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==PAPER 179: THE LAST SUPPER==

==PAPER 179: THE LAST SUPPER==

179:0.1 During the afternoon of this Thursday, when [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] reminded [[the Master]] about the approaching [[Passover]] and [[inquired]] concerning his [[plans]] for its [[celebration]], he had in [[mind]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_Seder Passover supper] which was due to be eaten on the evening of the next day, Friday. It was the [[custom]] to begin the [[preparations]] for the [[celebration]] of the [[Passover]] not later than noon of the preceding day. And since the [[Jews]] reckoned the day as beginning at sunset, this meant that Saturday's [[Passover]] supper would be eaten on Friday night, sometime before the midnight hour.

179:0.1 During the afternoon of this Thursday, when [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]] reminded [[the Master]] about the approaching [[Passover]] and [[inquired]] concerning his [[plans]] for its [[celebration]], he had in [[mind]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_Seder Passover supper] which was due to be eaten on the evening of the next day, Friday. It was the [[custom]] to begin the [[preparations]] for the [[celebration]] of the [[Passover]] not later than noon of the preceding day. And since the [[Jews]] reckoned the day as beginning at sunset, this meant that Saturday's [[Passover]] supper would be eaten on Friday night, sometime before the midnight hour.

179:0.2 [[The apostles]] were, therefore, entirely at a loss to [[understand]] [[the Master]]'s [[announcement]] that they would [[celebrate]] the [[Passover]] one day early. They [[thought]], at least some of them did, that he knew he would be placed under [[arrest]] before the time of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_Seder Passover supper] on Friday night and was therefore calling them together for a special supper on this Thursday evening. Others [[thought]] that this was merely a special [[occasion]] which was to precede the regular [[Passover]] [[celebration]].

179:0.2 [[The apostles]] were, therefore, entirely at a loss to [[understand]] [[the Master]]'s [[announcement]] that they would [[celebrate]] the [[Passover]] one day early. They [[thought]], at least some of them did, that he knew he would be placed under [[arrest]] before the time of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_Seder Passover supper] on Friday night and was therefore calling them together for a special supper on this Thursday evening. Others [[thought]] that this was merely a special [[occasion]] which was to precede the regular [[Passover]] [[celebration]].

179:0.3 [[The apostles]] knew that [[Jesus]] had [[celebrated]] other [[Passover]]s without the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesach#Korban_Pesach lamb]; they knew that he did not [[personally]] [[participate]] in any [[sacrificial]] [[service]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice#Judaism Jewish system]. He had many times partaken of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesach#Korban_Pesach paschal lamb] as a guest, but always, when he was the [[host]], no [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesach#Korban_Pesach lamb] was served. It would not have been a great [[surprise]] to [[the apostles]] to have seen the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesach#Korban_Pesach lamb] omitted even on [[Passover]] night, and since this supper was given one day earlier, they thought nothing of its [[absence]].

179:0.3 [[The apostles]] knew that [[Jesus]] had [[celebrated]] other [[Passover]]s without the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesach#Korban_Pesach lamb]; they knew that he did not [[personally]] [[participate]] in any [[sacrificial]] [[service]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice#Judaism Jewish system]. He had many times partaken of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesach#Korban_Pesach paschal lamb] as a guest, but always, when he was the [[host]], no [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesach#Korban_Pesach lamb] was served. It would not have been a great [[surprise]] to [[the apostles]] to have seen the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pesach#Korban_Pesach lamb] omitted even on [[Passover]] night, and since this supper was given one day earlier, they thought nothing of its [[absence]].

179:0.4 After [[receiving]] the greetings of [[welcome]] extended by the [[father]] and [[mother]] of [[John Mark]], [[the apostles]] went [[immediately]] to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] while [[Jesus]] lingered behind to talk with the [[John Mark|Mark]] [[family]].

179:0.4 After [[receiving]] the greetings of [[welcome]] extended by the [[father]] and [[mother]] of [[John Mark]], [[the apostles]] went [[immediately]] to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] while [[Jesus]] lingered behind to talk with the [[John Mark|Mark]] [[family]].

179:0.5 It had been [[understood]] beforehand that [[the Master]] was to [[celebrate]] this occasion alone with his [[twelve apostles]]; therefore no servants were provided to wait upon them.

179:0.5 It had been [[understood]] beforehand that [[the Master]] was to [[celebrate]] this occasion alone with his [[twelve apostles]]; therefore no servants were provided to wait upon them.

==179:1. THE DESIRE FOR PREFERENCE==

==179:1. THE DESIRE FOR PREFERENCE==

179:1.1 When [[the apostles]] had been shown upstairs by [[John Mark]], they beheld a large and commodious chamber, which was completely furnished for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder the supper], and [[observed]] that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Order_of_the_Seder bread, wine, water, and herbs] were all in readiness on one end of the table. Except for the end on which rested the bread and wine, this long table was [[surrounded]] by thirteen reclining couches, just such as would be provided for the [[celebration]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder Passover] in a [[Wealthy|well-to-do]] [[Jewish]] [[Home|household]].

179:1.1 When [[the apostles]] had been shown upstairs by [[John Mark]], they beheld a large and commodious chamber, which was completely furnished for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder the supper], and [[observed]] that the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Order_of_the_Seder bread, wine, water, and herbs] were all in readiness on one end of the table. Except for the end on which rested the bread and wine, this long table was [[surrounded]] by thirteen reclining couches, just such as would be provided for the [[celebration]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder Passover] in a [[Wealthy|well-to-do]] [[Jewish]] [[Home|household]].

179:1.2 As [[the twelve]] entered this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber], they noticed, just inside the door, the pitchers of water, the basins, and towels for laving their dusty feet; and since no servant had been provided to render this [[service]], [[the apostles]] began to look at one another as soon as [[John Mark]] had left them, and each began to [[think]] within himself, Who shall wash our feet? And each likewise [[thought]] that it would not be he who would thus seem to [[act]] as the servant of the others.

179:1.2 As [[the twelve]] entered this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber], they noticed, just inside the door, the pitchers of water, the basins, and towels for laving their dusty feet; and since no servant had been provided to render this [[service]], [[the apostles]] began to look at one another as soon as [[John Mark]] had left them, and each began to [[think]] within himself, Who shall wash our feet? And each likewise [[thought]] that it would not be he who would thus seem to [[act]] as the servant of the others.

179:1.3 As they stood there, [[debating]] in their [[hearts]], they [[surveyed]] the seating arrangement of the table, taking note of the higher [[divan]] of the host with one couch on the right and eleven arranged around the table on up to opposite this second seat of [[honor]] on the [[host]]'s right.

