." And then he says, "Ye cannot drink the cup of the Lord, and the cup of devils: ye cannot be partakers of the Lord's table, and of the table of devils."
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Now you understand that why when you offered a sacrifice in the Old Testament, it was a portion went to the God, a portion went to the priest, and a portion went to the people. Now, let me explain it like this. When I say that the Lord's Supper is symbolical of a sacrificial meal, you must understand, first and foremost, and I'm sure that everyone in this room knows this, that all of the Old Testament sacrifices were pictorial and emblematical of Jesus Christ and His sacrifice. Every lamb that was slain in the Old Testament was just a picture and type of Christ.
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That's why the Bible says in 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 24, he talked about this bread, which represents his body was broken for you. So as his body was broken for us, so his blood was shed for us. Now, you remember, I read Leviticus 3. The people did have a part in the sacrifice. The people did not apply the blood to the altar, but they did have a part in the sacrifice. The man who brought the sacrifice had to do what first? He had to lay his hand upon the head of his sacrifice. Why? It was identification. What the man is saying when he lays his hand upon the head of that animal is, I am identifying myself with this animal. I should be the one dying, but I have brought a substitute. This animal is going to die in my place. Do you know the second thing the man who brought the sacrifice did? He killed it. That's what the Bible says in Leviticus 3.
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He slew it with a knife there. Then the priest took it and applied the blood. But it was the man who laid his hand upon the head of the animal that actually slew that animal. Why? I know that you know the answer to this, but I'm going to show you the clearest passage of Scripture. Look in your Bibles to Isaiah 53, and let's begin reading there with verse 4. Isaiah 53 and verse 4. Here is the clearest picture why the man who brought the sacrifice killed the sacrifice. Notice Isaiah 53 and begin there, if you would please, reading with verse 4. Isaiah 53, verse 4.
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The Bible says, "Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted."
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Now watch, "But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all."
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Now let me ask you the question. Why did the man kill the sacrifice? Because he realized it was his sins that demanded the death of that sacrifice. It was his wickedness that brought to pass the necessity for that sacrifice. And so, here is a picture of our sins being imputed and laid upon the great sacrifice, the Lord Jesus Christ. You see, the reason I said that the Lord's Supper is symbolical of a sacrificial meal is because, just like in the Old Testament, where that Old Testament saint was uniquely and particularly identified with his sacrifice, so we are uniquely and particularly identified with Jesus Christ. And it was not just that our sins demanded his satisfaction. As you read through the Bible, we find out that his death was our death, his burial was our burial, and his resurrection, our resurrection. If you look in your Bibles to the book of Romans chapter 6, I'm just showing you how uniquely bound up in the sacrifice of Christ are all of God's people. Look in Romans chapter 6.
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Notice the beginning there with verse 3. Romans 6 verse 3. "Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."
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Then if you will turn to Ephesians chapter 2. And look at verse 5. Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 5. Here's an interesting verse. Ephesians 2 and verse 5. The Bible says, "Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus." Now, I want you to note what the scripture says.
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We were buried with him. We died with him. We were raised in him. We ascended with him. We're seated with him in heavenly places. All I'm trying to show you is this, folks, just like that Old Testament saint, just like his life was uniquely and particularly bound up in that of the sacrifice, so our lives are uniquely and particularly bound up in the sacrifice of Jesus Christ.
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So that is why, first and foremost, the Lord's Supper symbolizes a sacrificial meal. Secondly, the Lord's Supper also symbolizes and teaches us that it is a covenantal meal. It is a covenantal meal. You must remember that the Lord's Supper was instituted in the context of the Passover. You remember it came time for the Passover lamb to die. Now, the Passover was not just simply a ritual or a ceremony. The Passover also was a meal. Now, without me asking you to turn back to a lot of scriptures, I'm sure that everyone here remembers that the Passover was instituted to memorialize Israel's deliverance from Egypt. You remember how that God had said that the firstborn of every family was going to die.
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Well, what did those Hebrews have to do? They had to put the blood of the Lamb over their doorposts, and God said, when I see the blood, I'll pass over you. So here was the Passover where God spared His people, but He judged His enemies. So, in one sense of the word, the Passover in the Old Testament was a picture and a type of the salvation that we have in Jesus Christ. So just like Israel was delivered out of the bondage of Egypt and brought into the glorious liberty and freedom of their God, so likewise we who are in the true sacrifice and the true Passover are brought out of bondage to sin and we're delivered to the freedom of the Lord Jesus Christ.
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Now, let me show you something else in the Bible. I want you to understand that covenants in the Bible were usually confirmed with a covenantal meal. That is, the parties who made and entered into the covenant ate together. Look in your Bibles to Genesis chapter 26. Genesis 26, and let's begin reading there with verse 26. This should give you an understanding of why the Lord's Supper is so important. It not only symbolizes a sacrificial meal, but also a covenantal meal. In Genesis 26, beginning with verse 26, "Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath one of his friends, and Phichol the chief captain of his army."
