What happened at the last supper?
“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.” ( Matthew 26:26 ) This is the first of 12 specific references to the “breaking of bread” in the New Testament , each reminding the participants of Christ ’s sacrificial death. Although Paul had not been present at the Last Supper , he had evidently received a special revelation concerning it. “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 [literally, ‘while he was being 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” ( 1 Corinthians 11:23-24 ). Similarly, drinking of the cup recalled to them His shed blood. All of this helped them remember and appreciate the great reality of eternal life imparted to them through His death, for He had said, “Whoso ea...