179:1.3 As they stood there, [[debating]] in their [[hearts]], they [[surveyed]] the seating arrangement of the table, taking note of the higher [[divan]] of the host with one couch on the right and eleven arranged around the table on up to opposite this second seat of [[honor]] on the [[host]]'s right.

179:1.5 With the highest and the lowest positions thus occupied, the rest of [[the apostles]] chose places, some near [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] and some near [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], until all were located. They were seated about the U-shaped table on these reclining [[divans]] in the following order: on the right of [[the Master]], [[John, the Apostle|John]]; on the left, [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], [[Simon Zelotes]], [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], [[James Zebedee]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], the [[Alpheus twins]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], [[Nathaniel]], [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], and [[Simon Peter]].

179:1.5 With the highest and the lowest positions thus occupied, the rest of [[the apostles]] chose places, some near [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] and some near [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], until all were located. They were seated about the U-shaped table on these reclining [[divans]] in the following order: on the right of [[the Master]], [[John, the Apostle|John]]; on the left, [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], [[Simon Zelotes]], [[Matthew, the Apostle|Matthew]], [[James Zebedee]], [[Andrew, the Apostle|Andrew]], the [[Alpheus twins]], [[Philip, the Apostle|Philip]], [[Nathaniel]], [[Thomas, the Apostle|Thomas]], and [[Simon Peter]].

179:1.6 They are gathered [[together]] to [[celebrate]], at least in [[spirit]], an [[institution]] which antedated even [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] and referred to the times when their [[fathers]] were [[slaves]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Egypt]. This supper is their last [[rendezvous]] with [[Jesus]], and even in such a [[solemn]] setting, under the [[leadership]] of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] [[the apostles]] are [[led]] once more to give way to their old predilection for [[honor]], preference, and [[personal]] [[exaltation]].

179:1.6 They are gathered [[together]] to [[celebrate]], at least in [[spirit]], an [[institution]] which antedated even [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses Moses] and referred to the times when their [[fathers]] were [[slaves]] in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egypt Egypt]. This supper is their last [[rendezvous]] with [[Jesus]], and even in such a [[solemn]] setting, under the [[leadership]] of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] [[the apostles]] are [[led]] once more to give way to their old predilection for [[honor]], preference, and [[personal]] [[exaltation]].

179:1.7 They were still [[engaged]] in voicing [[angry]] recriminations when [[the Master]] appeared in the doorway, where he [[hesitated]] a [[moment]] as a look of [[disappointment]] slowly crept over his face. Without comment he went to his place, and he did not disturb their seating arrangement.

179:1.7 They were still [[engaged]] in voicing [[angry]] recriminations when [[the Master]] appeared in the doorway, where he [[hesitated]] a [[moment]] as a look of [[disappointment]] slowly crept over his face. Without comment he went to his place, and he did not disturb their seating arrangement.

179:1.8 They were now ready to begin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_ceder the supper], except that their feet were still unwashed, and they were in anything but a pleasant [[frame]] of [[mind]]. When [[the Master]] arrived, they were still [[engaged]] in making uncomplimentary remarks about one another, to say nothing of the [[thoughts]] of some who had sufficient [[emotional]] [[control]] to refrain from [[publicly]] [[expressing]] their [[feelings]].

179:1.8 They were now ready to begin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_ceder the supper], except that their feet were still unwashed, and they were in anything but a pleasant [[frame]] of [[mind]]. When [[the Master]] arrived, they were still [[engaged]] in making uncomplimentary remarks about one another, to say nothing of the [[thoughts]] of some who had sufficient [[emotional]] [[control]] to refrain from [[publicly]] [[expressing]] their [[feelings]].

==179:2. BEGINNING THE SUPPER==

==179:2. BEGINNING THE SUPPER==

179:2.1 For a few [[moments]] after [[the Master]] had gone to his place, not a [[word]] was [[spoken]]. [[Jesus]] looked them all over and, relieving the [[tension]] with a smile, said: " I have greatly [[desired]] to eat this [[Passover]] with you. I wanted to eat with you once more before I [[suffered]], and [[realizing]] that my hour has come, I arranged to have this supper with you tonight, for, as concerns the morrow, we are all in the hands of [[the Father]], whose will I have come to [[execute]]. I shall not again eat with you until you sit down with me in [[the kingdom]] which [[the Father|my Father]] will give me when I have finished that for which he sent me into this world. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

179:2.1 For a few [[moments]] after [[the Master]] had gone to his place, not a [[word]] was [[spoken]]. [[Jesus]] looked them all over and, relieving the [[tension]] with a smile, said: " I have greatly [[desired]] to eat this [[Passover]] with you. I wanted to eat with you once more before I [[suffered]], and [[realizing]] that my hour has come, I arranged to have this supper with you tonight, for, as concerns the morrow, we are all in the hands of [[the Father]], whose will I have come to [[execute]]. I shall not again eat with you until you sit down with me in [[the kingdom]] which [[the Father|my Father]] will give me when I have finished that for which he sent me into this world. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

179:2.2 After the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Kadeish_.28blessings_and_the_first_cup_of_wine.29 wine and the water] had been mixed, they brought the cup to [[Jesus]], who, when he had [[received]] it from the hand of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle Thaddeus], held it while he offered [[thanks]]. And when he had finished offering [[thanks]], he said: " Take this cup and divide it among yourselves and, when you partake of it, realize that I shall not again drink with you the fruit of the vine since this is our last supper. When we sit down again in this [[manner]], it will be in [[the kingdom]] to come. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

179:2.2 After the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Kadeish_.28blessings_and_the_first_cup_of_wine.29 wine and the water] had been mixed, they brought the cup to [[Jesus]], who, when he had [[received]] it from the hand of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jude_the_Apostle Thaddeus], held it while he offered [[thanks]]. And when he had finished offering [[thanks]], he said: " Take this cup and divide it among yourselves and, when you partake of it, realize that I shall not again drink with you the fruit of the vine since this is our last supper. When we sit down again in this [[manner]], it will be in [[the kingdom]] to come. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

179:2.3 [[Jesus]] began thus to talk to his [[apostles]] because he knew that his hour had come. He [[understood]] that the time had come when he was to return to [[the Father]], and that his [[work]] on [[earth]] was almost finished. [[The Master]] knew he had [[revealed]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]] on [[earth]] and had shown forth his [[mercy]] to [[mankind]], and that he had completed that for which he came into the world, even to the [[receiving]] of all [[power]] and [[authority]] in [[heaven]] and on [[earth]]. Likewise, he knew [[Judas Iscariot]] had fully made up his [[mind]] to deliver him that night into the hands of his [[enemies]]. He fully [[realized]] that this traitorous [[betrayal]] was the [[work]] of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], but that it also pleased [[Lucifer]], [[Satan]], and [[Caligastia]] the prince of [[darkness]]. But he [[feared]] none of those who sought his [[spiritual]] overthrow any more than he [[feared]] those who sought to accomplish his [[physical]] [[death]]. [[The Master]] had but one [[anxiety]], and that was for the [[safety]] and [[salvation]] of his chosen followers. And so, with the full [[knowledge]] that [[the Father]] had put [[all things]] under his [[authority]], [[the Master]] now [[prepared]] to enact the [[parable]] of [[brother]]ly [[love]].