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"And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD."
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"And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace." What did they do after they made the covenant? They ate a covenantal meal together. Look in Genesis 31. Genesis 31, beginning there with verse 43. You know the story. Genesis 31 and verse 43.
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of how Jacob has escaped from Laban with his daughters. And, of course, Laban follows hard after him. Genesis 31, beginning there with verse 43, "And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed; And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another."
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"If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee. And Laban said to Jacob, Behold this heap, and behold this pillar, which I have cast betwixt me and thee; This heap be witness, and this pillar be witness, that I will not pass over this heap to thee, and that thou shalt not pass over this heap and this pillar unto me, for harm. The God of Abraham, and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge betwixt us. And Jacob sware by the fear of his father Isaac. Then Jacob offered sacrifice upon the mount, and called his brethren to eat bread: and they did eat bread, and tarried all night in the mount."
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So what happened after they made a covenant? Well, they celebrated it with a covenantal meal. One other quick passage. If you look in 2 Samuel 3 and verse 20. 2 Samuel 3 and verse 20. Here's just another illustration after a covenant. There was indeed a covenantal meal. 2 Samuel 3 and verse 20. Abner and David have made a covenant together. Without me going into all the details. "So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast." And then, of course, David, Abner tells David what he's going to do and David tells Abner what he's going to do and he sends him away. So after every covenant, there is a covenantal meal. Now, let me just tell you, the new covenant is no exception.
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Do you remember in Jeremiah 31? There God said he's going to enter into a new covenant. Not according to the covenant that he made with the fathers, which that covenant was written in stone. But in Jeremiah 31, God says he's going to enter into a new covenant and the law is going to be written upon our hearts. Now, if you'll turn in your Bibles to the book of Hebrews chapter 8, you'll see this quoted from Jeremiah 31. Look at Hebrews chapter 8 and let's begin reading there with verse 6 to show you this new covenant. Hebrews chapter 8, verse 6. Note what he says. "But now hath he obtained a more excellent ministry, by how much also he is the mediator of a better covenant, which was established upon better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, then should no place have been sought for the second. For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord."
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"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest."
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"For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more." Now, if you look in chapter 9, beginning there with verse 15, Hebrews 9 verse 15, "And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator." And then he goes on down, if you'll look in verse 22, he says, "And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission." So he's talking about now this new covenant. Now, if you will look in your Bibles, please turn to Matthew 26, I don't want to have to go through all these verses in the New Testament, but I want you to look at Matthew 26 and let's begin with verse 26 and see what our Lord says as he institutes the Lord's Supper.
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Notice Matthew 26 and verse 26. "And as they were eating," so he's remember now he's doing this in the context of the Passover meal. "And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it."
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"For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." What is he doing? There is a new covenant. There is a covenantal meal. If you would look in Mark 14 and verse 24. Mark 14, verse 24. Look at what he says. "And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many." He says the same thing in Luke 22 and verse 20. "This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you." If you will look in 1 Corinthians chapter 11 and verse 25. 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 25. "After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood."
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So, the significance then of the Lord's Supper, listen carefully, it's not just simply that it symbolizes a sacrificial meal, which it does, which shows that our fellowship is with God the Father, through the Lord Jesus Christ. It is also a covenantal meal, and when we partake of the Lord's Supper, we are basically, symbolically, reliving and renewing that covenant, and at the same time, pledging ourselves afresh and anew, and all of our loyalty to Jesus Christ. In other words, the Lord's Supper as a covenantal meal reminds us that we are a covenantal people. That we are in covenant with God the Father, with God the Son, with God the Holy Spirit, and with each other. So, the Lord's Supper then is not only symbolical of a sacrificial meal. It also teaches us it is a covenantal meal. Thirdly, a memorial meal.
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Look in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians 11, verses 24 and 25. Look what our Lord says. "And when he had given thanks, he brake it, and said, Take, eat: this is my body, which is broken for you."
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Now, note this last statement. "This do in remembrance of me." Look in verse 25, "After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood: this do ye, as oft as ye drink it, in remembrance of me." So it is a memorial meal as well. The word remembrance is the Greek word anamnesis, which literally indicates a remembering, a recollection, or a calling to mind. Now note what he said, "This do in remembrance of me." So the Lord's Supper then is a memorial meal in that it is to call to mind and calls us to remember the person of Jesus Christ.
