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• 1869 Dr. Thomas Bramwell Welch
  (physician and dentist) successfully pasteurizes
  Concord grape juice to produce an "unfermented
  sacramental wine" for church services in
  Vineland, N.J.
• His achievement marks the beginning of the
  processed fruit juice industry

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• 1893 Grape juice becomes a national favorite as
  thousands sample it at the Chicago World's Fair
• Dr. Charles E. Welch, son of Welch's founder,
  discontinues his dental practice to give full
  attention to the marketing of grape juice
• All because of Mt.2626-30

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Mt.2626-31 in Context

• 17 Feast of Unleavened Bread (Passover)
• The Passover explained its food and drink (e.g.
  unleavened bread)
• Jesus explains a new and greater deliverance

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Jn.1936 1 Co.57

• No bone broken not a quotation of Ex.1246
• Fulfillment of a type (Jn.129)
• 1 Co.57, He is our Passover
• Eating the Passover identified the Israelite w.
  redemption from Egypt
• This eating and drinking identifies the benefits
  of Jesus sacrifice for those who share His table

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Mt.2618-26

• 18-20
• Unleavened bread was always required in the
  Passover (Ex.1215)
• 21, as they were eating 26a.
• 22-25, exceedingly sorrowful
• 26, as they were eating, Jesus set apart two
  items used in Passover unleavened bread fruit
  of vine

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Blessed it . . . This is My body

• Blessed it
• Lk.2219 and 1 Co.1124
• This is My body
• Transubstantiation?
• Consubstantiation?

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Transubstantiation?

• This is My body
• Since His body remained, they knew the bread was
  literally bread
• Jesus often used symbolic language w. reference
  to Himself
• Jn.635, 48 (52, 60, 66)
• V.29 calls it fruit of the vine, not blood
• 1 Co.1126, bread, not flesh

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Mt.2627-28

• Cup Jn.412 Hb.117 bottle
• This is My blood
• OT blood often means sacrifice
• Mt.2028, life
• OT sacrifices the blood was separated from the
  body
• Jesus separates the body and the blood

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Blood of the new covenant

• Jesus calls it the blood of the new covenant
• His coming death (sacrifice) will establish a new
  covenant between God and man
• Hb.922

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Ex.248

• In making the old covenant, blood was thrown on
  the people
• Only two other places
• 1) consecration of priest, Lv.822-24
• 2) cleansing of leper, Lv.1414, 25
• Implies cleansing from defilement
• Implies consecration to a new life of service to
  God

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Poured out . . . for many

• Poured out
• Violent death recalls Is.5312 (10)
• For many
• Vicarious death
• The one (Christ) makes the sacrifice for the many
  (sinners)
• 1 T.26, all

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For forgiveness of sins

• Je.3131-34
• True forgiveness would come under the new
  covenant through the blood of Christ
• Jesus is the Passover Lamb His death is
  redemptive (Jn.129)
• The expression here explains the Lords role in
  salvation
• Ac.238, mans role

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A prophecy of fellowship (29)

• Jesus words focused on death
• Death usually ends the story
• I will not drinkfruit of the vineuntil I drink
  it new with you

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new with you

• With you fellowship
• The table fellowship that Jesus enjoyed w.
  disciples is coming to an end
• But this fellowship would be renewed in a new and
  superior way
• He does not literally drink now
• Drink fellowship
• In My Fathers kingdom
• Mk.1425 includes new
• Lk.2216, until it is fulfilled . . .

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Mt.2630

• Jews customarily ended the Passover meal w. a
  Psalm
• Usually Ps.115-118

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The purpose of Lords Supper

• Thanksgiving, 1 Co.1016. We bless (give
  thanks)
• Never uses wine in connection w. L.S.
• When Bible describes wine, it is red
• The color reminds us of blood
• 1 Macc. 634
• Gn. 4911

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2. Communion, 1 Co.1016

• Partaking of this cup recalls our share in
  the benefits of His blood
• 3. Sacrifice, 1 Co.1016 (body)
• Breaking bread can mean a common meal (Ac.246)
  or the Lords supper (Ac.242)
• Jesus would have given thanks at the beginning of
  the meal. Mt.1419
• Here He starts something new it is proper to
  introduce this new observance w. another
  thanksgiving

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4. Fellowship, 1 Co.1017

• ESV Because there is one bread, we, who are
  many are one body.
• Horizontal fellowship
• All believers come to the Table as the Lords
  guests He is the host
• Many fragments, yet one bread
• Many members, yet one body

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5. Memorial, 1 Co.1124-25

• In remembrance of Me all that I have done for
  you and am to you
• Words imply that He would soon be out of sight
  He must not be out of mind
• We are prone to forget
• Jesus did not authorize a costly monument that
  only the rich could afford

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6. Covenant, 1 Co.1125

• Ex.24 . . . 32
• As often as
• Every time they partake, they remember Him and
  renew their covenant w. Him
• 7. Proclamation, 1 Co.1126
• The Lords supper is an acted sermon
  proclaiming His death

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8. Anticipation, 1 Co.1126

• Each time we eat, we silently wish this to be the
  last
• 9. Examination, 1 Co.1128-29
• He does not order one man to test another, but
  each man himself thus making the court a private
  one and the verdict w/o witnesses
  Chrysostom
• 27, how, not who 29

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• Fatigue (often due to lack of sleep), may prevent
  some from discerning His body and blood
• Distractions may hinder others (Lk.2224)
• Inner distractions
  Money problems children hunger plans
• Outer distractions
• Cute babies
• Fight w. spouse (1 Pt. 37)
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