179:2.3 [[Jesus]] began thus to talk to his [[apostles]] because he knew that his hour had come. He [[understood]] that the time had come when he was to return to [[the Father]], and that his [[work]] on [[earth]] was almost finished. [[The Master]] knew he had [[revealed]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]] on [[earth]] and had shown forth his [[mercy]] to [[mankind]], and that he had completed that for which he came into the world, even to the [[receiving]] of all [[power]] and [[authority]] in [[heaven]] and on [[earth]]. Likewise, he knew [[Judas Iscariot]] had fully made up his [[mind]] to deliver him that night into the hands of his [[enemies]]. He fully [[realized]] that this traitorous [[betrayal]] was the [[work]] of [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], but that it also pleased [[Lucifer]], [[Satan]], and [[Caligastia]] the prince of [[darkness]]. But he [[feared]] none of those who sought his [[spiritual]] overthrow any more than he [[feared]] those who sought to accomplish his [[physical]] [[death]]. [[The Master]] had but one [[anxiety]], and that was for the [[safety]] and [[salvation]] of his chosen followers. And so, with the full [[knowledge]] that [[the Father]] had put [[all things]] under his [[authority]], [[the Master]] now [[prepared]] to enact the [[parable]] of [[brother]]ly [[love]].

==179:3. WASHING THE APOSTLES' FEET==

==179:3. WASHING THE APOSTLES' FEET==

179:3.1 After drinking the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Kadeish_.28blessings_and_the_first_cup_of_wine.29 first cup] of the [[Passover]], it was the [[Jewish]] [[custom]] for the [[host]] to arise from the table and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Ur.27chatz_.28wash_hands.29 wash his hands]. Later on in the meal and after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#The_Four_Cups second cup], all of the guests likewise rose up and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Rohtzah_.28ritual_washing_of_hands.29 washed their hands]. Since [[the apostles]] knew that their Master never [[observed]] these [[rites]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_purification#Judaism ceremonial hand washing], they were very [[curious]] to know what he [[intended]] to do when, after they had partaken of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Kadeish_.28blessings_and_the_first_cup_of_wine.29 first cup], he arose from the table and [[silently]] made his way over to near the door, where the water pitchers, basins, and towels had been placed. And their [[curiosity]] grew into astonishment as they saw [[the Master]] remove his outer garment, gird himself with a towel, and begin to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background pour water into one of the foot basins]. [[Imagine]] the [[amazement]] of [[the Apostles|these twelve men]], who had so recently refused to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing wash one another's feet], and who had engaged in such unseemly [[disputes]] about positions of [[honor]] at the table, when they saw him make his way around the unoccupied end of the table to the lowest seat of the feast, where [[Simon Peter]] reclined, and, kneeling down in the [[attitude]] of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant servant], make ready to wash [[Peter, the Apostle|Simon]]'s feet. As [[the Master]] knelt, all [[the Apostles|twelve]] arose as one man to their feet; even the [[traitorous]] [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] so far forgot his [[infamy]] for a [[moment]] as to arise with his fellow [[apostles]] in this [[expression]] of [[surprise]], [[respect]], and utter [[amazement]].

179:3.1 After drinking the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Kadeish_.28blessings_and_the_first_cup_of_wine.29 first cup] of the [[Passover]], it was the [[Jewish]] [[custom]] for the [[host]] to arise from the table and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Ur.27chatz_.28wash_hands.29 wash his hands]. Later on in the meal and after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#The_Four_Cups second cup], all of the guests likewise rose up and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Rohtzah_.28ritual_washing_of_hands.29 washed their hands]. Since [[the apostles]] knew that their Master never [[observed]] these [[rites]] of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ritual_purification#Judaism ceremonial hand washing], they were very [[curious]] to know what he [[intended]] to do when, after they had partaken of this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Kadeish_.28blessings_and_the_first_cup_of_wine.29 first cup], he arose from the table and [[silently]] made his way over to near the door, where the water pitchers, basins, and towels had been placed. And their [[curiosity]] grew into astonishment as they saw [[the Master]] remove his outer garment, gird himself with a towel, and begin to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background pour water into one of the foot basins]. [[Imagine]] the [[amazement]] of [[the Apostles|these twelve men]], who had so recently refused to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing wash one another's feet], and who had engaged in such unseemly [[disputes]] about positions of [[honor]] at the table, when they saw him make his way around the unoccupied end of the table to the lowest seat of the feast, where [[Simon Peter]] reclined, and, kneeling down in the [[attitude]] of a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant servant], make ready to wash [[Peter, the Apostle|Simon]]'s feet. As [[the Master]] knelt, all [[the Apostles|twelve]] arose as one man to their feet; even the [[traitorous]] [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] so far forgot his [[infamy]] for a [[moment]] as to arise with his fellow [[apostles]] in this [[expression]] of [[surprise]], [[respect]], and utter [[amazement]].

179:3.2 There stood [[Simon Peter]], looking down into the upturned [[face]] of his Master. [[Jesus]] said nothing; it was not [[necessary]] that he should [[speak]]. His [[attitude]] plainly [[revealed]] that he was [[minded]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash] [[Simon Peter]]'s feet. Notwithstanding his frailties of the [[flesh]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] loved [[the Master]]. This [[Galilean]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman] was the first [[human being]] wholeheartedly to [[believe]] in the [[divinity]] of [[Jesus]] and to make full and [[public]] [[confession]] of that [[belief]]. And [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] had never since really [[doubted]] the [[divine]] [[nature]] of [[the Master]]. Since [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] so [[revered]] and [[honored]] [[Jesus]] in his [[heart]], it was not strange that his [[soul]] resented the [[thought]] of [[Jesus]]' kneeling there before him in the [[attitude]] of a menial [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant servant] and [[proposing]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash his feet] as would a [[slave]]. When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] presently collected his wits sufficiently to address [[the Master]], he [[spoke]] the [[heart]] [[feelings]] of all his fellow [[apostles]].