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Now let me just stop right here and explain something. As a memorial meal, we are to remember the entire and complete person of Christ, not just one aspect of His life. But we are to remember who He was, His birth, His life, His miracles, His suffering, His death, His resurrection, His ascension, or you could say His humiliation, His glorification. We remember everything about Him. You know, the Bible says in 1 Timothy chapter 3 and verse 16.
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"And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory." So when we remember the person of Jesus Christ, we remember who He was and what He was. He was the God-Man. That means, as a memorial meal, we concentrate not just on the fact that it is symbolized by a sacrificial meal and a covenantal meal, but it is a memorial meal in that we remember Him. Everything about Him.
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Now, let me show you the importance of this by asking you a question. Listen carefully. Please don't answer out loud. Put an answer in your mind. Which was more important? The blood that Jesus Christ shed at his circumcision or the blood that he shed on the cross? Which is the most important? Or which would be more important? The obvious answer that most people are going to say is his blood on the cross because that's where he forgave me my sins. I mean, that's what covered my sins. It's that blood that's more important than the other. Well, I'm thankful for the blood on the cross.
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I want you to understand that. But do you understand that it was his life that gave the blood that he shed on the cross its merits and its value? What am I talking about? You remember Galatians 4, verses 4 and 5? Let me just quote it. Listen to this now. "But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." If Jesus Christ had not come and kept the law of God perfectly and personally and perpetually, what about the blood that was shed on the cross? You see, it was his life that gave the merits to the shed blood. He had a life of obedience.
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Let me put it to you this way. We did not just simply need forgiveness for our sins. We did need that. That is true. But more than that, we needed a positive righteousness. I've asked you this question before, I'm going to ask it to you again. Suppose that Jesus Christ came and died and gave you only forgiveness of your sins. Would that get you into the presence of God? The answer is no. It might keep you out of hell, but it wouldn't get you in the presence of God. Because to get in the presence of God the Father, you need more than forgiveness of sins. You need a perfect righteousness. And that's what Jesus Christ did when he came and was made of a woman and made under the law. He worked out, he earned, he merited a perfect righteousness by being perfectly obedient to every aspect of the law, including circumcision. And the blood that was shed at his circumcision was just as important as the blood that he shed on the cross. That's why the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5 and verse 21, listen now, "For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him."
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So what did God do? He took our sins and imputed them to Christ. And then he took the righteousness that Christ earned and imputed that righteousness to us so that we're not only forgiven, we now have a positive righteousness. So then as a memorial meal, we remember the totality of his person. Fourthly, it is a commemorative meal. A commemorative meal. Now I'm going to grant you that a commemorative meal and a memorial meal are closely related and have some overlapping similarities, yet there is a distinction. A memorial meal remembers the whole. A commemorative meal commemorates an aspect of his work.
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For instance, you don't have to turn there, but in Matthew 26 and verse 28, he talks about the shedding of his blood and he says, "which is shed for many." In Mark 14 and verse 24, once again he says, talking about his blood, "which was shed for many." And then in Luke 22 and verse 20, he says, "which is shed for you." In other words, the commemorative aspect focuses.
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Upon a certain work that the Lord completed and performed. Now, let me show you, I'm going to show you the scripture in just a moment. But do you remember in Egypt, God said the death angel was going to pass over every house in Egypt. And the firstborn of everyone was going to die. And the only way that there was an escape was if blood was on the doorposts. So those who believed God slew a lamb and put the blood on the doorposts. And when the death angel came and he saw the blood, he passed over that house. For those who did not believe and did not put the blood, they lost their firstborn.
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I told you earlier, and I want you to turn in your Bibles to 1 Corinthians chapter 5, but I told you earlier that all the lambs that were slain during that eventful night were typical of the Lord Jesus Christ. It was not just all the lambs that were slain in Egypt that night, but all the lambs also that were slain thereafter that were typical of our Lord. But in 1 Corinthians chapter 5, I want to call your attention, if you would please, to verse 7.
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Look what the scripture says. "Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us." So who is the true Passover lamb? Jesus Christ. And when you call the Lord's Supper a commemorative meal, it is commemorating that particular aspect or that particular work of the Lord's redemption. That's why the Bible says in John 8 and verse 36, "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed." So the Lord's Supper then commemorates the death of Jesus Christ and points Him as the true and the real Passover that delivered us not just from Egypt, but from our sins and from death.