179:3.2 There stood [[Simon Peter]], looking down into the upturned [[face]] of his Master. [[Jesus]] said nothing; it was not [[necessary]] that he should [[speak]]. His [[attitude]] plainly [[revealed]] that he was [[minded]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash] [[Simon Peter]]'s feet. Notwithstanding his frailties of the [[flesh]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] loved [[the Master]]. This [[Galilean]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisherman fisherman] was the first [[human being]] wholeheartedly to [[believe]] in the [[divinity]] of [[Jesus]] and to make full and [[public]] [[confession]] of that [[belief]]. And [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] had never since really [[doubted]] the [[divine]] [[nature]] of [[the Master]]. Since [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] so [[revered]] and [[honored]] [[Jesus]] in his [[heart]], it was not strange that his [[soul]] resented the [[thought]] of [[Jesus]]' kneeling there before him in the [[attitude]] of a menial [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant servant] and [[proposing]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash his feet] as would a [[slave]]. When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] presently collected his wits sufficiently to address [[the Master]], he [[spoke]] the [[heart]] [[feelings]] of all his fellow [[apostles]].

179:3.3 After a few [[moments]] of this great [[embarrassment]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] said, " Master, do you really mean to wash my feet? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13] And then, looking up into [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[face]], [[Jesus]] said: " You may not fully understand what I am about to do, but hereafter you will know the [[meaning]] of all these [[things]]. " Then [[Simon Peter]], drawing a long [[breath]], said, " Master, you shall never wash my feet! "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13] And each of [[the apostles]] nodded their [[approval]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s firm [[declaration]] of refusal to allow [[Jesus]] thus to [[humble]] himself before them.

179:3.3 After a few [[moments]] of this great [[embarrassment]], [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] said, " Master, do you really mean to wash my feet? "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13] And then, looking up into [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s [[face]], [[Jesus]] said: " You may not fully understand what I am about to do, but hereafter you will know the [[meaning]] of all these [[things]]. " Then [[Simon Peter]], drawing a long [[breath]], said, " Master, you shall never wash my feet! "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13] And each of [[the apostles]] nodded their [[approval]] of [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]]'s firm [[declaration]] of refusal to allow [[Jesus]] thus to [[humble]] himself before them.

179:3.4 The [[dramatic]] [[appeal]] of this unusual scene at first [[touched]] the [[heart]] of even [[Judas Iscariot]]; but when his vainglorious [[intellect]] passed [[judgment]] upon the [[spectacle]], he concluded that this [[gesture]] of [[humility]] was just one more episode which conclusively [[proved]] that [[Jesus]] would never qualify as [[Israel]]'s [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism deliverer], and that he had made no mistake in the [[decision]] to [[Desertion|desert]] [[the Master]]'s [[Movement|cause]].

179:3.4 The [[dramatic]] [[appeal]] of this unusual scene at first [[touched]] the [[heart]] of even [[Judas Iscariot]]; but when his vainglorious [[intellect]] passed [[judgment]] upon the [[spectacle]], he concluded that this [[gesture]] of [[humility]] was just one more episode which conclusively [[proved]] that [[Jesus]] would never qualify as [[Israel]]'s [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jewish_Messianism deliverer], and that he had made no mistake in the [[decision]] to [[Desertion|desert]] [[the Master]]'s [[Movement|cause]].

179:3.5 As they all stood there in breathless [[amazement]], [[Jesus]] said: " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], I [[declare]] that, if I do not [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash your feet], you will have no [[part]] with me in that which I am about to [[perform]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13] When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] heard this [[declaration]], coupled with the [[fact]] that [[Jesus]] continued kneeling there at his feet, he made one of those [[decisions]] of blind acquiescence in compliance with the [[wish]] of one whom he [[respected]] and [[loved]]. As it began to [[dawn]] on [[Simon Peter]] that there was attached to this [[proposed]] enactment of [[service]] some [[signification]] that determined one's [[future]] [[connection]] with [[the Master]]'s [[work]], he not only became [[reconciled]] to the [[thought]] of allowing [[Jesus]] to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash his feet] but, in his characteristic and impetuous [[manner]], said: " Then, Master, wash not my feet only but also my hands and my head. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13]

179:3.5 As they all stood there in breathless [[amazement]], [[Jesus]] said: " [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]], I [[declare]] that, if I do not [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash your feet], you will have no [[part]] with me in that which I am about to [[perform]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13] When [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] heard this [[declaration]], coupled with the [[fact]] that [[Jesus]] continued kneeling there at his feet, he made one of those [[decisions]] of blind acquiescence in compliance with the [[wish]] of one whom he [[respected]] and [[loved]]. As it began to [[dawn]] on [[Simon Peter]] that there was attached to this [[proposed]] enactment of [[service]] some [[signification]] that determined one's [[future]] [[connection]] with [[the Master]]'s [[work]], he not only became [[reconciled]] to the [[thought]] of allowing [[Jesus]] to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash his feet] but, in his characteristic and impetuous [[manner]], said: " Then, Master, wash not my feet only but also my hands and my head. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13]

179:3.6 As [[the Master]] made ready to begin [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background washing Peter's feet], he said: " He who is already clean needs only to have his feet washed. You who sit with me tonight are clean—but not all.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13] But the dust of your feet should have been washed away before you sat down at meat with me. And besides, I would [[perform]] this [[service]] for you as a [[parable]] to [[illustrate]] the [[meaning]] of a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_180#180:1._THE_NEW_COMMANDMENT new commandment] which I will presently give you. "

179:3.6 As [[the Master]] made ready to begin [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background washing Peter's feet], he said: " He who is already clean needs only to have his feet washed. You who sit with me tonight are clean—but not all.[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13] But the dust of your feet should have been washed away before you sat down at meat with me. And besides, I would [[perform]] this [[service]] for you as a [[parable]] to [[illustrate]] the [[meaning]] of a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_180#180:1._THE_NEW_COMMANDMENT new commandment] which I will presently give you. "

179:3.7 In like [[manner]] [[the Master]] went around the table, in [[silence]], washing the feet of his [[twelve apostles]], not even passing by [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]. When [[Jesus]] had finished [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background washing the feet] of [[the twelve]], he donned his cloak, returned to his place as [[host]], and after looking over his [[bewildered]] [[apostles]], said:

179:3.7 In like [[manner]] [[the Master]] went around the table, in [[silence]], washing the feet of his [[twelve apostles]], not even passing by [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]]. When [[Jesus]] had finished [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background washing the feet] of [[the twelve]], he donned his cloak, returned to his place as [[host]], and after looking over his [[bewildered]] [[apostles]], said:

179:3.8 " Do you really [[understand]] what I have done to you? You [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_%28form_of_address%29 call me Master], and you say well, for so I am. If, then, [[the Master]] has washed your feet, why was it that you were unwilling to wash one another's feet? What lesson should you [[learn]] from this [[parable]] in which [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_%28form_of_address%29 the Master] so willingly does that [[service]] which his brethren were unwilling to do for one another? Verily, verily, I say to you: A [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant servant] is not greater than his master; neither is one who is sent greater than he who sends him. You have seen the way of [[service]] in my life among you, and [[blessed]] are you who will have the [[gracious]] [[courage]] so to serve. But why are you so slow to [[learn]] that the [[secret]] of greatness in [[the spiritual kingdom]] is not like the [[methods]] of [[power]] in the [[material]] world?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13]

179:3.8 " Do you really [[understand]] what I have done to you? You [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_%28form_of_address%29 call me Master], and you say well, for so I am. If, then, [[the Master]] has washed your feet, why was it that you were unwilling to wash one another's feet? What lesson should you [[learn]] from this [[parable]] in which [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_%28form_of_address%29 the Master] so willingly does that [[service]] which his brethren were unwilling to do for one another? Verily, verily, I say to you: A [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant servant] is not greater than his master; neither is one who is sent greater than he who sends him. You have seen the way of [[service]] in my life among you, and [[blessed]] are you who will have the [[gracious]] [[courage]] so to serve. But why are you so slow to [[learn]] that the [[secret]] of greatness in [[the spiritual kingdom]] is not like the [[methods]] of [[power]] in the [[material]] world?[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_John#Chapter_13]

179:3.9 " When I came into this chamber tonight, you were not content [[proudly]] to refuse to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash one another's feet], but you must also fall to [[disputing]] among yourselves as to who should have the places of [[honor]] at my table. Such [[honors]] the [[Pharisees]] and the children of this world seek, but it should not be so among the [[ambassadors]] of [[the heavenly kingdom]]. Do you not know that there can be no place of preferment at my table? Do you not [[understand]] that I [[love]] each of you as I do the [[others]]? Do you not know that the place nearest me, as men regard such [[honors]], can mean nothing concerning your [[Status|standing]] in [[the kingdom]] of heaven? You know that the [[kings]] of the [[gentiles]] have [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord lordship] over their subjects, while those who [[exercise]] this [[authority]] are sometimes called [[benefactors]]. But it shall not be so in [[the kingdom]] of heaven. He who would be great among you, let him become as the younger; while he who would be chief, let him become as one who [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant serves]. Who is the greater, he who sits at meat, or he who serves? Is it not commonly regarded that he who sits at meat is the greater? But you will [[observe]] that I am among you as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant one who serves]. If you are willing to become fellow servants with me in [[doing the Father's will]], in [[the kingdom]] to come you shall sit with me in [[power]], still doing [[the Father]]'s will in [[future]] [[glory]]. "

179:3.9 " When I came into this chamber tonight, you were not content [[proudly]] to refuse to [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot_washing#Background wash one another's feet], but you must also fall to [[disputing]] among yourselves as to who should have the places of [[honor]] at my table. Such [[honors]] the [[Pharisees]] and the children of this world seek, but it should not be so among the [[ambassadors]] of [[the heavenly kingdom]]. Do you not know that there can be no place of preferment at my table? Do you not [[understand]] that I [[love]] each of you as I do the [[others]]? Do you not know that the place nearest me, as men regard such [[honors]], can mean nothing concerning your [[Status|standing]] in [[the kingdom]] of heaven? You know that the [[kings]] of the [[gentiles]] have [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord lordship] over their subjects, while those who [[exercise]] this [[authority]] are sometimes called [[benefactors]]. But it shall not be so in [[the kingdom]] of heaven. He who would be great among you, let him become as the younger; while he who would be chief, let him become as one who [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant serves]. Who is the greater, he who sits at meat, or he who serves? Is it not commonly regarded that he who sits at meat is the greater? But you will [[observe]] that I am among you as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant one who serves]. If you are willing to become fellow servants with me in [[doing the Father's will]], in [[the kingdom]] to come you shall sit with me in [[power]], still doing [[the Father]]'s will in [[future]] [[glory]]. "

179:3.10 When [[Jesus]] had finished [[speaking]], the [[Alpheus twins]] brought on the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Motzi_.28.22who_brings_forth.22.29 bread and wine, with the bitter herbs and the paste of dried fruits], for the next course of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_supper Last Supper].

179:3.10 When [[Jesus]] had finished [[speaking]], the [[Alpheus twins]] brought on the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Motzi_.28.22who_brings_forth.22.29 bread and wine, with the bitter herbs and the paste of dried fruits], for the next course of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_supper Last Supper].

==179:4. LAST WORDS TO THE BETRAYER==

==179:4. LAST WORDS TO THE BETRAYER==

179:4.1 For some minutes [[the apostles]] ate in [[silence]], but under the [[influence]] of [[the Master]]'s cheerful demeanor they were soon drawn into [[conversation]], and ere long the meal was [[proceeding]] as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred to [[interfere]] with the [[good]] [[cheer]] and [[social]] [[accord]] of this extraordinary [[occasion]]. After some time had elapsed, in about the middle of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Order_of_the_Seder second course] of the meal, [[Jesus]], looking them over, said: " I have told you how much I [[desired]] to have this supper with you, and knowing how the [[evil]] [[forces]] of [[darkness]] have [[conspired]] to bring about the [[death]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], I [[determined]] to eat this supper with you in this [[secret]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle chamber] and a day in advance of the [[Passover]] since I will not be with you by this time tomorrow night. I have [[repeatedly]] told you that I must return to [[the Father]]. Now has my hour come, but it was not required that one of you should [[betray]] me into the hands of my [[enemies]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]

179:4.1 For some minutes [[the apostles]] ate in [[silence]], but under the [[influence]] of [[the Master]]'s cheerful demeanor they were soon drawn into [[conversation]], and ere long the meal was [[proceeding]] as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred to [[interfere]] with the [[good]] [[cheer]] and [[social]] [[accord]] of this extraordinary [[occasion]]. After some time had elapsed, in about the middle of this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#Order_of_the_Seder second course] of the meal, [[Jesus]], looking them over, said: " I have told you how much I [[desired]] to have this supper with you, and knowing how the [[evil]] [[forces]] of [[darkness]] have [[conspired]] to bring about the [[death]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Son_of_Man Son of Man], I [[determined]] to eat this supper with you in this [[secret]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle chamber] and a day in advance of the [[Passover]] since I will not be with you by this time tomorrow night. I have [[repeatedly]] told you that I must return to [[the Father]]. Now has my hour come, but it was not required that one of you should [[betray]] me into the hands of my [[enemies]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]