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and from Satan into everlasting life. So it is symbolically a sacrificial meal. It is a covenantal meal. It is a memorial meal. It is a commemorative meal. And fifthly, it is a communion meal. Without turning to all the scriptures, since you're in 1 Corinthians, look there at chapter 10 again, 1 Corinthians chapter 10. But as you turn to 1 Corinthians 10 and Mark 14 and verse 22, our Lord says, "Take, eat." And Mark 14, 23, they drank all of it. Now, in 1 Corinthians 10 and verse 16, "The cup of blessing which we bless, is it not the communion of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, is it not the communion of the body of Christ?"
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Now, I'm not going to tarry here because I emphasized this last week. But it is a communion meal which is indicative of the fact that, number one, we commune with Christ. By the way, I hope you know that the scripture teaches in Colossians 3 and verse 4 that Christ is our life. We have no life apart from him. You remember what he said in John 15, "I am the vine, ye are the branches." Can a branch exist without the vine? No. No. Our life is bound up in Christ. John 6, which I covered last week, I'm not going to go over again, shows how we feed upon Christ and are nourished by him. But also, it is a communion meal, not in the sense that we just commune with Christ, but we also commune with the brethren. If we are believers, we have fellowship one with another. We are believers in Christ.
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Now, here's what the Bible says in Ephesians 5 in verse 30. Listen carefully. "For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones."
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Now, the interesting thing is, in the context, he's talking about the husband and wife relationship. And then he says this, "For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones." And then you get to verse 32, and Paul says, "This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church." So what is he saying? He's saying we're not only members of Christ, we're members of one another. And as we fellowship with Christ, we are fellowshipping with Him. We are acknowledging in this communion meal, we are acknowledging that the true, real, genuine fellowship is based only upon Christ and found only in Christ.
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Let me ask you a question. Why is it we get along so well together? Just think about this. I don't have any problems with any of you and I hope you don't have any problems with any of me. But just stop and think about that. We fellowship together. We get along. We not only love each other, we like each other. Why? Well, you know what the Bible says in 1 John 1 and verse 7, "But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin." The only reason we can get along with each other and like each other and love each other is because of Christ.
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So it is a communion meal. As we fellowship with him and fellowship with each other. Six. It is a celebrational meal. It is a celebrational meal. The Lord took the bread and what did he do? He gave thanks. He took the cup and what did he do? He gave thanks. What does one do when he celebrates? He praises, he honors, he rejoices, he exalts.
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Now, usually a celebration is carried on in a public manner. Thus, when we celebrate the Lord's Supper, we are publicly honoring and worshiping and praising him and rejoicing in him. You remember what our Lord told those Pharisees in John 8 in verse 56. He said, "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad." Well, how did Abraham see the day of Christ? Only by faith, through the promises and through the prophecies. My question is this. If Abraham, through the promises and through the prophecies, saw Christ's day and rejoiced, how much more should we rejoice who have the fulfillment of those promises and the fulfillment of those prophecies?
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We no longer have pictures. We now have the reality. We no longer have symbols. We have reality. The reality is in Christ Jesus and what the Lord's Supper does is it celebrates the gift of Christ. That's why the Apostle Paul in 2 Corinthians 9 and verse 15 said, "Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift." And he was referring to Jesus Christ. It is a celebrational meal. Now, look in 1 Corinthians 11 in verse 26. For seventhly, it is a pictorial meal. Look in 1 Corinthians 11 in verse 26. Look at what our Lord says. "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come." You do show the Lord's death till he comes. So it is a pictorial meal. You do show the Lord's death till he comes. So the Lord's Supper then is designed to show and to teach something. It's designed to show and to teach the Lord's death. It is to be a proper picture of the Lord's death.
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In order to be a proper picture, you must have the proper symbols and it must be done in the proper way. So the Lord's Supper then is designed to show a picture of the death of Christ, His shed blood, His broken body. So that when anyone sees or observes the Lord's Supper, what should he see? What should he observe? He should see and observe pictorially, the death of Jesus Christ.
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So it is not only a celebrational meal, it is a pictorial meal. Next, I only have two more points, hang in there with me, it is a symbolical meal. When I refer to the Lord's Supper as a symbolical meal, what do I mean? I mean it is a symbol of His presence. It is His supper. He is the host. He is the head. But He is present with us only symbolically and spiritually.
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Look in your Bibles to John chapter 14. John chapter 14. And what our Lord told His disciples. John 14 and verse 18. John 14 verse 18, what did our Lord say? "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you. Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also." Skip down to verse 22. "Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world? Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." Now how does Christ and how does the Father come to us? Spiritually in the person and power of the Holy Spirit, symbolically in the Lord's Supper only as we perceive Him by faith alone.