179:4.2 When [[the twelve]] heard this, having already been robbed of much of their [[self-assertiveness]] and [[self]]-[[confidence]] by the [[parable]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_179_-_The_Last_Supper#179:3._WASHING_THE_APOSTLES.27_FEET feet washing] and [[the Master]]'s subsequent [[discourse]], they began to look at one another while in disconcerted [[tones]] they [[hesitatingly]] [[inquired]], " Is it I? " And when they had all so [[inquired]], [[Jesus]] said: " While it is [[necessary]] that I go to [[the Father]], it was not required that one of you should become a [[traitor]] to fulfill [[the Father]]'s will. This is the coming to fruit of the [[Occult|concealed]] [[evil]] in the [[heart]] of one who [[failed]] to [[love]] the [[truth]] with his whole [[soul]]. How [[deceitful]] is the [[intellectual]] [[pride]] that precedes the [[spiritual]] downfall! My [[friend]] of many years, who even now eats my bread, will be willing to [[betray]] me, even as he now dips his hand with me in the dish. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]

179:4.2 When [[the twelve]] heard this, having already been robbed of much of their [[self-assertiveness]] and [[self]]-[[confidence]] by the [[parable]] of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_179_-_The_Last_Supper#179:3._WASHING_THE_APOSTLES.27_FEET feet washing] and [[the Master]]'s subsequent [[discourse]], they began to look at one another while in disconcerted [[tones]] they [[hesitatingly]] [[inquired]], " Is it I? " And when they had all so [[inquired]], [[Jesus]] said: " While it is [[necessary]] that I go to [[the Father]], it was not required that one of you should become a [[traitor]] to fulfill [[the Father]]'s will. This is the coming to fruit of the [[Occult|concealed]] [[evil]] in the [[heart]] of one who [[failed]] to [[love]] the [[truth]] with his whole [[soul]]. How [[deceitful]] is the [[intellectual]] [[pride]] that precedes the [[spiritual]] downfall! My [[friend]] of many years, who even now eats my bread, will be willing to [[betray]] me, even as he now dips his hand with me in the dish. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_john#Chapter_13]

179:4.4 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was highly excited by what had been said, and leaning forward over the table, he addressed [[John, the Apostle|John]], " Ask him who it is, or if he has told you, tell me who is the [[betrayer]]. "

179:4.4 [[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] was highly excited by what had been said, and leaning forward over the table, he addressed [[John, the Apostle|John]], " Ask him who it is, or if he has told you, tell me who is the [[betrayer]]. "

179:4.5 [[Jesus]] brought their [[whisperings]] to an end by [[saying]]: " I [[sorrow]] that this [[evil]] should have come to pass and [[hoped]] even up to this hour that the [[power]] of [[truth]] might [[triumph]] over the [[deceptions]] of [[evil]], but such [[victories]] are not won without the [[faith]] of the [[sincere]] [[love]] of [[truth]]. I would not have told you these things at this, our [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper last supper], but I [[desire]] to [[warn]] you of these [[sorrows]] and so [[prepare]] you for what is now upon us. I have told you of this because I [[desire]] that you should recall, after I have gone, that I knew about all these [[evil]] [[Conspiracy|plottings]], and that I forewarned you of my [[betrayal]]. And I do all this only that you may be [[strengthened]] for the [[temptations]] and [[trials]] which are just ahead. "

179:4.5 [[Jesus]] brought their [[whisperings]] to an end by [[saying]]: " I [[sorrow]] that this [[evil]] should have come to pass and [[hoped]] even up to this hour that the [[power]] of [[truth]] might [[triumph]] over the [[deceptions]] of [[evil]], but such [[victories]] are not won without the [[faith]] of the [[sincere]] [[love]] of [[truth]]. I would not have told you these things at this, our [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper last supper], but I [[desire]] to [[warn]] you of these [[sorrows]] and so [[prepare]] you for what is now upon us. I have told you of this because I [[desire]] that you should recall, after I have gone, that I knew about all these [[evil]] [[Conspiracy|plottings]], and that I forewarned you of my [[betrayal]]. And I do all this only that you may be [[strengthened]] for the [[temptations]] and [[trials]] which are just ahead. "

179:4.6 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]], leaning over toward [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], he said: " What you have [[decided]] to do, do [[Speed|quickly]]. " And when [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] heard these [[words]], he arose from the table and hastily left the room, going out into the night to do what he had set his [[mind]] to accomplish. When the other [[apostles]] saw [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] hasten off after [[Jesus]] had [[spoken]] to him, they [[thought]] he had gone to procure something additional for the supper or to do some other errand for [[the Master]] since they supposed he still carried the [[Money|bag]].

179:4.6 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[spoken]], leaning over toward [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], he said: " What you have [[decided]] to do, do [[Speed|quickly]]. " And when [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] heard these [[words]], he arose from the table and hastily left the room, going out into the night to do what he had set his [[mind]] to accomplish. When the other [[apostles]] saw [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] hasten off after [[Jesus]] had [[spoken]] to him, they [[thought]] he had gone to procure something additional for the supper or to do some other errand for [[the Master]] since they supposed he still carried the [[Money|bag]].

179:4.7 [[Jesus]] now knew that nothing could be done to keep [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] from turning [[traitor]]. He started with [[twelve]]—now he had eleven. He chose six of these [[apostles]], and though [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] was among those [[nominated]] by his first-chosen [[apostles]], still [[the Master]] [[accepted]] him and had, up to this very hour, done everything possible to [[sanctify]] and [[Salvation|save]] him, even as he had wrought for the [[peace]] and [[salvation]] of the [[others]].

179:4.7 [[Jesus]] now knew that nothing could be done to keep [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] from turning [[traitor]]. He started with [[twelve]]—now he had eleven. He chose six of these [[apostles]], and though [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]] was among those [[nominated]] by his first-chosen [[apostles]], still [[the Master]] [[accepted]] him and had, up to this very hour, done everything possible to [[sanctify]] and [[Salvation|save]] him, even as he had wrought for the [[peace]] and [[salvation]] of the [[others]].

179:4.8 This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper supper], with its tender [[episodes]] and softening [[touches]], was [[Jesus]]' last [[appeal]] to the [[deserting]] [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], but it was of no avail. [[Warning]], even when [[administered]] in the most [[tactful]] [[manner]] and conveyed in the most [[kindly]] [[spirit]], as a rule, only [[intensifies]] [[hatred]] and [[fires]] the [[evil]] [[determination]] to carry out to the full one's own [[selfish]] [[projects]], when [[love]] is once really [[dead]].

179:4.8 This [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_Supper supper], with its tender [[episodes]] and softening [[touches]], was [[Jesus]]' last [[appeal]] to the [[deserting]] [[Judas Iscariot|Judas]], but it was of no avail. [[Warning]], even when [[administered]] in the most [[tactful]] [[manner]] and conveyed in the most [[kindly]] [[spirit]], as a rule, only [[intensifies]] [[hatred]] and [[fires]] the [[evil]] [[determination]] to carry out to the full one's own [[selfish]] [[projects]], when [[love]] is once really [[dead]].