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Now let me be very explicit. It's why I'm saying the Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal. In emphasizing the Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal, I am denying the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. Where the Roman Catholics teach that the bread and the wine become the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. They say their mystical rite turns it into the real blood and the real flesh of Jesus Christ. Well, I'm denying that. I'm saying that no, transubstantiation is not in the Word of God. That does not happen. They do not have mystical and magical powers. So when I say that it is a symbolical meal, I am saying that Christ is with us symbolically, He is with us spiritually, but He is not actually with us physically. Also, by saying it is a symbolical meal, I am denying the Lutheran doctrine of consubstantiation, which teaches that Christ comes with and in and around the elements. No, he does not come with, in, and around the elements. I do not deny that Christ is present spiritually, really, and symbolically, but he is not present physically, and the elements do not become his actual blood and body.
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Christ is seated at the right hand of God. So when we say that the Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal, it is in contradistinction to the Catholics and the Lutherans who teach otherwise. So, it is a celebrational meal, it is a pictorial meal, it is a symbolical meal, and finally, it is an eschatological meal. E-S-C-H-A-T-O-L-O-G-I-C-A-L. Eschatological.
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Look in 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 26. Look at what our Lord said. This is amazing to me. 1 Corinthians 11, verse 26. He says, "For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death." What's the last three words? "Till he come." Till he come. Eschatos is the Greek word for last. Eschatology is the doctrine of last things. It deals with death, judgment, and the return of Christ. So amazingly, the Lord's Supper not only looks backward to what Christ has done, it also looks forward to what Christ will do. He is returning. He is coming back. I want to just show you two passages. Look in your Bibles to Acts 1 and then 2 Thessalonians 1. He said you do show the Lord's death till he come. So let's look in your Bibles to Acts 1 and notice verse 9. Acts 1 and verse 9. Look what the angel told the disciples. Acts 1 verse 9, "And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight."
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This is the ascension. This is when Christ ascends to the Father. So a cloud received him out of their sight. Verse 10, "And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven." What is he saying? He's saying he went up bodily, literally, and visibly, and he's coming back bodily, literally, and visibly. And if you look in your Bibles to 2 Thessalonians chapter 1, you're going to find out what is going to happen when he does come back literally, visibly, and bodily. Notice, if you would, 2 Thessalonians chapter 1, beginning there with verse 7. 2 Thessalonians 1 and verse 7.
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He says this, "And to you who are troubled rest with us, when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven with his mighty angels, In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power; When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day."
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So the past and the present and the future are all bound up in Jesus Christ. Why? Because in all things He must have the preeminence. And when we observe the Lord's table, we're not just pointing backward, we're also pointing forward. For He said, you do show this, my death, till I come. So His return then will be just as glorious and personal and real and visible as His ascension. And by the way, when He comes back, His return will end the need for all symbols and all signs because we will have Him.
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And let me put it like this. He will come back to the consolation of His friends and to the consternation of His enemies. Because when He returns, we who believe will admire Him and glorify Him and worship Him. But when he comes back, he'll come back in flaming fire, taking vengeance on them that know not God and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. So it is an eschatological meal. It shows the Lord's death till he comes. You know, it is said that when the Israelites observed the Passover, they always had one extra cup of wine that was set aside for the Messiah. Because he could come and bring his deliverance at any time. When we observe the Lord's Supper, what we are saying is this, the Messiah has already come. He has instituted this supper.
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It is held in His honor and His glory. And we're doing this till He come again.
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Now let me make just two quick applications. The first one is this. The significance of the Lord's Supper is monumental. And it should be grasped in some degree by each believer. The very fact that there are numerous names and the very fact that there are kinds of meals that are tied up and inherent in the Lord's Supper should demonstrate its importance and encourage us to comprehend its implications. Secondly, a proper understanding of the Lord's Supper should encourage each saint to stand fast and to stand firm for the faith that was once delivered unto the saints. You know what the Lord's Supper is telling us? And you know what the Lord's Supper is telling everybody else?
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Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. He is salvation. There is salvation in no other. In this day of multiculturalism and pluralism, when everybody's trying to say that all religions are equal, no, the Lord's Supper stands out and says, no, they are not equal. Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone is salvation. And when we observe the Lord's table, we're saying that everything is bound up in Him. Past, present and future, life and death, salvation, condemnation, all is found up in Him. Let's pray. Father, we're so thankful for the Word of God and the teaching, Lord, that we have found in Thy Word. I pray that You would indeed help us to grasp the real significance of the Lord's table. May we remember what all is bound up in it. May we see how glorious Christ is, how wonderful His salvation.
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And may we celebrate it and glorify Thee in every area of our lives. In the name of Jesus Christ, we ask and pray. Amen.
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The Lord's Supper - Part 2