==179:5. ESTABLISHING THE REMEMBRANCE SUPPER==

==179:5. ESTABLISHING THE REMEMBRANCE SUPPER==

179:5.1 As they brought [[Jesus]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#The_Four_Cups third cup of wine], the " [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkat_Hamazon#Cup_of_Blessing cup of blessing], " he arose from the [[Divan|couch]] and, taking the cup in his hands, [[blessed]] it, saying: " Take this cup, all of you, and drink of it. This shall be the cup of my [[remembrance]]. This is the cup of the [[blessing]] of a new [[dispensation]] of [[grace]] and [[truth]]. This shall be to you the [[emblem]] of the [[bestowal]] and [[ministry]] of the [[divine]] [[Spirit of Truth]]. And I will not again drink this cup with you until I drink in new [[form]] with you in [[the Father]]'s [[eternal]] [[the Kingdom|kingdom]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

179:5.1 As they brought [[Jesus]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passover_seder#The_Four_Cups third cup of wine], the " [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkat_Hamazon#Cup_of_Blessing cup of blessing], " he arose from the [[Divan|couch]] and, taking the cup in his hands, [[blessed]] it, saying: " Take this cup, all of you, and drink of it. This shall be the cup of my [[remembrance]]. This is the cup of the [[blessing]] of a new [[dispensation]] of [[grace]] and [[truth]]. This shall be to you the [[emblem]] of the [[bestowal]] and [[ministry]] of the [[divine]] [[Spirit of Truth]]. And I will not again drink this cup with you until I drink in new [[form]] with you in [[the Father]]'s [[eternal]] [[the Kingdom|kingdom]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

179:5.2 [[The apostles]] all sensed that something out of the [[ordinary]] was transpiring as they drank of this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkat_Hamazon#Cup_of_Blessing cup of blessing] in [[profound]] [[reverence]] and [[perfect]] [[silence]]. The old [[Passover]] [[Memorial|commemorated]] the [[emergence]] of their [[fathers]] from a [[state]] of [[racial]] [[slavery]] into [[individual]] [[freedom]]; now [[the Master]] was [[instituting]] a new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance supper] as a [[symbol]] of the new [[dispensation]] wherein the enslaved [[individual]] [[emerges]] from the [[bondage]] of [[ceremonialism]] and [[selfishness]] into the [[spiritual]] [[joy]] of the [[brotherhood]] and [[fellowship]] of the [[liberated]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith sons] of the living [[God]].

179:5.2 [[The apostles]] all sensed that something out of the [[ordinary]] was transpiring as they drank of this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkat_Hamazon#Cup_of_Blessing cup of blessing] in [[profound]] [[reverence]] and [[perfect]] [[silence]]. The old [[Passover]] [[Memorial|commemorated]] the [[emergence]] of their [[fathers]] from a [[state]] of [[racial]] [[slavery]] into [[individual]] [[freedom]]; now [[the Master]] was [[instituting]] a new [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance supper] as a [[symbol]] of the new [[dispensation]] wherein the enslaved [[individual]] [[emerges]] from the [[bondage]] of [[ceremonialism]] and [[selfishness]] into the [[spiritual]] [[joy]] of the [[brotherhood]] and [[fellowship]] of the [[liberated]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_40#40:6._THE_FAITH_SONS_OF_GOD faith sons] of the living [[God]].

179:5.3 When they had finished drinking this new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist cup of remembrance], [[the Master]] took up the bread and, after giving [[thanks]], broke it in pieces and, directing them to pass it around, said: " Take this bread of remembrance and eat it. I have told you that I am the bread of life. And this bread of life is the united life of the Father and the Son in one gift. The [[word]] of [[the Father]], as [[revealed]] in [[Creator Son|the Son]], is indeed the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_of_Life bread of life]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22] When they had partaken of the bread of remembrance, the [[symbol]] of the living [[word]] of [[truth]] [[incarnated]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]], they all sat down.

179:5.3 When they had finished drinking this new [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist cup of remembrance], [[the Master]] took up the bread and, after giving [[thanks]], broke it in pieces and, directing them to pass it around, said: " Take this bread of remembrance and eat it. I have told you that I am the bread of life. And this bread of life is the united life of the Father and the Son in one gift. The [[word]] of [[the Father]], as [[revealed]] in [[Creator Son|the Son]], is indeed the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bread_of_Life bread of life]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22] When they had partaken of the bread of remembrance, the [[symbol]] of the living [[word]] of [[truth]] [[incarnated]] in the likeness of [[mortal]] [[flesh]], they all sat down.

179:5.4 In [[instituting]] this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance supper], [[the Master]], as was always his [[habit]], resorted to [[parables]] and [[symbols]]. He employed [[symbols]] because he wanted to teach certain great [[spiritual]] [[truths]] in such a [[manner]] as to make it [[difficult]] for his [[successors]] to attach [[precise]] [[interpretations]] and definite [[meanings]] to his [[words]]. In this way he sought to prevent [[successive]] [[generations]] from crystallizing his teaching and binding down his [[spiritual]] [[meanings]] by the dead chains of [[tradition]] and [[dogma]]. In the [[establishment]] of the only [[ceremony]] or [[sacrament]] [[associated]] with his whole life [[mission]], [[Jesus]] took great pains to suggest his [[meanings]] rather than to [[commit]] himself to [[precise]] [[definitions]]. He did not [[wish]] to destroy the [[individual]]'s [[concept]] of [[divine]] [[communion]] by [[establishing]] a [[precise]] [[form]]; neither did he [[desire]] to [[limit]] the [[believer]]'s [[spiritual]] [[imagination]] by [[formally]] cramping it. He rather sought to set man's reborn [[soul]] [[free]] upon the [[joyous]] wings of a new and living [[spiritual]] [[liberty]].

179:5.4 In [[instituting]] this [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance supper], [[the Master]], as was always his [[habit]], resorted to [[parables]] and [[symbols]]. He employed [[symbols]] because he wanted to teach certain great [[spiritual]] [[truths]] in such a [[manner]] as to make it [[difficult]] for his [[successors]] to attach [[precise]] [[interpretations]] and definite [[meanings]] to his [[words]]. In this way he sought to prevent [[successive]] [[generations]] from crystallizing his teaching and binding down his [[spiritual]] [[meanings]] by the dead chains of [[tradition]] and [[dogma]]. In the [[establishment]] of the only [[ceremony]] or [[sacrament]] [[associated]] with his whole life [[mission]], [[Jesus]] took great pains to suggest his [[meanings]] rather than to [[commit]] himself to [[precise]] [[definitions]]. He did not [[wish]] to destroy the [[individual]]'s [[concept]] of [[divine]] [[communion]] by [[establishing]] a [[precise]] [[form]]; neither did he [[desire]] to [[limit]] the [[believer]]'s [[spiritual]] [[imagination]] by [[formally]] cramping it. He rather sought to set man's reborn [[soul]] [[free]] upon the [[joyous]] wings of a new and living [[spiritual]] [[liberty]].