John Weaver | Freedom Ministries

John Weaver explains the significance of the Lord's Supper by showing it symbolizes multiple types of meals: sacrificial, covenantal, memorial, commemorative, communion, celebrational, pictorial, symbolical, and eschatological. He emphasizes that it is not a re-sacrifice but points to Christ's once-for-all death, and it looks forward to His return.

Opening

1 Corinthians 11, and we're going to begin with verse 20. We started last week a series on the Lord's Supper. We're continuing with that. So 1 Corinthians 11, verse 20, the Apostle Paul says,

Scripture Reading — 1 Corinthians 11:20-34

"When you come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's Supper."

And I'll explain that verse in the context later on.

Scripture Reading — 1 Corinthians 11:20-34

"For in eating, everyone taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. What? Have you not houses to eat and to drink in?"

Introduction and Review

Weaver reviews the previous week's introduction to the Lord's Supper as a sovereign and gospel ordinance, listing its biblical names.

The Lord's Supper as a Symbolic Sacrificial Meal

The Lord's Supper symbolizes a sacrificial meal, not a re-sacrifice, pointing to Christ's once-for-all sacrifice and our identification with Him.

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 9:26

"For then must he often have suffered since the foundation of the world: but now once in the end of the world hath he appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself."

Note that Christ came to put away sin, how? By the sacrifice of himself.

Now look in verse 28.

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 9:28

"So Christ was once offered to bear the sins of many; and unto them that look for him shall he appear the second time without sin unto salvation."

Scripture Reading — Deuteronomy 27:7

"And thou shalt offer peace offerings, and shalt eat there, and rejoice before the LORD thy God."

Notice the beginning there with verse 3. Romans 6 verse 3.

Scripture Reading — Romans 6:3-6

"Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life. For if we have been planted together in the likeness of his death, we shall be also in the likeness of his resurrection: Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin."

Then if you will turn to Ephesians chapter 2. And look at verse 5. Ephesians chapter 2 and verse 5. Here's an interesting verse. Ephesians 2 and verse 5. The Bible says,

Scripture Reading — Ephesians 2:5-6

"Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;) And hath raised us up together, and made us sit together in heavenly places in Christ Jesus."

The Lord's Supper as a Covenantal Meal

The Lord's Supper is a covenantal meal, confirming the new covenant in Christ's blood, and renewing our pledge of loyalty to Him.

Scripture Reading — Genesis 26:26-31

"And Isaac said unto them, Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me, and have sent me away from you? And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee; That thou wilt do us no hurt, as we have not touched thee, and as we have done unto thee nothing but good, and have sent thee away in peace: thou art now the blessed of the LORD." "And he made them a feast, and they did eat and drink. And they rose up betimes in the morning, and sware one to another: and Isaac sent them away, and they departed from him in peace."

What did they do after they made the covenant? They ate a covenantal meal together. Look in Genesis 31. Genesis 31, beginning there with verse 43. You know the story. Genesis 31 and verse 43.

of how Jacob has escaped from Laban with his daughters. And, of course, Laban follows hard after him. Genesis 31, beginning there with verse 43,

Scripture Reading — Genesis 31:43-54

"And Laban answered and said unto Jacob, These daughters are my daughters, and these children are my children, and these cattle are my cattle, and all that thou seest is mine: and what can I do this day unto these my daughters, or unto their children which they have born? Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee. And Jacob took a stone, and set it up for a pillar. And Jacob said unto his brethren, Gather stones; and they took stones, and made an heap: and they did eat there upon the heap. And Laban called it Jegar-sahadutha: but Jacob called it Galeed. And Laban said, This heap is a witness between me and thee this day. Therefore was the name of it called Galeed; And Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another."

Scripture Reading — 2 Samuel 3:20

"So Abner came to David to Hebron, and twenty men with him. And David made Abner and the men that were with him a feast."

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 8:6-12

"For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest." "For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more."

Now, if you look in chapter 9, beginning there with verse 15, Hebrews 9 verse 15,

Scripture Reading — Hebrews 8:6-12

"And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance. For where a testament is, there must also of necessity be the death of the testator."

Notice Matthew 26 and verse 26.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"And as they were eating,"

so he's remember now he's doing this in the context of the Passover meal.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it, and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body. And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it." "For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins."

What is he doing? There is a new covenant. There is a covenantal meal. If you would look in Mark 14 and verse 24. Mark 14, verse 24. Look at what he says.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"And he said unto them, This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many."

He says the same thing in Luke 22 and verse 20.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"This cup is the new testament in my blood, which is shed for you."

If you will look in 1 Corinthians chapter 11 and verse 25. 1 Corinthians 11 and verse 25.

Scripture Reading — Matthew 26:26-28

"After the same manner also he took the cup, when he had supped, saying, This cup is the new testament in my blood."

The Lord's Supper as a Memorial Meal

The Lord's Supper is a memorial meal, calling us to remember the entire person and work of Christ, not just one aspect.

The Lord's Supper as a Commemorative Meal

The Lord's Supper commemorates Christ's death as the true Passover Lamb who delivers us from sin and death.

Scripture Reading — 1 Corinthians 5:7

"Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us."

The Lord's Supper as a Communion Meal

The Lord's Supper is a communion meal, signifying our fellowship with Christ and with one another as members of His body.

The Lord's Supper as a Celebrational Meal

The Lord's Supper is a celebrational meal, publicly honoring and rejoicing in Christ, the fulfillment of Old Testament promises.

The Lord's Supper as a Pictorial Meal

The Lord's Supper is a pictorial meal, showing forth the Lord's death through proper symbols until He comes.

The Lord's Supper as a Symbolical Meal

The Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal, representing Christ's spiritual presence, denying transubstantiation and consubstantiation.

The Lord's Supper as an Eschatological Meal

The Lord's Supper is an eschatological meal, looking forward to Christ's literal, visible return to judge and to be glorified in His saints.

This is the ascension. This is when Christ ascends to the Father. So a cloud received him out of their sight. Verse 10,

Scripture Reading — Acts 1:9-11

"And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel; Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven."

It is held in His honor and His glory. And we're doing this till He come again.

Applications

Believers should grasp the monumental significance of the Lord's Supper and stand firm in the exclusivity of Christ for salvation.

The Lord's Supper - Part 2

John Weaver | SermonAudio

Lecture Metadata	Details
Speaker	John Weaver
Source	SermonAudio
Media ID	41106221634
Subject	Church Government
Course	Church Order: Worship, Sacraments, and the Lord's Supper
Genre	Sermon
Date	2006-01-29
Dictation Name
Book	Book 041: The Lord's Supper — Chapter 2
Source Timed Segments	77

Lecture Guide

Outline

Introduction and Review: Weaver reviews the previous week's introduction to the Lord's Supper as a sovereign and gospel ordinance, listing its biblical names.
The Lord's Supper as a Symbolic Sacrificial Meal: The Lord's Supper symbolizes a sacrificial meal, not a re-sacrifice, pointing to Christ's once-for-all sacrifice and our identification with Him.
The Lord's Supper as a Covenantal Meal: The Lord's Supper is a covenantal meal, confirming the new covenant in Christ's blood, and renewing our pledge of loyalty to Him.
The Lord's Supper as a Memorial Meal: The Lord's Supper is a memorial meal, calling us to remember the entire person and work of Christ, not just one aspect.
The Lord's Supper as a Commemorative Meal: The Lord's Supper commemorates Christ's death as the true Passover Lamb who delivers us from sin and death.
The Lord's Supper as a Communion Meal: The Lord's Supper is a communion meal, signifying our fellowship with Christ and with one another as members of His body.
The Lord's Supper as a Celebrational Meal: The Lord's Supper is a celebrational meal, publicly honoring and rejoicing in Christ, the fulfillment of Old Testament promises.
The Lord's Supper as a Pictorial Meal: The Lord's Supper is a pictorial meal, showing forth the Lord's death through proper symbols until He comes.
The Lord's Supper as a Symbolical Meal: The Lord's Supper is a symbolical meal, representing Christ's spiritual presence, denying transubstantiation and consubstantiation.
The Lord's Supper as an Eschatological Meal: The Lord's Supper is an eschatological meal, looking forward to Christ's literal, visible return to judge and to be glorified in His saints.
Applications: Believers should grasp the monumental significance of the Lord's Supper and stand firm in the exclusivity of Christ for salvation.

Major Themes

Key Arguments

The Lord's Supper is not a sacrifice but symbolizes one

Weaver argues that Christ's sacrifice was once for all, so the Lord's Supper cannot be a re-sacrifice; it only symbolizes the sacrificial meal of the Old Testament.

He says, 'I did not say that the Lord's Supper was a sacrifice, nor did I say that it was a sacrificial meal in and of itself. I said it symbolized a sacrificial meal.'

Old Testament sacrifices prefigured Christ and involved identification

The worshiper laid hands on the sacrifice, identifying with it, and killed it, showing that his sins demanded death; this prefigures our identification with Christ's death.

Weaver explains Leviticus 3 and Isaiah 53:4-6, then connects to Romans 6 and Ephesians 2.

Covenants in the Bible were confirmed with a meal

Weaver shows from Genesis 26, 31, and 2 Samuel 3 that covenants were celebrated with a meal, and the new covenant is no exception, confirmed by the Lord's Supper.

He cites Genesis 26:26-31, Genesis 31:43-54, and 2 Samuel 3:20, then connects to the new covenant in Hebrews 8 and the Lord's Supper.

The Lord's Supper remembers Christ's entire person, including His active obedience

Weaver argues that Christ's life of perfect obedience, including His circumcision, was necessary to provide a positive righteousness, not just forgiveness.

He says, 'If Jesus Christ had not come and kept the law of God perfectly... what about the blood that was shed on the cross? It was his life that gave the merits to the shed blood.'

The Lord's Supper is a pictorial proclamation of Christ's death

Weaver argues that 1 Corinthians 11:26 shows the Supper is designed to 'show' or proclaim the Lord's death visually through proper symbols.

He says, 'So the Lord's Supper then is designed to show and to teach something. It's designed to show and to teach the Lord's death.'

Christ is spiritually present, not physically, in the Supper

Weaver denies transubstantiation and consubstantiation, affirming Christ's symbolic and spiritual presence, not a physical one.

He says, 'I am denying the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation... I am denying the Lutheran doctrine of consubstantiation... Christ is with us symbolically, He is with us spiritually, but He is not actually with us physically.'

The Lord's Supper points to Christ's literal, visible return

Weaver argues that 'till he come' in 1 Corinthians 11:26 indicates an eschatological focus, confirmed by Acts 1 and 2 Thessalonians 1.