179:5.5 Notwithstanding [[the Master]]'s [[effort]] thus to [[establish]] this new [[sacrament]] of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance], those who followed after him in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christianity the intervening centuries] saw to it that his express [[desire]] was [[effectively]] thwarted in that his [[simple]] [[spiritual]] [[symbolism]] of that last night in the [[flesh]] has been [[reduced]] to [[precise]] [[interpretations]] and subjected to the almost [[mathematical]] [[precision]] of a set [[formula]]. Of all [[Jesus]]' teachings none have become more [[tradition]]-[[standardized]].

179:5.5 Notwithstanding [[the Master]]'s [[effort]] thus to [[establish]] this new [[sacrament]] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance], those who followed after him in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Christianity the intervening centuries] saw to it that his express [[desire]] was [[effectively]] thwarted in that his [[simple]] [[spiritual]] [[symbolism]] of that last night in the [[flesh]] has been [[reduced]] to [[precise]] [[interpretations]] and subjected to the almost [[mathematical]] [[precision]] of a set [[formula]]. Of all [[Jesus]]' teachings none have become more [[tradition]]-[[standardized]].

179:5.6 This [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist supper of remembrance], when it is partaken of by those who are [[Creator Son|Son]]-[[believing]] and [[God]]-[[knowing]], does not need to have [[associated]] with its [[symbolism]] any of man's puerile misinterpretations regarding the [[meaning]] of the [[divine]] [[presence]], for upon all such occasions [[the Master]] is really [[Presence|present]]. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance supper] is the [[believer]]'s [[symbolic]] [[rendezvous]] with [[Michael]]. When you become thus [[spirit]]-[[conscious]], [[Creator Son|the Son]] is [[actually]] [[Presence|present]], and [[Spirit of Truth|his spirit]] fraternizes with the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling fragment of his Father]].

179:5.6 This [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist supper of remembrance], when it is partaken of by those who are [[Creator Son|Son]]-[[believing]] and [[God]]-[[knowing]], does not need to have [[associated]] with its [[symbolism]] any of man's puerile misinterpretations regarding the [[meaning]] of the [[divine]] [[presence]], for upon all such occasions [[the Master]] is really [[Presence|present]]. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance supper] is the [[believer]]'s [[symbolic]] [[rendezvous]] with [[Michael]]. When you become thus [[spirit]]-[[conscious]], [[Creator Son|the Son]] is [[actually]] [[Presence|present]], and [[Spirit of Truth|his spirit]] fraternizes with the [[Thought Adjuster|indwelling fragment of his Father]].

179:5.7 After they had [[engaged]] in [[meditation]] for a few moments, [[Jesus]] continued [[speaking]]: " When you do these things, [[Memory|recall]] the life I have lived on [[earth]] among you and [[rejoice]] that I am to continue to live on [[earth]] with you and to serve through you. As [[individuals]], contend not among yourselves as to who shall be greatest. Be you all as brethren. And when [[the kingdom]] grows to [[embrace]] large [[groups]] of [[believers]], likewise should you refrain from [[contending]] for greatness or seeking preferment between such [[groups]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

179:5.7 After they had [[engaged]] in [[meditation]] for a few moments, [[Jesus]] continued [[speaking]]: " When you do these things, [[Memory|recall]] the life I have lived on [[earth]] among you and [[rejoice]] that I am to continue to live on [[earth]] with you and to serve through you. As [[individuals]], contend not among yourselves as to who shall be greatest. Be you all as brethren. And when [[the kingdom]] grows to [[embrace]] large [[groups]] of [[believers]], likewise should you refrain from [[contending]] for greatness or seeking preferment between such [[groups]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Luke#Chapter_22]

179:5.8 And this mighty [[occasion]] took place in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] of a [[friend]]. There was nothing of [[sacred]] [[form]] or of [[ceremonial]] [[consecration]] about either the supper or the building. The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance supper] was [[established]] without [[ecclesiastical]] [[sanction]].

179:5.8 And this mighty [[occasion]] took place in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cenacle upper chamber] of a [[friend]]. There was nothing of [[sacred]] [[form]] or of [[ceremonial]] [[consecration]] about either the supper or the building. The [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist remembrance supper] was [[established]] without [[ecclesiastical]] [[sanction]].

179:5.9 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[established]] the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist supper of the remembrance], he said to [[the twelve]]: " And as often as you do this, do it in [[remembrance]] of me. And when you do remember me, first look back upon my life in the [[flesh]], recall that I was once with you, and then, by [[faith]], [[discern]] that you shall all some time sup with me in [[the Father]]'s [[the Kingdom|eternal kingdom]]. This is the new [[Passover]] which I leave with you, even the [[memory]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 my bestowal life], the [[word]] of [[eternal]] [[truth]]; and of my [[love]] for you, the outpouring of my [[Spirit of Truth]] upon all [[Mankind|flesh]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XI]

179:5.9 When [[Jesus]] had thus [[established]] the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist supper of the remembrance], he said to [[the twelve]]: " And as often as you do this, do it in [[remembrance]] of me. And when you do remember me, first look back upon my life in the [[flesh]], recall that I was once with you, and then, by [[faith]], [[discern]] that you shall all some time sup with me in [[the Father]]'s [[the Kingdom|eternal kingdom]]. This is the new [[Passover]] which I leave with you, even the [[memory]] of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_120 my bestowal life], the [[word]] of [[eternal]] [[truth]]; and of my [[love]] for you, the outpouring of my [[Spirit of Truth]] upon all [[Mankind|flesh]]. "[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians#1st_Letter_of_Paul_to_the_Corinthians.2C_XI]

179:5.10 And they ended this [[celebration]] of the old but bloodless [[Passover]] in [[connection]] with the [[inauguration]] of the new [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist supper of the remembrance], by [[singing]], all [[together]], the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_118 one hundred and eighteenth Psalm].

179:5.10 And they ended this [[celebration]] of the old but bloodless [[Passover]] in [[connection]] with the [[inauguration]] of the new [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eucharist supper of the remembrance], by [[singing]], all [[together]], the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Psalms#Psalm_118 one hundred and eighteenth Psalm].

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