He says, 'So amazingly, the Lord's Supper not only looks backward to what Christ has done, it also looks forward to what Christ will do. He is returning.'

The Lord's Supper proclaims the exclusivity of Christ

Weaver argues that the Supper stands against pluralism by declaring that salvation is only in Jesus Christ.

He says, 'Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone is salvation. And when we observe the Lord's table, we're saying that everything is bound up in Him.'

Scripture References

1 Corinthians 11:20-34: Weaver reads the passage as the primary text for the sermon, covering the institution and proper observance of the Lord's Supper.
Hebrews 9:26: Cited to show Christ appeared once to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, proving the once-for-all nature of His sacrifice.
Hebrews 9:28: Cited to show Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many.
Hebrews 10:11-12: Cited to contrast the repeated Levitical sacrifices with Christ's one sacrifice for sins forever.
Exodus 24:4-11: Cited to illustrate the Old Testament sacrificial meal where the elders ate and drank in God's presence, symbolizing fellowship.
Leviticus 3:1-11: Read to show the peace offering procedure, including the worshiper's identification and the Lord's portion, prefiguring Christ.
Leviticus 19:5-6: Cited to show the people had a portion in the sacrifice and were to eat it within two days.
Deuteronomy 27:7: Cited to show the people were to eat peace offerings and rejoice before the Lord.
1 Corinthians 10:16-21: Cited to show the Lord's Supper as communion with Christ and a warning against fellowship with demons.
Isaiah 53:4-6: Cited to explain why the worshiper killed the sacrifice: his sins demanded the death, prefiguring Christ bearing our iniquities.
Romans 6:3-6: Cited to show believers are baptized into Christ's death, buried and raised with Him, uniquely identified with His sacrifice.
Ephesians 2:5-6: Cited to show believers are quickened, raised, and seated with Christ in heavenly places.
Genesis 26:26-31: Cited as an example of a covenantal meal after making a covenant.
Genesis 31:43-54: Cited as another example of a covenantal meal between Jacob and Laban.
2 Samuel 3:20: Cited as an example of a feast after a covenant between David and Abner.
Hebrews 8:6-12: Cited to show the new covenant promises, including the law written on hearts and forgiveness of sins.
Hebrews 9:15, 22: Cited to show Christ as mediator of the new testament and the necessity of blood for remission.
Matthew 26:26-28: Cited to show Jesus instituting the Lord's Supper and calling the cup 'my blood of the new testament.'
1 Corinthians 5:7: Cited to show Christ as our Passover sacrificed for us.
Acts 1:9-11: Cited to show Christ's ascension and the promise of His literal, visible return.

Historical References

Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation: Weaver denies this doctrine, which teaches the bread and wine become the actual body and blood of Christ.
Lutheran doctrine of consubstantiation: Weaver denies this doctrine, which teaches Christ is present 'with, in, and around' the elements.

Important Quotes

It was his life that gave the blood that he shed on the cross its merits and its value.

Emphasizes the importance of Christ's active obedience and entire life, not just His death, for our salvation.

This do in remembrance of me.

The central command for the memorial aspect, calling believers to remember Christ's person and work.

For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord's death till he come.

Key verse showing the Supper is a pictorial proclamation and has an eschatological focus.

Jesus Christ and Jesus Christ alone is salvation.

The ultimate application: the Lord's Supper proclaims the exclusivity of Christ in a pluralistic age.

Discussion Questions

[Question]

How does understanding the Lord's Supper as a symbolic sacrificial meal deepen your appreciation for Christ's once-for-all sacrifice?

[Context]

Weaver emphasized that the Supper is not a re-sacrifice but points to Christ's finished work.

[Question]

In what ways does the Lord's Supper as a covenantal meal renew your commitment to Christ and to the church?

[Context]

Weaver explained that covenants were confirmed with meals and that the Supper renews our pledge of loyalty.

[Question]

Why is it important to remember the entire person of Christ—His life, obedience, and righteousness—not just His death?

[Context]

Weaver argued that Christ's active obedience was necessary for our positive righteousness.

[Question]

How does the Lord's Supper as a communion meal affect your relationships with other believers?

[Context]

Weaver said we are members of one another and fellowship is based on Christ.

[Question]

What does it mean to 'show the Lord's death' in the Lord's Supper, and how can we do it more faithfully?

[Context]

Weaver explained the Supper is a pictorial proclamation of Christ's death.

[Question]

How does the eschatological aspect of the Lord's Supper ('till he come') shape your hope and daily living?

[Context]

Weaver connected the Supper to Christ's literal return and final judgment.

[Question]

How can the Lord's Supper strengthen your witness in a pluralistic culture that denies the exclusivity of Christ?

[Context]

Weaver applied that the Supper proclaims Christ as the only way to salvation.

Applications

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